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Backpack courier (Mochila Express) on Coastal?

mistermike

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Time of past OR future Camino
SJPP to SdC May-July 2019
Port. Coastal Sep 2023
Does a pack courier service exit along the coast? I gave myself a permanent nerve injury on CF 2019 and despite orthotics and about every shoe being tested, I get stunning pain in left foot like a bolt at random times and once triggered it's sore for many days afterwards. On CF, on Doctor's advice, I got a duffle bag and shipped some heavy items each day to get weight out of my pack and therefore not on my foot.

I have a pretty good combo of shoes orthotics after years of testing but I have ordered a new type of walking trailer / cart thing. So I can keep the weight on my foot down and still carry my own gear. I have been waiting a year and half and they have finally shipped but the orders to Australia sat on a warf in China for a month before going anywhere.

I have not booked my tickets yet because I have been waiting test it but I'm watching prices for airfares jump when departure is only a couple of weeks off.

There have been a couple of these trailers arrive bent from the boat ride to the USA. I'm worried about mine arriving bent or the airline bending it on the way to Porto, and me having to carry a full pack on that bad foot. I might be able to carry the full load the whole way (my plan) but knowing there is a bag courier service would just be peace of mind when the trailer is an unknown and I might have only a few days to test it before I go. That makes me feel more comfortable in ordering a ticket before it arrives, Thanks for your help, sorry the short question had a long tail end, just wanting folks to know I'm not just being lazy...
 
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