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i owe this forum much - thanks for the advice - it made a huge difference to my walk
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that said, i took some advice wich was not suited to me (no offence to those that gave it)
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1.no need to use anti-persperant /deodorant - what shi7e. Just because i was a pilgrim, there was no need to smell like one. when i eventually erased the sour body odour from by body and gear, i was a happier camper
2.nobody cares what you look like, we're all pilgrims - yes but.... when i took rest days, or in the evenings it would have been great to feel a bit spruced up. I walked for a bit with a Basque Spanyard. This guy looked like he was from the fashion pages when we had dinner. He merely had dark coloured kit, and a good dark scarf - he would not have been out of place on Madrid's Puerta del Sol. It is impossible to look good in Crocs and a light blue fleecy top. The fashion police should give these pilgrims a red card and remove them for fashionista lessons
3.trail shoes will be fine - even as i type this i begin hyperventilating. I am still in agony a week after ending my walk. The shoes were just not robust and rigid enough (they were a big brand and marketed as suitable for big events). I considered nicking another pilgrim's footwear because i was in such pain! I think ive done some permanent damage to nerves/ muscles/bones. [note to God - dear God, please help those who consider using trail shoes. they know not what they let themselves in for]
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so in every other dept i am indebted to this forum: bag, stix, hydration, weight, sleep gear, albergues, resting, eating.....
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thank you all
moochas mwahs
tam
.
that said, i took some advice wich was not suited to me (no offence to those that gave it)
.
1.no need to use anti-persperant /deodorant - what shi7e. Just because i was a pilgrim, there was no need to smell like one. when i eventually erased the sour body odour from by body and gear, i was a happier camper
2.nobody cares what you look like, we're all pilgrims - yes but.... when i took rest days, or in the evenings it would have been great to feel a bit spruced up. I walked for a bit with a Basque Spanyard. This guy looked like he was from the fashion pages when we had dinner. He merely had dark coloured kit, and a good dark scarf - he would not have been out of place on Madrid's Puerta del Sol. It is impossible to look good in Crocs and a light blue fleecy top. The fashion police should give these pilgrims a red card and remove them for fashionista lessons
3.trail shoes will be fine - even as i type this i begin hyperventilating. I am still in agony a week after ending my walk. The shoes were just not robust and rigid enough (they were a big brand and marketed as suitable for big events). I considered nicking another pilgrim's footwear because i was in such pain! I think ive done some permanent damage to nerves/ muscles/bones. [note to God - dear God, please help those who consider using trail shoes. they know not what they let themselves in for]
.
so in every other dept i am indebted to this forum: bag, stix, hydration, weight, sleep gear, albergues, resting, eating.....
.
thank you all
moochas mwahs
tam