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  1. Sparleb644

    PSA: Wear Chacos!

    I may have a weird walking movement, but I always collect pebbles and grains of sand between my feet and the soles of the sandals. I need to stop at least once a km and sometimes more often. Even on asphalt, I seem to collect whatever is loose. I only saw one post mentioning that. Do you sandal...
  2. Sparleb644

    Bottom bunks

    Uncomfortable ladders…. As I walk with my better half, she gets the bottom bunk - just basic chivalry. Which usually was ok. I do get up once in the night. But if its a metal bunk bed with tubular rungs (usually about 2.5 cm or 1 inch in diameter), the ladder was torture. I love a wooden ladder...
  3. Sparleb644

    Be prepared... pilgrim rescue

    Tte Valcarlos route peaks at just above 1000m. The napoleon route peaks above 1400m. SJPP is slighty below 300m. So elevation gain is very similar as the Valcarlos route has some downward sections before peaking. It is less exposed for much of the route. But it is subject to wind at the peak at...
  4. Sparleb644

    Where to stay the night before Santiago....?

    This is sad to hear. Twice we have risen in the night to do the last 20 or so km and arrive in the morning in SDC. Some friends stopped in this albergue and we went out and had a meal with them there in the restaurant. Everything was very good. Had planned to stop there on the next trek. Hope it...
  5. Sparleb644

    Be prepared... pilgrim rescue

    The worst conditions for hypothermia are those that kicked off this thread: heavy rain and temperature between 0 and 5 deg. C. All the advice about layering is really important. You cannot avoid getting wet If you are outside for a long time in these conditions. The best you can do is not get...
  6. Sparleb644

    Camino legs

    This taking it slowly is the best advice. Start your day slowly to warm up. And stretch at the end of the walk while you’re still warm. @alexwalker , we start in SJPP on March 25th going very slowly for the first few days. Hope we cross paths. Buen Camino.
  7. Sparleb644

    Talking about work while on the Camino

    We walked the Via Podiensis in 2017 and the question didn’t come up once until about 4 weeks in..... loved it.

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