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One other thought if you are only finishing on that day because you have a plane ticket but not obligations back home…airlines stopped charging change fees on tickets during Covid.
Thanks for all of the replies. I decided to go with the option to buy the bare needs to start my hike and will begin tomorrow in Los Arcos. Of course, once I made this decision and got on my bus they found my suitcase! It looks like it will be delivered to my next location.
And yes…the good...
Hello friends,
I am posting this in case this has happened to anyone else on the way to the Camino. I am using a luggage service for my Camino, and my flight to Spain yesterday was quite messed up with challenges in Amsterdam. As a result, I was rerouted through Lisbon on a short connection and...
This topic speaks to me deeply. I’m overweight and completed the Camino from St John in 2019. I was having the exact concerns you are when I embarked, and I’d training (strength training and walking) for 6 months before leaving religiously. For me, I decided what was important was to focus on my...
There has been a lot covered, but a few more suggestions. If you can, I would try to get in a few hikes on a treadmill with incline to test your legs, or better yet a stair climber. This will give you a good assessment on how the incline feels with your training. You’ve stated that you’re...
I think this is not so much about a blister as it is lack of shared vision for this experience. As the person who has experienced the Camino before, please give your wife a bit of space to process feelings of vulnerability on starting something epic that’s new to her. Some helpful tips…don’t...
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