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  1. Dandabika

    Of Shoes and Shoelaces (2022)

    I've been hiking for a little over 50 years, all over the world. I'm 70 years old and there's one thing I've leaned during the 13 years I spent studying in various universities, including John Hopkins University, get advice from experts. If you read anything other than take advice from...
  2. Dandabika

    Of Shoes and Shoelaces (2022)

    My brother-in-law also owned and ran a sporting goods store for over 20 years. He sold tens of thousands of shoes, skates, ski boots plus lots of other foot related footwear. He served tens of thousands of clients and fitted lots of them with custom made or adjusted footwear. Don't discount...
  3. Dandabika

    OK Le Puy lovers...did you notice these???

    This is the official French Dos-d âne (speed bump) sign. Doucement means slowly or gently. The donkey and slowly are a great artistic portrayal of a play of words, meaning slow down for speed bumps. The French language is full of play on words of daily expressions. I'm a French Canadian who...
  4. Dandabika

    Of Shoes and Shoelaces (2022)

    The topic heading " Of shoes and shoelaces" implies any advice input. My advice is get a podiatrist's advice and not take unprofessional advice. Sorry if you think someone is trolling you. I hope you feel better and that your feet don't distract what you read in opinions.
  5. Dandabika

    Of Shoes and Shoelaces (2022)

    My brother-in-law was a podiatrist. An appointment to get the best advice from a podiatrist will cost you less than a quality pair of shoes, insoles and laces. Don't mess around fumbling with iffy opinions from self proclaimed trekkers, because their feet are never like yours. A podiatrist has...
  6. Dandabika

    OK Le Puy lovers...did you notice these???

    They are signs that are a play on words. A street or road speed bump (these are bumps that are laid perpendicular to the road and are intended to slow down speeding vehicles) is called " un dos d'âne" in French. That translates as a donkey's back.
  7. Dandabika

    Clothes to bring for ‘norte’ Camino late April .

    I walked the Del Norte up to the Primitivo then took that route in late April. I can't remember exactly where, but on one of the hundreds of mountains, I (we, because I walked with 3 others) was caught in a snow blizzard with winds of 110 kilometers per hour. The storm only lasted 3 hours but we...
  8. Dandabika

    Focusing on transformation versus being 100% present

    I've walked two Caminos back to back in '16 and '17. There will be hundreds of opportunities where you will potentially get lost, twist an ankle, make a blister, unable to find the next trail marker, gite, alberque, water source, or food store; if you are not incessantly "in the moment" you will...
  9. Dandabika

    Backpack Capacity (DaveBugg Bait!)

    As long as it can carry what you absolutely need and it weighs as little as possible, it doesnt really matter. I've used 5 different packs that were rated at either 40 or 50 litres. They all did well. Just make sure there's always enough room left withought squishing fresh bread, fruit, and...
  10. Dandabika

    Hi! Camino Primitivo sept 18th

    You are about to embark on an adventure and create memories that you will cherish for the rest of your life. I promise you that for sure. I walked the Primitivo in 2017. Take a look at my posts about the Caminos and you might learn something. 😉
  11. Dandabika

    Towel - Help!

    I've been using 30cm x 30cm micro fiber shop rags. They're cheap and last forever. I noticed shop towel vary in softness and absorbency. Those sold at autobody shops tend to be softer and dry faster. One does the job for me, but you can alway use two if you're looking to get dryer than an...
  12. Dandabika

    GR 70:- Robert Louis Stevenson trail

    I walked the GR70 in 2018. There are not as many gites as on the GR65 and many of the villages no longer have any stores restaurants or cafés, so make sure you carry a couple of extra meals with you at all times. There are also a few stretches where potable tap water is not found, so a small...
  13. Dandabika

    Hiking Trailer for a dog, advice

    I've completed the GR65 Compostelle, the Norte and Primitivo Caminos and the GR70 Stevenson Route. I had to camp out when I had no other options but I did stay at well over 120 albergues and gites. Roughly 75% of the alberque or gite managers had adopted dogs that had to be abandoned by their...
  14. Dandabika

    Camping the Camino del Norte

    I never saw or heard of anyone seeing wild boar along the Norte and Primitivo. I did cross paths with boar hunters twice and neither had bagged any. They use the Camino paths to return home as they have for centuries. There are millions of wild mountainous acres where I suspect wild boars do...
  15. Dandabika

    Camping the Camino del Norte

    You nailed it. I used a Sea to Summit poncho that doubled at a tarp and at times for a dry spot to have picnics on, and a 48 inch 8 ounce Therm-A-Rest NeoAir XLite air mattress and a 8 ounce bivy that's no longer sold made by Katabaticgear and their quilt. With hiking poles it all worked out...
  16. Dandabika

    Davinci walked a Camino

    You will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always have blisters. 😳
  17. Dandabika

    Camping the Camino del Norte

    Albergues are an almost guaranteed quiet place past 8 pm. The few campgrounds that I've had to stay at were all busy places well into the evenings. From memory, campgrounds have no noise rules past 10 pm, but there seemed to be lots of cars arriving from wherever well into the night.
  18. Dandabika

    Thinking about sleeping mats

    Hi, I've used the Thermarest NeoAir XLite for years. It has an insulating R value of about 4 and mine is a short, ultra lightweight at 8 ounces. I've used it on some of the hardest, blue plastic covered, cold albergue mattresses, concrete floors, ground, airport floors etc. It is the cat's meow...
  19. Dandabika

    Camping the Camino del Norte

    Hi again, I failed to tell you that I walked the Del Norte AND the Primitivo. The Primitivo is more challenging than the Del Norte with distances greater between albergues. When I crossed the Primitivo in May, I was hit with a snow blizzard with lightning no less! The winds were so high that my...
  20. Dandabika

    Camping the Camino del Norte

    I walked the Del Norte in 2017. Around Easter, Spaniards get a Credential del peregrino, park their cars a couple of kilometers from the albergues and walk that to access cheap accommodations for the holidays while vacationing. Many albergues and campsites are overflowing with people for about...

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