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I rented a car at MAD and drove to Santiago. Roads are great and it was generally positive. Two comments 1) I accepted an upgrade, they gave me the biggest van in Spain; a nightmare on small town roads. 2) The highway tolls were huge but the highways were great. The Chinese van was also standard...
On a Lark. A neighbor who is a surgeon and ex Catholic priest was doing the Portuguese and asked me to go along. Glad I did, a wonderful experience. Taking my wife to do the Sarrea to Santiago next year. Buen Camino
I use a bladder. However, I neglected cleaning while on the Portuguese. It became unusable due to an algae growth
Used it again on the Beara in Ireland. Payed attention to cleaning and was successful. Also with the bladder it is easy to add electrolytes.
Buen Camino
I took a pair of Tevas on the Portuguese and was glad I did. I wore Hoka Speedgoat 2's which were great. However, the last two days I got a pain in my foot arch. No pain with Tevas. Also really felt good on the pavement. Would not have been so great on the cobble stones earlier.
Watched "Unlikely Pilgrim" last evening. Seems to me to be the wrong way to do it in many ways: The pilgrims were straight out of rehab and loaded with demons that got in their way, They were ill prepared physically, mentally and equipment, although expectations were discussed before the Camino...
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