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Thanks, Nancy. Great advice. I especially need to be reminded to stretch.
I do have trekking poles and plan to use them this Saturday on a 20 km hike. I'm still at the gangly, awkward stage with them, but should be an old pro after the weekend.
Warm regards,
Kathie
Hola,
Thanks for all your kind and encouraging replies. I'm feeling reassured and like the idea of being one of the "juniors"!
Have been training - walking 2 hours a day up and down hills. I noticed that all went well with my body until the 90 minute mark. After that I experienced all kinds...
Hello fellow travellers,
I'm very curious to know how many women aged 55+ have walked the 800 kms from SJPdP to Santiago without having to take buses, taxies etc. I am 56, reasonably healthy and fit and it is my intention to walk the whole way. I've given myself 5 weeks. Am I being realistic...
Hi Anna, I would love to hike around New Zealand. From all the photos and films I've seen it looks heartbreakingly beautiful. And what a bonus there are no "nasties"!!
Paul, always up for meeting "old kangaroos" of the human variety. If I don't see you on the Camino, happy hopping...
Hello Everyone,
I use the following program and have found it to be excellent. It teaches Castillian Spanish. http://www.prospanish.co.uk You can try it out on youtube before you decide whether or not you want to purchase the program.
Also, I have been listening (half watching) to the...
Hello Everyone,
I am Kathie from Vancouver Island, Canada. I arrive in SJPdP from Paris on Sept 13 and will set out on the Camino Sept 14. I feel like a kid counting down the days to a trip to Disneyland.
I'm trying to get this 56 year old body into mountain climbing shape. It's been a few...
Hola,
My name is Kathie. I live on Vancouver Island, Canada.
I will arrive in SJPdP on Sept 13 via Paris (treating myself to a walkabout in Paris for 3 days) and plan to start my pilgrimage Sept 14. Can hardly wait!!! 15 weeks to toughen up my feet and decide what to pack.
Love this very...
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