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I had a similar experience this past summer. We walked for 5 weeks from Ferrol to SdC, to Finisterre to Muxia, and back to SdC.
Three weeks in, the scenery was the same, the walking experience was the same, I was getting antsy to get back to my life. And then I realized that I had turned a...
The rubber tip does help in one instance: walking on paved roads - particularly wet paved roads. The rubber grips the road better much better than the metal tip. But, yes, I put the rubber tips on once for a rain. When I took them off, I never put them back on again. It's easier just to walk on...
FWIW, it might be worth it to press your husband a little bit. My wife wanted to do the Camino for her 50th birthday. I absolutely, positively did not want to join her. I saw no sense in flying half-way around the world to take a walk. I thought it was a complete waste of time and money. But I...
I've seen many maps (like the one below) that show a diagonal route running southeast from Muxia to Hospital de Logoso. I know the SdC-Finisterre-Muxia route is marked in both directions. Does anyone know whether the Muxia-Hospital de Logoso route is also marked in both directions?
The best I've found isnt an app at all. People who walk the Camino will often save the Google map track of their route. You can find these by googling "Camino google maps." They aren't for beginners as they don't give written information on the route. But they're more useful than any app I've...
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