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Hi, as I understand it, and works best for me, they’re designed to have your hips support the weight, not your shoulders.
So, tighten the waste straps so that the pack sits on, and is supported by the hips.
But not too much that you squash your stomach.
Then tighten the shoulder steps to be...
No.
If I listened to music or podcasts I would miss too much of where I was. There was always too much to see, too many people to say hello to, too much to experience that I might not see again. Any simple thing that caught my attention, it didn’t matter what, I wanted to see and feel it.
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Hi, I booked at the Tour Galecia bureau in SdC. I caught the bus for the round trip to Muxia, Finisterre, Cee, Dumbría, Rio Xallas, where the river falls into the Atlantic (via their hydro power station) along the coast to Carnota, where we stopped to see the church and a 30something metre long...
Yes, but our TV coverage started just after Belorado; I was disappointed, it was a significant town for me.
Great country after that, so much to see next time.
I worked overnight and was very lucky to see the whole things on SBS on a nearby PC. It was wonderful to see the Cathedral and city and work out where the course went against a map of the streets and g/earth, and compare where I spent time there.
thanks for the link to the photos Scott…O much...
Me too Kanga, I can’t wait to see the places I passed through, some with great significance to me personally.
Hopefully they do great aerial shots of the towns and cities like they do in the TDF.
Thanks Bob, I’ve only done one so far, Frances, and I’m definitely pulled back there. Great to hear each time is different.
I’m also drawn to Salvador/Primitivo, and way down the track, the Via de La Plata.
Buen Camino, Phil
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