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Hi SuziK! I’m traveling now and won’t be home to take a look at it for another few weeks. I don’t have a true translation for it other than mostly guessing at what look like “similar-to-English” words, or trying to recall some of my high school Latin from 45 years ago! 😁 I’ll have another look...
As others have noted here, many people approach the Camino with high expectations, only to be disappointed and disillusioned when the “epiphany” doesn’t happen. I’m here to tell you that....
Expectation is the place where fun goes to die.
Don’t fall into that trap. Just enjoy the good times...
Greetings!
OK, silly question but...in light of reading recent threads that address the requirement of using an “official” credencial, does it matter what year the credencial was issued? For example, my wife and I were planning to go back for a second Camino Frances this year. We received the...
Yes, my wife and I ran into these people in the woods outside Sarria back in 2014. In my heart I knew it was a scam, but in the spirit of charity (like so many others on this Forum), I handed over a couple of Euros as well, and we went on our way to enjoy the rest of our Camino. I was mad at...
¡Hola Mamó!
My wife and I hit the Sarria to Santiago portion of our Camino in late June/early July 2014 and had absolutely no rain whatsoever during that period. It was pleasantly warm but not too hot (yet), with clear skies and dry trails. If rain does happen to find you, a lightweight rain...
Hi Joanna!
Yes, it's very possible to walk quite comfortably with PF. You should test the tape in training, of course, and as Canucks wisely says below, follow the video instructions on the KT Tape website (or elsewhere) in order to ensure you're applying it properly for best effect. My wife...
Hi Marcy-
Perpetuem does come in tablet form, but three tabs only gives you 100 calories, whereas a packet gives you 270. You might have to carry a lot of tablets to equal the packet content, so I opted for the powder, but I DO acknowledge the extra weight wasn't much fun. Fortunately, it did...
Hi Marcy!
We used FIZZ (electrolyte tablets we dissolved in our bottles), PERPETUEM (for sustained energy/nutrition on the walk), RECOVERITE (for daily recovery), and XOBALINE (for muscle soreness). A tube of Fizz has 13 tablets, so I brought three tubes and used one tablet per day dissolved...
Thanks very much for your kind compliment, Gretchen! Also, my profile picture was taken when I lived in Arizona, and not a day goes by that I don't miss being out there. Compared to the Mountain West, Washington, DC is sorely lacking in, well...MANY things!
Have a great trip! It's the...
Absolutely! We used FIZZ (electrolyte tablets we dissolved in our bottles), PERPETUEM (for sustained energy/nutrition on the walk), RECOVERITE (for daily recovery), and XOBALINE (for muscle soreness). We both had great results!
Apologies if this has already been posted in another thread, but I thought it was worth mentioning for those pilgrims nearing Santiago now, or headed for their Camino in the near future...
Apparently, every 100 years the Convent of San Francisco provides their own unique Compostela to incoming...
Hi Janice!
OK, I'm probably going to catch all kinds of flak for this from traditionalists, but here we go...
In addition to carrying water in a 50L Camelbak, we also used two tall bike bottles for our Hammer supplements. One bottle carried an electrolyte drink (Hammer Fizz in dissolvable...
Hi Leiper!
We definitely weren't interested in setting a blistering pace, so we did run into some issues finding beds usually on the longer stage days (i.e. into Logrono or Astorga) when we'd arrive much later than everyone else. It didn't happen often, but when it did, we never had a problem...
Hi Mary!
Thanks very much for your kind comments! I had to learn Spanish since I do so much work-related travel to Latin America, so even though I make no claims at native fluency (and the dialects are certainly different) I was able to get by in Spain just fine. Even so, I'm always a bit...
An excellent point, Xin! It is indeed difficult to replicate in training walking 20km+per day for 30+ days in a row. We did the best we could in training distances, but it certainly didn't measure up to the real thing. We tested all sorts of gear/pack/footwear configurations so when we...
Hi Kanga!
VERY nice to meet you! I learned a great deal about preparing for our Camino from reading your posts and advice to others. Thank you for sharing your experience!
Yes, my wife is always on guard for such situations and planned just as you suggest. She always had a small pack of...
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