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    What exercises to do to strengthen lower back?

    I find walking with poles keeps me more upright, and takes some of the pressure off my lower back. If I walk without poles for more than 2 hours I get a sore lower back that I need to stretch out after. Also, doing some stretching (lower back stretches that work for me) at the end of the day...
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    Sleeping in a dorm room where there's someone with a CPAP

    CPAP machines are not an issue for me but I have only slept in a dorm room once with one going. As for power, take an extension cord with a few outlets on one end then you only need one converter at the wall. I did this on our Camino for my phone, camera, my wife’s phone, etc. Bon Camino!
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    New foot injury -requesting advice - do I cancel my Camino?

    Beg to differ, but my feet were sore and tired on the cobblestone paths. Boots would have helped my feet. It’s a flat walk in that there are not any alpine hills or mountains, but it’s very uneven. I had pokes and I agree they are very helpful. By 2 bits!
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    New foot injury -requesting advice - do I cancel my Camino?

    We walked the Camino Portuguese from Porto in 2017. We have also done the Camino Frances and the Via Francigena it Italy (so we have experienced different terrain). The first day we took the Coastal route which was all boardwalk and easy on the feet. Then we cutover to the Central Route the...

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