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  1. Havnen

    Words, words, words. Which ones bug you and why?

    While I understand comments about chatter and value silence, I also greatly value interactions with those I meet on the Camino. This thread seems awfully judgmental. To disparage simple comments of appreciation is absurd. I am on the Camino right now. Hoping I stay out of your way. God forbid I...
  2. Havnen

    The Danger of using Permethrin to prevent Bed Bugs.

    Just yesterday sprayed the outside of my sleeping bag with the Sawyer product. And the bottom half of my silk liner because my bag is cinched at the bottom so conceivably the little buggers can crawl in through the bottom. Now wondering if I should wash the silk liner. Leaving in two days!
  3. Havnen

    Training for Camino - my worries

    The vasoline worked wonders for me. Stopped the rapidly growing blisters in their tracks! That, and just before putting on my shoes I pull my socks out several inches past my foot to create a cushion between my toes and shoes. When my toes begin to hurt I take off my shoes and repeat those two...
  4. Havnen

    Walking Down Hills

    When I groused in my Instagram post about those stones you call ball bearings my brother-in-law commented, “Mountain bikers call those rocks “babyheads.”
  5. Havnen

    Walking Down Hills

    All great information! I want to put an exclamation point on the zig zag approach. The steep descent to the valley floor before Zubiri was a killer for three of us. One of us (me) had a a bone contusion and tendonitis in one foot, one had knee issues and all three of us had hamburger feet from...
  6. Havnen

    BlaBlaCar

    I used Bla Bla Car in Switzerland last summer from Annecy to Laussanne. Saved time and money. Super convenient. Two of us shared with another passenger. Didn’t realize Bla Bla was in Spain till today! We joke, “Where’s Uber!” if we are too tired or hurting but “Bla Bla!” is much more fun to say...
  7. Havnen

    Z-Packs Question

    Not at all. I most worry that the airlines will take my trekking poles, having heard such stories, so I pack them at the bottom. Have heard the biggest risk is flying out of Spain, which I have not done. After the Camino in October we are making our way to London by train (to see Hamilton!) so...
  8. Havnen

    Z-Packs Question

    Tour du Mont Blanc. We walked from France to Italy to Switzerland and back to France. Spectacular scenery. Challenging. Sucked a lot of wind. Nice places to stay, good food, nice peeps, but it just isn’t the Camino.
  9. Havnen

    Z-Packs Question

    About the pocket/webbing/attachment envy, I have two side pouches on the hip belt, one on each side for grab and go stuff, two large outside pockets (one holds an umbrella and my indespensible Therm-a-Rest sit pad and the other a large water bottle and trekking poles when not in use), a huge...
  10. Havnen

    Z-Packs Question

    I posted some of this on another thread, but since it specifically answers the question, I’ll post here as well. I did not find the Zpack Arc Blast an annoyance at all. My goal was to have the lightest pack possible that was also a good fit. Had an Osprey for the first Camino leg in October...
  11. Havnen

    Backpack advice

    Had an Osprey for the first Camino leg in October, 2016. Then last summer, anticipating intense elevation gains and losses on the TMB and a having a bit of an injury, I sprung for the ultra lightweight Zpack Arc Blast (http://www.zpacks.com/backpacks/arc_blast.shtml) and LOVE IT! Only 21 ounces...
  12. Havnen

    Madrid to Santo Domingo de la Calzada?

    Awesome, thank you all! The Camino provides!
  13. Havnen

    Madrid to Santo Domingo de la Calzada?

    Thank you
  14. Havnen

    Madrid to Santo Domingo de la Calzada?

    Okay! Hoping we can catch one soon after arriving as we would like to walk to Granon before dark! Thank you!
  15. Havnen

    Madrid to Santo Domingo de la Calzada?

    Yes, Santo Domingo de la Calzada—dang autocorrect!
  16. Havnen

    Madrid to Santo Domingo de la Calzada?

    Flight gets into Madrid at 6:40 am on 9/28. Advise on getting to Santiago de la Calzada? The train times keep changing. What worked for you?
  17. Havnen

    What's the craziest thing you have done to save weight?

    My pharmacy printed labels for the pill bags. (Didn’t sweat the weight of the labels.)
  18. Havnen

    American using Debit card for ATM?

    After having my debit card and same passcode for 20+ years, I learned just before leaving the States for the Camino the ATMs in Spain would not accept a card with a passcode that began with zero. Got mine changed just before I left but kept having to remember the new one. Heads up pilgrims!
  19. Havnen

    Not getting my training time in....

    All great info about going at your own pace, etc. I’ll add two cents, compliments of an anonymous Frenchman I met hiking the TMB last year when, admittedly, I wasn’t as conditioned as I had hoped. On day one we were on a particularly long uphill slog (hiking up a mountain) and I was stopping...

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