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The Pyrenees are too beautiful to pass up, in my opinion.
And look at it this way: if you start in SJPDP, you will experience the greatest climb in elevation the Camino has to offer. Everything is (almost literally) downhill from there. If you can complete the first day, you gain the mental...
I think FiveFingers are a great alternative to what amando did... there's no way I could have completed it barefoot, but in my FiveFingers it was a breeze (relatively). And quite the conversation starter too (photo taken somewhere in Galicia - forget exactly where)...
Amando, I'm amazed at your perseverance. I walked the Camino last year in Five Fingers and it certainly was a challenge - there's no way I could have completed it barefoot, even for half the day!
I'll be following this thread, so keep up the posts and keep up the good work!
Buen Camino,
Dylan
lpino, your post made me laugh.
I totally agree about the peanut butter. I didn't realize how much I ate the stuff until I couldn't find it in Spain. The only city I lucked out and found peanut butter in was Leon. A supermercado close to the monastery I believe.
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