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  1. JohnMcM

    Tips for Uphill Walking or Hiking

    Have no fear AnneO, There are no hills on the Camino Frances. There are only flat bits that sometimes go upwards. 😉
  2. JohnMcM

    Coeliac disease (strict gluten free diet)

    I’m also coeliac and have walked multiple Caminos with very very few problems, all of which were my own making through poor planning for the walking day ahead. If I may offer some advice to help put your mind at ease. I had a PDF of messages about my dietary needs on my iPhone...
  3. JohnMcM

    Tips to handle severe fish/seafood allergies on CF?

    @KJFSophie and @J Willhaus have already offered good advice. Remember too that many others have walked the CF with dietary considerations such as yours, so KJFSophie’s suggestion will not be new to eateries and their staff. I offer this thought, even you may already be aware of it. On the CF...
  4. JohnMcM

    Blister Treatment Strategies

    There are very, very many posts with questions about blisters, their prevention and their treatment within this forum. I have found the questions to always be honest, open and genuinely seeking help and guidance. Likewise the answers offering guidance about their prention and treatment to be...
  5. JohnMcM

    Morton's Neuroma Resolved

    Goodness me Annie that list reads like the answers to a major examination questionnaire for chemistry, medicine and alchemy. 😂
  6. JohnMcM

    Foot Problems Post Camino - What Did You Deal With?

    Yep! Finished first half of the VdlP at the start of June this year. No problems walking. On return home some dull pain in right heel. Gradually got worse and most painful first thing in the morning ,obviously it's plantar fasciitis. Still have it, no change despite exercises, rest and all...
  7. JohnMcM

    I probably won’t do this again

    Who made that sleeping space,,,,,,,,, 'The very tidy fairies'?
  8. JohnMcM

    I probably won’t do this again

    Eeeek!
  9. JohnMcM

    I probably won’t do this again

    Hello Robo, I can't recall ever directly replying to any of your posts, although, many of your fair and apparently well considered posts have tempted me to. You come across to me like a 'good guy' so I have no concern about making this reply to your post this time. It's truly admirable that...
  10. JohnMcM

    Plan B - in case of illness?

    What @SYates and @Stroller advise!
  11. JohnMcM

    An "alternative" new (old!) modality of walking

    There are alternative walking styles you might want to consider. Practice will make them perfect and gain you many admiring glances during your Camino. Buen (happy-stepping) Camino
  12. JohnMcM

    Coeliac disease

    This may help you Jane. https://www.coeliac.org.uk/document-library/175-portugal/portugal-dec-2015.pdf https://www.coeliac.org.uk/document-library/179-spain/spain-dec-2015.pdf I'm in the same position as you. Taking into account that simple unaltered meats, dairy products, fish, fruit...
  13. JohnMcM

    Have you walked gluten-free?

    Thank you Csutak. I am grateful you took the time to reply. I see you are starting the Norte on the 18th July. The Norte is on my list to do. Buen Camino
  14. JohnMcM

    Have you walked gluten-free?

    Thank you Csutak, (does that name mean anything?), I take heart from your reply. Buen Camino
  15. JohnMcM

    Have you walked gluten-free?

    All in hand thank you t2andreo Buen Camino
  16. JohnMcM

    Have you walked gluten-free?

    Thank you Sandra, I do fully appreciate the time you took to give such a fulsome reply. Buen Camino
  17. JohnMcM

    Have you walked gluten-free?

    Thanks MCFearnley, Appreciate you taking the time give such reply. Thanks. Buen Camino
  18. JohnMcM

    Have you walked gluten-free?

    Thanks Leah, I'm still getting used to the idea of it all, so, your reply is very encouraging. Thank You. Buen Camino
  19. JohnMcM

    Have you walked gluten-free?

    Hello all, Have you been able to walk a Camino gluten-free without adding too much weight to your pack? Buen Camino
  20. JohnMcM

    A sharing of caring

    Hello, This is a post to possibly help others. I've thought long and hard about the wording of this post, mainly because I found it hard to find the words that would not make it read like a "poor little John, let's all feel sorry for him" post. This year I walked the Portuguese Senda Litoral...

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