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    My Packing List - first time on Camino. March-May

    And yes it was quite warm but I needed my layers - and the waterproof cape was wonderful for those days it rained. Made me laugh as well so it earned its place in the pack.
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    My Packing List - first time on Camino. March-May

    That of course wasn't my full packing list! Only the clothes. I had my iphone and charger and my Kindle (probably didn't need that but it was good when I was stuck in Astorga for 5 days) and I had a pillowcase which I used for all my clothes so it was easy to get them in and out of my bag. Used...
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    My Packing List - first time on Camino. March-May

    Hello there we are hoping to complete the Camino next March/April. I now have a good sense of what I will need. I sent back lots of stuff on my fist ine and ended up with one pair of trousers, one pair of thin shorts, one leggings, one tiny thin skirt for evenings. One technical long sleeved...
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    Finisterre safety awareness for lone women

    Thank you for this post and for saying what I have been thinking. I grew very weary of this forum when it became obvious some people wanted to censor what others were saying. I have felt for a long time that it needs to be said that the Camino is like everywhere else- it is safe, until it isn't...
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    A sad sign on the door at Grañon

    I think you are very brave to tell this story and I totally agree with you that many people just don't think. The word 'donation' somehow makes them think it's not payment but more of an extra tip. I stayed in two donatiu albergues (and gave between 15 and 40 euros depending on whether I had...
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    Warning: Improper behavior reported between Astorga and Rabanal

    I agree with you totally - this new situation of vigilance may mean that those who walk fast or with longer strides may need to slow down a bit to accompany someone who is walking more slowly or has shorter legs (like me!) . As I said in another thread, I often found myself walking alone because...
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    Safety concern - just stopped my Primitivo

    I agree with all you say and am glad that you wrote this. I have been reading all these threads with interest and also of course sadness. I recently walked from Pamplona to Astorga - much of it alone. I think in retrospect that my feeling of being 'safe' and 'protected' was naive - but in the...
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    Tendinitis break in Astorga

    Thank you and that's good advice. But the problem is tendonitis confirmed by doc. Even painkillers don't stop it! Or not at the dose I take. I will be back!
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    Tendinitis break in Astorga

    Hi Pabloke So glad you wrote! I totally understand and feel the same that I was enjoying the walk so much and the growing community and then it is hard to take in that we can't go on . I try not to think that I was not as fit as I thought, but perhaps just unlucky, or even that there is some...
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    Tendinitis break in Astorga

    Hello fur Hello Furness pilgrims Thanks for your message. A clot must have been frightening- hope he is totally recovered now. Yes I have been exploring Astorga but it was also a time for resting so I tried not to walk too much. Lots of times in cafés! After such a social time on the camino- I...
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    Tendinitis break in Astorga

    Hi Jill If i am here i will certainly be in touch! But it's so late....I hope to return October. See you in santiago!
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    Tendinitis break in Astorga

    Oh yes I can imagine how disjointed it must have felt to be in Santiago. So glad you made it to finisterre. I will wait till I come back next time, it's not so far for me to come. Now that several waves of pilgrims have passed me by there are no familiar faces and I do feel I have stepped out...
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    Tendinitis break in Astorga

    Dear Dear Jill Thanks so much for sharing your experience. I am sitting here in the main square of Astorga, waiting for my painkiller to kick in and really edging myself towards the decision to stop and go home. I always said that if I had an injury I would stop but now I am here I am...
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    Tendinitis break in Astorga

    H hi Lise Thanks for writing back, it helps me just knowing others were in a similar situation. Did you actually leave the Camino after your break in Leon? I see what you mean, that even if we 'stop' we are really only pausing. I have a high pain threshold and also am stoic so I know how...
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    Tendinitis break in Astorga

    Tha Thank you Kanga for all that great advice. Will go and hang out in cafés:)
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