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  1. MaidinBham

    Last minute advice for first timers.

    Go slow! It may take several days before you are in "Camino zone" and things happen as they should. Enjoy yourself along The Way with reminders of one day at a time, and the idea that "I walk toward Santiago" If you do not reach your destination, it will be there when you return. Buen...
  2. MaidinBham

    Equipment

    I was looking online a bit ago at a gortex boot that "pumped" out the hot air as you took steps! Interesting concept and I could have used that technology in 2014 when I felt like drilling holes in by Salomon boots! It didn't help boots were 1/2 size too small. In two hours will depart for...
  3. MaidinBham

    Equipment

    Great suggestions regarding foot wear IF you have "normal" feet. I have wide, short, high volume feet, with one foot 1/2 size bigger in size and volume. Lots of people wear trail runners, but I have never understood how these can bear the load of a 15lb+ pack. Janice
  4. MaidinBham

    Equipment

    Shirley, there is a thread on this forum somewhere, which is how I first discovered - just do search for Hoka One One. I tried this model on at REI and they were heaven...
  5. MaidinBham

    Equipment

    Hi Shirley, Have you hiked all over with sneakers, a backpack that weighs ~ 15 lbs averaging 15+ miles a day, every day for several weeks? If so you will be okay. I know you said you have tried many shoes, but how about Hoko One One? I recently considered these, but found them too narrow for...
  6. MaidinBham

    Rubber galoshes for walking in the mud on the Camino

    I'm thinking "slipping and sliding" when I imagine wearing rubber boots in mud - think I would not only have mud all over boots and pants, but also all over my bum and back as I slip into a mud bath! Not sure what commercial grade rubber boots look like but not sure they would have the grip...
  7. MaidinBham

    LIVE from the Camino Thoughts so far

    I would be interested to hear more on your backpack with front pack, when you have time. Maybe you will find my sink stopper I left on The Way:) Ultrea! Janice
  8. MaidinBham

    can i camp outside the Albergues?

    It sounds like there will be days when you will not be able to camp. You could bring Tyvek and use as a lightweight groundsheet for your tent, and this could also double as a anti-bed bug sheet for the nights indoors. You would spray it with permethrin such as Sawyer - it is safe, in my...
  9. MaidinBham

    Any news on the Napoleon route

    You will not be able to judge whether Napoleon route will be open when you arrive based on weather forcast, extended forcast, forcast at Roncevalles (not in the Pyrenees!). Weather forcast's are not 100% scientific fact, and the only way you will know, is to go to the SJPDP Pilgrim Office the...
  10. MaidinBham

    I'm 65 and I have plan for my first Camino

    Yes Bota! I think you will find that you have feet with wings when you get into Santiago - you will get stronger as you progress. And it makes more sense to do shorter days at the beginning, and thus be able to enjoy the lovely town's and villages along the way. If you do decide to go from...
  11. MaidinBham

    I'm 65 and I have plan for my first Camino

    I think your itinerary looks good. It looks like you have a couple of stages where you do ~ 20km over 2 days, so looks like these are rest days, and you will have more time to sight see and explore along the way. I would second other suggestions about arriving in Santiago on Friday well before...
  12. MaidinBham

    not the Camino I had envisioned

    Kate, thank you for sharing this story. I am reminded of my 1st Camino, when I met a young German women at Orisson. She borrowed my sink stopper, and I teased her as she had not done her laundry, and she later told me she feeling fatigued and had terminal breast cancer. We became friends, but...
  13. MaidinBham

    How steep is steep?

    Well, the friend who warned me, I wouldn't say is foolhardy. I don't believe she was quite prepared to take the steeper route in trail runners. This is a woman who cycled 2200 miles from California to Florida the same year as her Camino, so it was not just an issue of fitness. For myself, only...
  14. MaidinBham

    How steep is steep?

    We shall go up the hill/mountain with our canes.......um I mean trekking poles! :eek: :) :p o_O Ultriea! Janice
  15. MaidinBham

    How steep is steep?

    Yes! Stay to the right at intersection! I knew to do this from pilgrim in the planning stages of my csmino. I tried to warn others at this intersection,to no avail. They were last seen.........;) Just kidding. Janice
  16. MaidinBham

    How steep is steep?

    Thanks for reminding me about zig-zag method. Wonder if I zig-zagged all the way SJdPP > Santiago, I could claim 1000 miles? o_O :) Buen Camino, Janice
  17. MaidinBham

    How steep is steep?

    Yes! Poles help and relieve stress on joint's ~ 25%. I imagine stress relief would be even greater on gradients, if used correctly? I am surprised I have seen forum comments suggesting poles are only for those above age 40! Prevention is key in my experience. Janice
  18. MaidinBham

    Need help, I just lost my only child 3 months ago and feel called to the El Camino

    @Missing Mike So glad your plans are moving forward, your training walks are going well, and it appears the Austin pilgrim group has embraced you also. Ultreïa (English) Every morning we take the Camino, Every morning we go farther, Day after day the route calls us, It’s the voice of...
  19. MaidinBham

    How steep is steep?

    I think Zubiri must have been the place where a cyclist (Italian I think) came flying past me, eyes intent on the many rocks and going very fast. He said something, but I dont think it was "Buen Camino" :)
  20. MaidinBham

    How steep is steep?

    Hi Monique, I was 60 1st Camino, (April 19th) with total body fat way above where it should be. I did training walks with my backpack and nordic track, but not mountains, as none local. As others have said the steepest climb is first few km until Orisson. I was dreading it because my body...

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