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Hi all,
It's been a while since I posted here, but happy to be back. I hiked about 100 miles in 2015, loved it, and the Camino got into me and became part of me. That pilgrimage resulted in a gigantic bone spur on my ankle that had to be surgically removed, resulting from a 30+ year old...
I'm a solo traveler, an introvert, so the idea of a Camino family doesn't appeal although re-meeting people along the way sounds great. The whole purpose of this walk is to have time finally to think and feel about a lot that's happened to me over the past 2-3 years: early slightly unplanned...
Hi all,
I started training some in June, did more in July, and now aim to train nearly every day in August. I'm up to 10k steps a day which doesn't just drain me or make me ultra sore, but where I am, Louisiana, is super flat. I'm doing what I can, realizing I'll train every day as I walk, and...
All this I can really get behind. As I mentioned above, last Camino I kept my backpack to around 12-14 lbs. I weigh 265, so I'm hauling myself plus my "turtle shell" of kit also. I will go with this. I have a rain jacket, most kit already.
When I did the Camino in 2015, I went in summer since I was a teacher. This time, I'm going 1 September through the end of November. How should I pack AND how do I keep my pack light? Thanks.
I walked 100 miles of the Camino summer of 2015, and now have the opportunity to do it again. My 91 year old father passed August of 2021, so now no more caregiving. I found a fantastic flight from my local airport to Spain for $539, round trip, for three months. I know I'd need a long time to...
Hi everyone,
I walked 100 miles total of the Camino Frances in 2015. Now this summer, I'll be walking the Camino Portugues, starting from Porto. I have the Village to Village Map Guide, and in looking in the inside front cover, I see the terrain maps and mileage. From stage 19 through 26, I...
Even if they are take-down/foldable poles? The whole hiking pole folds up into six or seven segments. I would think this would be allowed, since it stows compactly, and doesn't look like a weapon.
YES to a hiking umbrella! That might make it possible for me to keep going in the afternoon. I noticed that I could clock big miles early on when it was cool and damp, but as the heat crept up, I would get slower and slower. A cap, a wicking shirt, wicking pants, plus an umbrella seem...
Hi everyone!
I'm back! Last January, I had ankle surgery, which went amazingly well. My podiatrist fixed my peroneal tendon in my ankle, torn 30 years ago in childhood, that never bothered me until 2015 when I hiked 100 miles of the Camino Frances. Gigantic bone spur removed, tendon back in...
my heart goes out to you Katie, it's 2017 now and I wonder if you have set off on your very personnel pilgrimage yet. The reason I ask is that I also lost my love to panceratic cancer, though the pain and grief I am mindful of the promise I made to Scott to take him back to Spain for his last...
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