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I have several pairs of ExOfficio underwear and wear them daily. In my experience, the elastic does not wear out. My oldest pair is from my 2018 Camino.
The bit about the 20th c Dutch artist's work was dealt with earlier in this thread. Of course, anyone who knew what there is to know about the knights templar would see that attribution as a hoax. I certainly don't think they were medieval, and actually did not accord them any importance in my...
One of the pleasures of the Camino is to collect and enjoy its myths and legends. People have made and repeated them in every culture, for they express our natural impulse to make sense of our existence here.
I walked solo in 2018. It was magical, spiritual, and at times very difficult (at age 71 but in pretty good shape). After arriving in Santiago and getting my Compostela, I imagined I was done with it, and would go on to other travel in the future, probably not walking. After a few months...
I love ExOficio and wear them every day, not just on long trips. I still use a pair I wore on the Camino in 2018, and the elastic is still good. I never put them in the dryer, could be the reason. Heat will destroy elastic over time. Pricey, yes, but now I have a collection of 7 pairs, mostly...
A friend gave me one she had found on the beach here on Cape Cod. I carried it with pride, and it's still hanging up in my kitchen to remind me of my journey, which, of course, does not end at Santiago.
I just got my pstyle a few days ago... practicing at home, success! No pee on underwear or jeans. It is hard to get it into position when wearing jeans, because of the zipper being higher up than in men's jeans (I think). Practice makes perfect, though. I'm looking forward to trying it outdoors.
As preparation or my Sept/Oct 2018 Camino Frances, I walked about 8 miles daily in the heat of July and August. I discovered that my half-size-larger Salomon XAComp7 trail runners were too small! Heat and swelling eventually taught me that I needed tobe wearing a full size larger instead. So I...
I kept warm with merino wool lightweight tights from REI in September / October 2018 with my Macabi regular length (not the short version) walking skirt. There was no skirt creep that I recall. I also had worn the skirt for a year beforehand while walking to train for the Camino. Having been...
I had the same experience in September 2018. It was very hot most days, and I was drinking a lot of water but only had to seek a bush to hide behind once or twice.
I was thinking of cutting down the sock vertically from cuff to toe and opening it up to produce a flat piece of cloth, probably squaring it off a bit.
I listened to the ambient sounds: birds, cows, wind. Sometimes I sang or hummed to myself. I do the same when walking near my home or hiking in the woods. A few times on the Way, I sang with other pilgrims. Once I listened and sang along with music, using earbuds. But that was while walking...
Unless you check them, poles are not allowed on airplanes. You can buy cheap poles in SJPP. I bought one for about $10 my first day out and it lasted until I went home 39 days later (when I had to give it up at security before boarding the plane). You can stuff your extra clothes in a stuff...
I think the best things I did to prepare were 1) walk daily, often 4 but no more than 8 miles; 2) wear the shoes I was planning to walk the Way in: after several walks in high summer heat, I realized my usual size was too small; I needed a bigger size, and better socks, and purchased and used...
I was 71 when I walked from SJPP to Santiago in September/October 2018 (solo until Sarria, then met up with a woman friend my age, to walk the last 100km together). Before Sarria, I shared a taxi twice, and took two bus rides: one short, with new friend who was injured; and one long ride from...
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