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Forgive me if you are well aware of traveling east to Europe, but the time zone changes can be exhausting. The first section leaving SJPdP is a small challenge if you are not quite yet warmed up to walking hills with a pack. Millions have made the walk so it’s certainly doable. The point is you...
Reduce your distance and stop when you’re tired. My last Camino I met a lady in her sixties who had both knees replaced. She told me she only walked a distance she was comfortable doing each day which was generally 5 or 6 K. Stop worrying the Camino walk is a ‘gift’ not a struggle.
Hello Bob, I found a shoe shop in Pamplona and the owner was very familiar with black toe and its causes. He was a long distance hiker himself who had Camino pilgrims walk past his shop everyday. According to him my knowledge of foot care was sadly wrong. He had me dump my Merrell Moabs as they...
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