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    New Gear

    Hi, yes, current equipment, shoes and backpacks are different. Although I didn't use this resource and finished my Camino Frances on October 21, 2022. I have friends who have, and seemed very well prepared. It may be convenient for you as well: https://americanpilgrims.org/ These are people, who...
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    Lost & Found Lost Passport on CF

    I am in Puente la Reina tomorrow night and will keep my eyes open from there.🤞
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    Bed bugs & getting rid of gear

    Freezing also kills bedbugs, so if you have the capability of putting your shoes in a bag (I'd add a spray) and putting them in a freezer for a few days, I'd do that. Good luck!
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    Travelling from Biarritz to Pamplona

    There is a bus or train from Biarritz to SJPdP?
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    So long old friend,

    It seems there will be kindred souls on the camino in September-October. I look forward to the meeting.
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    Muscle cramps & other bits

    You have some good questions. I am starting mid Sept. also and will follow this thread.
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    So long old friend,

    My age, even though I realize I'm just a spring chicken. My hands don't always work well in the mornings... thank goodness my feet aren't feeling too arthritic! Yes, I think I'll be fine, too, mostly because I don't give up and I'm doing it in the first place... ibuprofen is my friend! 😂
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    Key Essential Item(s) for Your Camino

    Growing up, my RN mom would sterilize the needle first with match or alcohol. I always carry a small tube of antibiotic ointment in my first aid items. I think people don't realize that blisters go below the surface of your skin so much.
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    Key Essential Item(s) for Your Camino

    I never thought about a heating coil, having gotten so used to a Jetboil, while camping. Great idea!
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    So long old friend,

    You make me think I'm quite nuts for starting my first one in the middle of September and having my 68th birthday about halfway.... perhaps this will be my one and only, as I'll probably require all new body parts by the finish. 🥴
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    Losing a toe nail

    Or I just paint the nail bed to look like there's a toenail there... no one is looking that closely. 😉
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    Strategy for losing a toenail

    That happened to me in May, walking the West Highland Way... broken-in shoes had given me no problems and then there was that. My husband thought it looked like a blister under the nail and was dying to needle-prick the nail to relieve the pressure. Eventually, I let him do it. I put antibiotic...
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    Passport warning — expiration date

    Last year, I was in the same boat, though not for the Camino. I paid the expedited fee for passport renewal, took it to the post office, was notified of delivery, etc. and received back in plenty of time! The documentation I'd supplied with it came later. Covid canceled the trip, so it was a...
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    Please review my packing List

    If I leave SFPDP on September 15, finishing October 15? Who knows? It's not a race for me. Am in Idaho, either 1.5 or 2.5 hrs from a Costco. Will look online for something similar. There is also an REI 2.5 hrs. away. It's great to know these little gems. I am prepared to walk, but getting a...
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    Please review my packing List

    I'm with you as far as backpack covers. I think it has something to do with backpack design. A cover on one of my smaller Ospreys was worthless, but when I switched to one of my Gregories with a nicely padded hip belt and the construction design around the upper, it worked like a charm. I think...
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    Possible Itinerary

    Or sweat glands!
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    Possible Itinerary

    Thank you... just may take you up on that!
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    Possible Itinerary

    Thank you... I agree. Your feet carry your body and need to be taken care of. My feet tend to prefer Oboz and even then, put orthotics in. Having a low volume foot (can't even begin to fill a Hoka), there are probably few I haven't tried. It's good to know that there are podiatrists on the way...
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    Possible Itinerary

    I get that, me too! When I hiked the West Highland Way in May, my friends, especially ones that had done it before, wore trail runners. I wouldn't wear a backpacking boot, just a lighter hiking boot, because I really like the ankle support, and like being laced in, can wear them all day...
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    Possible Itinerary

    I get your point regarding body odor and would NOT want to force that on anyone. There is a plus to getting older (not many!) and no longer having those active swear glands! One can clean up without showering and drying out the skin!

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