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I walked my first Camino last year May... and am thrilled to be going back again this year May... planning, buying, weighing, packing, unpacking, weighing my backpack and all contents took months of over analytical planning last year... I am so happy I don't need to repeat this process this...
hi Llew.. I'm doing the Frances route SJPdP to Santiago and set off on 17th May :-) so if you end up doing the same route, you will probably over take me... I'm the slow one, having very regular snack, food, vino stops along the way :-)
Arn, I realised there was a very important 'knee treatment' item I'd left off my 'list' - drink a lot of water, all day while walking, it lubricates the joints and helps ease aches and pains... for the first 3 days I drank almost no water, I was told by a Pilgrim who was a nurse to drink way...
Hi Llew... I was diagnosed by a Orthopedic specialist 5 months before my first camino last year. I basically have very little cartilage and my knees have, for years made hideous noises when going up and down stairs, there's always pain when doing any form of exercise etc - he had advised that...
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