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I did the Frances from SJPP Sep1-Oct1, 2021, and I needed/used a poncho a lot more than I expected (10 days, usually a morning drizzle). It was just a cheap plastic, but big&easy to cover the pack, too.
From age 15 to 55, I wore a US size 10 1/2. Between 55 and 65, I gradually moved up to a 12. When I asked about this at an orthopedic shoe store, the clerk said my "foot wasn't getting bigger, my arch was just losing tone and my foot was getting flatter." Which seemed like a nice way of saying...
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