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Justin, we are too many miles apart to meet up beforehand but I wish you a buen camino and might see you there if you find yourself on the CF in May 2016.
I had originally thought that I would walk the camino alone, from StJPdP but that meant waiting until retirement - 8 years away. Instead, I decided the last 200 Km would make a nice way to celebrate our 40th anniversary and would do it with my wife. She's thrilled. I'm pleased. And when I...
I used a neoprene brace, open at the kneecap, and adjustable with velcro straps. I' m not quite sure how it works but it relieved the pain until I lost the weight that was causing the problem. I never tried using an ace bandage but at the time I'd have done anything to make the hurt stop.
Fortunately we will only walk the last 200k, missing the Pyrenees. I googled the nearest lighthouse in Port St Joe and it has 131 steps, so that's maybe 9-10 flights. Whew! That's still a lot.
Past experience has been that the downhills are more damaging than the climbs. I hurt my knee 2...
My wife and I are planning to travel the last 200 km of the Camino Frances in May 2016. We've thought about it for a couple years, but had planned to walk the 500 km from SJPdP. To do that, we would have to wait another 8 years until retirement as I have a job that requires my presence about...
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