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Thank you Anna for the inspiring videos. We hope to walk Le Puy to SJPDP next September and the videos are very helpful in giving us a feel for the route.
I sympathise with your feelings as it was one of the low points for us on the Camino Frances but I agree with Tincatinker, you could be jumping out of the frying pan into the fire. Better to avoid the highways if you can.
Try these pants from Patagonia: https://www.patagonia.co.nz/products/mens-quandary-pants-reg-55181-asht? variant=29494425321541&sfdr_ptcid=35619_389_564804439&sfdr_hash=46e1ffd3348e58f4fdbbe3860c5b0c59&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIl5qag4KP6AIVR5WPCh1j7A7OEAQYASABEgJrFfD_BwE
Theyre smart, light, and look...
If you weren't walking the Camino in March and still had time to trial other options I would recommend Salomon. They are a quite an exceptional shoe with all the key characteristics you need in a reliable hiking shoe: sturdy, good ankle support, great grip, shock absorbing etc. I have worn this...
If you're walking in Summer or hot conditions your feet will overheat and you'll get blisters. If you walk when there is likely to be heavy rain your feet will get wet anyway and this can cause friction and blisters as well. We walked in September/October and experienced both conditions and...
My partner and I wore walking shoes (Salomon X Ultra 3) a size larger then our usual size and we didn't experience any blisters. This is recommended by most sport shoe specialist I have come across in New Zealand. The reason is that the larger size accommodates swelling as you noted which is...
I just had dinner out in Wellington with previous and future Camino Frances pilgrims and our consistent advice to those about to do it was stop in Orisson on Day 1. The reason: the camaraderie established at the pilgrims dinner sets you up for the rest of the Camino. Some of the people we met...
Yeah training is important, we trained for a year before our walk up and down hills. We also broke in the shoes we would be wearing on the CF. After walking about 250-300 kms in them we put them away to save the soles and reverted to training in our running shoes.
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