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I've done the full francais 3 times. The first time with a friend who was on his second trip. It was a great experience so 2 years later I did it with my wife. Again a great experience, but a little different. I had always wondered what it would be like to do alone so three years ago I did it...
Sorry Joan I did not get back to you. I had no trouble getting to Roncesvalles, in fact was one of the first 30 people to sign in to the albergue. I also had no blisters or muscle injuries. I was a bit stiff the next day. I walked with a young lady from New Zealand who was quite fit but had not...
Hi Joan, and anyone else in Vancouver who is training. I am going to do a walk of about 25km tomorrow from Burnaby lake parking lot at the Rugby club. I'll leave at 8:00am. It will take 6 - 7 hours. It will include walking to the end of the lake, using a trail with a couple of blocks of...
Hi, I live in New Westminster. I will be starting in SJPDP on Aug. 23. I walked in 2009 and 2011. For those I did a lot of training with other people all around including doing the grind 1 or 2 times a week, Hollyburn, Buntzen, etc. This year I have stayed closer to home doing most of my...
The only thing I needed to pins for were my socks. Although my Dry Fit clothes dry relatively quickly, sometimes to socks are still a bit damp. Damp socks can lead to blisters. Therefore, if the socks felt damp, I pin them to the pack and let them dry thoroughly as you walk in sun the next day...
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