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new boots!
Thanks to your prompting I now have new Keens. The wider fitting suits me and they are a size bigger!!
Trials so far are much happier. Thanks guys.
Thanks for the advice
Thanks you soo much for the advice. I wish you all worked in the "trekking shop" that I bought the #*#!#%! boots in!! You have probably changed my Camino experience from one of torture. In my twenties when I trekked in Nepal I abandoned boots and wore my humble trainers...
Are there regular opportunities along the way to refill water bottles? Also what have pilgrims found to be the most convenient way to carry the bottle? My daughter said it is very annoying if you have to take off your pack to get at the water.
I know this sounds trivial but little things...
We are packing as light as possible and I read that minimum temps can be down to 5 degrees celsius in October. I am a cold frog and wondered is it necessary to take themals.
I haven't spotted them on anyone's packing lists, but then a lot of people seem to choose the hot months to walk...
I know walking speeds vary, but what is the average length of time that pilgrims walk each day to cover a distance of 20-25 k? I'm just interested in the rhythm of a day. We are not interested in racing but enjoying the journey.
I am worried about my boots. They are the Scarpa heavy leather gortex lined hikers that seem as stiff as ski boots!! I've been wearing them in training and things are not getting any better. They hurt across the front of the foot. I have the beginning of bunions and I am thinking they are...
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