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All good tips......plus I found a good magnesium supplement purchased in the pharmacia early on & almonds as a natural source helped against muscle cramps, this combined with bananas for potassium, the odd can of coconut water/ juice from Asian grocery stores...& an emergency supply of powdered...
I am In total agreement with all that finding your own comfortable pace is crucial....I tried to "keep up" with my wonderful new Camino friends on my first walk & by Pamplona was completely frazzled!!...soon realised that I needed to slow up, rest often, enjoy the landscape, not forgetting to...
...just helped to cover a few "blemishes", even managed to persuade a few fellow walkers to join in a purple nail celebration( both male & female!!) ...all a wee bit silly, but fun none the less ;-))
That is quite the most lovely & special gift!!.....I have put today aside as a quiet & "crafty" kinda day, and your post has inspired me to start my long-overdue Camino mosaic ( mark 1!!)...thanks for the push ;-)
Certainly will try & swing by, I have a strange route planned, but missed you last time I came thru', so will definitely make the effort next year....thanks for the post, definitely has the grey matter stirring!!:-)
Love, love , LOVE yer feet like never before.......raise 'em up, massage ' em regularly, let 'em breathe, dip in the sea/ river whenever you can, walk barefoot after the day be done, attend to any problems, sing them to sleep, paint nails with pretty colour, show gratitude for their sheer...
Hi there, just to add to the info....my Bank of Queensland direct debit worked in most ATM' s throughout Spain...think it is affiliated with Santander from memory?!!but as back up I took a Thomas Cook travel card loaded with some Euros ( purchased in the UK) & had transferred a little...
A thought provoking list for sure, am headin back on a search mission next year....to determine where I should buy.....some of these issues I have addressed, but not all......work in progress...many thanks for the homework :-)
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