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...I'm definitely on the "weigh / measure everything' team too - with rheumatoid arthritis, lack of cartilage in my knees, collapsed arches and pronate feet ... what I carried on my back was important - for my first Camino May-June 2014, I set out all the things I thought I would need (for every...
The only time my poles aren't in use is when I enter a building... they are in use for every step I take in pre Camino training and on the Camino itself, they're great 'support' for my bodgy knees
Hi - I stayed at Gite Ulteria in SJPP - Bernard & Fafa were fabulous, their hostel perfect and right on the Camino out of town...I had corresponded with them via email prior to my arrival, I'm sure that if you stayed there they'd be more than happy to receive a parcel and hold this for you...
Today in precisely 2 months I set off - having everything sorted but my footwear made me panic a little...Guess I did rush out the gates with the new Merrells (even though I wore them around the home office for a couple of days) - in South Africa shoe brands like Salomon and Merrell only come in...
Footware crisis - 8 months ago I decided I had to walk the Camino Frances.... hours and hours of research and days of shopping (I wasn't fit at all and was definitely not a regular hiker / walker) but had this need to set off mid May 2014. Living in Cape Town, South Africa, the choices...
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