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Hiking Camino Portuguese in late August/Sept
One last thing, a reflective shoulder harness or vest. Although I didn't plan to walk at night, the days are getting shorter in September so it was dark when I made an early start. Even with a yellow reflective vest, I had a near miss one night walking to a restaurant on a narrow road. Mine...- Peter Wright
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Hiking Camino Portuguese in late August/Sept
I started in Porto on 26 September 2019 and arrived in Santiago on 8 October. ( I deliberately took an extra day by shortening some stages to avoid spending 3 days in Santiago. So about a month later than your schedule. The lowest morning temperature was 9C and the hottest day was 25C. Most...- Peter Wright
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Hiking poles (please bear with me) need honest advice.
I had not heard of the connection between using poles and swollen fingers, however, the answers given by earlier commenters make sense. In my younger years, I ran marathons and ultra marathons, before that during 10 years of part time military service, I walked many miles over rough terrain...- Peter Wright
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Vision and eyeglasses while walking
I am fortunate that although I have bifocals my mid and distance vision is good enough to safely walk and drive without them. They stayed in my pocket on the Camino until I needed to read the guide book. Walking poles helped save whst would have been a few falls on cobblestones without them.- Peter Wright
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