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I’m a big fan of Altra. Love the zero drop and big toe box. They do expire eventually, how quickly it occurs is different for everyone. I’m overweight so they have to be replaced sooner than for someone whose normal weight.
I’m getting ready to start the Via Francigena in a new pair of Altra...
Not that this addresses you question directly, I just wanted to let you know that the Camino Ingles is waymarked on part of the Pilgrims’ Way out of Winchester. It was fun seeing camino markers in England.
I’m sorry you have the blues. Your sadness is not unique. I, too, found my arrival in SDC a little anti-climactic and I walked in with 2 ladies I met the day before. However, I do include in my hashtags when posting “It’s about the journey, not the destination”...
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