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    Holy Hell! Shin splints?

    Highly recommend getting a tennis ball and roll your foot on it, back and forth, side to side, you can do it while sitting. It will help relieve the tightness combined with Alleve.
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    LIVE from the Camino A small observation.

    The first week is kind of a wake up call - nothing quite as steep as what you just did, but the guidebooks don't exactly do justice to some of the nice climbs and especially joyful footing on those climbs. Descending can be a bit of a chore also - Buen Camino
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    Traveling from Valencia to Pamplona then SJPdP

    Just a heads up, when I got on the bus from Pamplona to St Jean the Bus Navigator handed out bags in case you begin to feel queezy. Several people had to use them. The road is not terrible but the ride can be choppy if you have a weak stomach.
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    Roncesvalles

    Perhaps, Call an audible and use booking.com to set you up in a place in Roncesvalles
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    something in me has changed

    I found the camino to be the most challenging at the beginning as the climbs were more than anticipated from reviewing the guidebooks and that focused me completely on accomplishing the task at hand, and my mind began to slow down and I gained a degree of peacefulness from this process. This was...
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    Best Shoes?

    You definitely want trail runners for the support especially as you descend steep and rocky terrain. you have a higher probability to have foot or ankle injury in running shoes and there is no reason to assume that risk. Plenty of the trail runners at REI are equally as comfortable as running...
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    A long way to Santiago

    Sounds like an incredible journey; is there a staked or mapped out camino that takes you from Vienna to Santiago or does this require a bit of freelancing
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    New-Bee French Way

    The first two weeks there is a lot of climbing and descending, pay very careful attention to your feet as blisters and jammed toenails materialize. after the first two weeks there is a week where the walk will be less demanding and you can recover.
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    That one Dispairing Moment?

    My wife dropped me off at the airport, left and as I started walking to my flight, I had the buyers remorse full blast, like what am I doing here. I realized I could not turn back, and determined at that moment a prayer thanking God for this opportunity was what I needed. Once I got on the plane...
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    Camino Portugues after "my hardest Camino"

    After your Hardest campaign, and the knowledge you now have, this is looking to be your best Camino. Enjoy the process again!
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    Are bed bugs here to stay?

    Bed Bugs are an epidemic, they are here to stay because the preventative and exterminating measures are not fully sufficient. Exterminating is done by either heat or chemicals for the most part and the bugs tend to be capable in cases of avoiding these solutions and they lay so many eggs so...
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    Walking at night

    If you are going to walk at night, it would be very helpful to have a head lamp and flashlight or your phone because it is entirely possible to miss the yellow markers especially in areas where the markers are on the streets or when the markers offer alternative paths or none come up for awhile...
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    First time caminando

    If you are desiring to do this on a minimalist budget and willing to stay in Municipal Algergue's my best guess would be $30 per day for room, meals, snacks. Walking length is based on your fitness and you will become more fit during the walk - look at the guides for what makes sense for you...
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    Money card woes

    Typically, you can get a money order using a credit card which can be monetized or you can make a purchase in a bigger city using a credit card and get cash back but I would think it would be as easy as going into a bank and asking for a cash advance because the credit card companies charge...
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    LIVE from the Camino Am I on the meseta yet?

    About 120 kilometers until you reach Leon. This is a great part of the walk as it will allow you to build strength without having to cover really difficult surfaces both up and down and by the time you get to Leon you will feel stronger. I found it peaceful and a place to relax my mind while...
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    Camiño Frances in 20 days

    Makes a lot of sense, the terrain can be brutal in the beginning and the descent from Foncebadon is a day to be careful on distance. Terrain Example from the first few days is attached.
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    Camiño Frances in 20 days

    Jose, all the way to Finistere; this is an impressive objective. In the first 16 days you are basically going as far as a marathon on 11 of the days. Given the terrain, your feet are going to swell significantly so I would be very careful about the shoe size that you decide upon, at least 1 size...
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    Camiño Frances in 20 days

    Yes
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    Camiño Frances in 20 days

    The first thing you will recognize is that the first 10 or so days are much more difficult than they appear because of the changes in elevation and surfaces you will be climbing, most specifically, descending can be very hard on your feet which can lead to foot issues when you are walking with...
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    Another newbie starting in SJPP end of September

    I left last year on this day, September 20th and also took 32 days which included 2 days off in Burgos and Leon; the day off in Burgos was a must as my feet were worn out from the first two weeks. The day off in Leon was a luxury and not really necessary. I don't think you will need to book...

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