Because we were in lockdown off and on for months over winter, complete with time and distance restrictions I have watched The Way as well as Camino six Ways and Camino Skies a number of times to compensate for missing walking the Portuguese Coastal route in May. As I don't known when I'll be...
I've walked twice so far Cathal and have kept in touch with a couple from each Camino, including the lovely @tpmchugh who commented after you about his own accident on a later Camino.
September 2016, a young Canadian girl tripped coming down the steep slope outside Ronscenvalles and broke her leg and was eventually carried out once the ambulance found her. Camino over on day 1. It stayed with me the whole Camino, because no matter how bad my day was with blisters and the heat...
I loved the movie, I also enjoyed the autobiography Emilio and Martin write that ties in with filming the movie and their lives to date.
I also enjoyed Kerkelings book, hated Shirley Maclains book.
The thing that inspired me to walk the first time was a book witten by two Australian authors who...
I had to skip some bits in 2016 due to illness and injury and some to time pressures. Deeply regret it so I'm heading back in a few weeks for a do over. I would say don't miss the Mesetta. Beautiful sunrises over freshly harvested wheat fields and glorious stacks of hay. I took many many photos.
I've found stopping at Orisson helps me acclimatise, but then I'm travelling from OZ not the UK. Training through winter and arriving in late summer is a shock to the system so I like to easy my way in.
I was devastated in 2016, when after much deliberation and even more tears, infected blisters resulted in me having to bus ahead from Estella to Logrono and eventually Burgos. I had a deadline and even if I wasn't able to walk I had to keep moving forward as I was meeting my sister on a fixed...
I carried 14kg, well above 10% of my body weight. I trained with this weight and had no issues. When I go again this year there are a few things I will not be taking so anticipate it will be less than 14kg. But again I will be training with this weight.
When in doubt, always have letter from your GP and keep in original containers. I always take some antibiotics just in case and will be doing the same when I walk the Camino again in September. My GP even includes my Vit D and Magnesium in the letter just to make life simple.
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