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I've been training in wool socks over silk socks with boots that fit well. No blisters!
The operative word: "training." I made out great with boots/socks but found out that my old backpack that I used to lug books around campus just didn't cut it for long hikes. Glad I found that out before I...
I just took a class last night entitled "Yoga for Hikers"! For feet, the instructor recommended rolling a small ball under one's bare foot, moving up and down both arches and across the balls of the feet. Then you use the thumbs to massage the same points. Then pull each toe gently and twist it...
Back to the iPod question: I love mine too, but it's only good for about eight hours without a recharge. It seems like it would be more hassle than it's worth to have to deal with recharging every night, being concerned about the thing getting stolen, etc. I've already decided not to take it...
Hi - I'm leaving StJPdeP a month after you in '08. I will be 52 when that time comes, I have two knee operations in my past, and it's been years since I attempted anything like this. That's why I'm going in '08 instead of '07; I plan to spend '07 going on practice hikes, starting easy and...
I spent the summer of 2002 studying Spanish at the university in Santiago de Compostela. The walk from my room to my classroom took me past the cathedral every day. Throughout the summer I learned more about the Camino, and now my walk is planned starting from St-Jean-Pied-de-Port in June '08...
Take the www. off the front of the link and it will work. I am in Portland, Maine, and planning to start in June 2008. Hope you are successful in getting pilgrims from the northeast together!
51-year-old Spanish teacher from the U.S. here (Portland, Maine). Attended summer courses at the Universidad de Santiago de Compostela in 2002 and loved it there. Have wanted to return and do the Camino ever since. Planning on June 2008!
I am considering hooking up with a study or tour...
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