CaminoKate0214
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- June/July 2015 (CF, 100 miles), June/July 2018 (CP, ~40 miles, too hot!)
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Congratulations on accomplishing and surviving all that you have and feeling motivated and excited about doing another Camino. I have a practical suggestion for you if you anticipate dealing with the heat--that you bring a hiker's (lightweight) umbrella. It can make several degrees difference to your very local environment and provide added comfort and protection from the sun.Hi everyone!
I'm back! Last January, I had ankle surgery, which went amazingly well. My podiatrist fixed my peroneal tendon in my ankle, torn 30 years ago in childhood, that never bothered me until 2015 when I hiked 100 miles of the Camino Frances. Gigantic bone spur removed, tendon back in place, stitched up, healed. My steps are back! I'm regularly clocking 10k days, which feels pretty good.
After the respite of the Camino in 2015, my now-late husband was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and died August 5, 2016. (Before that, he had gone into the ER four times in one year, the last time for two months for Fournier's gangrene.) Getting his estate in order was relatively easy, thank goodness. I posted some about it, on "my hardest Camino".
It was just us, no kids, and even with the complication of his leaving us a few years in debt to the IRS. He had gotten so ill that he just couldn't walk upstairs to get on his computer and deal with taxes. And his illness, plus the subsequent many surgeries, messed with his executive functioning abilities. But now that that's all completed and dealt with, that means that I can now walk another Camino.
I'll be breaking in new boots (Hoka One Ones) over the coming months. I read on another thread that Hoka One Ones are super springy and have a very thick sole, which would seem to help on asphalt/cobblestone walking. I'll be wearing my ankle brace, as recommended by my podiatrist (who okayed me for hiking about four months after the operation! He said most people aren't as healed as I was by eight or nine months. I was thrilled. And I'm going to keep on with my mostly whole-food, plant-based diet.)
As a type 2 diabetic, I'm now super aware after my first Camino that I'm more likely to over-heat, so I know now to wake up early, walk big miles early on, slow down as it gets hotter, and be done by 1 or 2 at the latest. I'll bring salt caps and magnesium supplements too, and this time wear a cooling/wicking shirt.
And this time I'll bring with me a take-down walking stick, which I hope is allowed through customs/on baggage, since all I'll be bringing is my backpack. I'd also like to experiment on this Camino with taking a LONG siesta, and trying to walk a few more miles in late afternoon after it cools off. But I have a month and a half to walk. I figure I'll need it, since I'll be 50 and am still overweight, so a slow stroller on the Camino.
I'm happy to be back here, and happy to have something to look forward to. Another Camino adventure! More time to reflect, to be spiritual, to enjoy the process and the journey. Thank you all for having me here.
Bom Caminho!
Katie
I'll be there from May 19 to June 4th so maybe we'll cross paths!
Where can I read your hardest camino? Good luck and Buen CaminoHi everyone!
I'm back! Last January, I had ankle surgery, which went amazingly well. My podiatrist fixed my peroneal tendon in my ankle, torn 30 years ago in childhood, that never bothered me until 2015 when I hiked 100 miles of the Camino Frances. Gigantic bone spur removed, tendon back in place, stitched up, healed. My steps are back! I'm regularly clocking 10k days, which feels pretty good.
After the respite of the Camino in 2015, my now-late husband was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and died August 5, 2016. (Before that, he had gone into the ER four times in one year, the last time for two months for Fournier's gangrene.) Getting his estate in order was relatively easy, thank goodness. I posted some about it, on "my hardest Camino".
It was just us, no kids, and even with the complication of his leaving us a few years in debt to the IRS. He had gotten so ill that he just couldn't walk upstairs to get on his computer and deal with taxes. And his illness, plus the subsequent many surgeries, messed with his executive functioning abilities. But now that that's all completed and dealt with, that means that I can now walk another Camino.
I'll be breaking in new boots (Hoka One Ones) over the coming months. I read on another thread that Hoka One Ones are super springy and have a very thick sole, which would seem to help on asphalt/cobblestone walking. I'll be wearing my ankle brace, as recommended by my podiatrist (who okayed me for hiking about four months after the operation! He said most people aren't as healed as I was by eight or nine months. I was thrilled. And I'm going to keep on with my mostly whole-food, plant-based diet.)
As a type 2 diabetic, I'm now super aware after my first Camino that I'm more likely to over-heat, so I know now to wake up early, walk big miles early on, slow down as it gets hotter, and be done by 1 or 2 at the latest. I'll bring salt caps and magnesium supplements too, and this time wear a cooling/wicking shirt.
And this time I'll bring with me a take-down walking stick, which I hope is allowed through customs/on baggage, since all I'll be bringing is my backpack. I'd also like to experiment on this Camino with taking a LONG siesta, and trying to walk a few more miles in late afternoon after it cools off. But I have a month and a half to walk. I figure I'll need it, since I'll be 50 and am still overweight, so a slow stroller on the Camino.
I'm happy to be back here, and happy to have something to look forward to. Another Camino adventure! More time to reflect, to be spiritual, to enjoy the process and the journey. Thank you all for having me here.
Bom Caminho!
Katie
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Where can I read your hardest camino? Good luck and Buen Camino
Good luck Katie, hope you have a wonderful time. I have carried poles in my backpack from Australia through the USA but when leaving Spain to come home they took them from me. So I guess it's a bit of a hit or miss if you are carrying them on. I only have carry on luggage.Hi everyone!
I'm back! Last January, I had ankle surgery, which went amazingly well. My podiatrist fixed my peroneal tendon in my ankle, torn 30 years ago in childhood, that never bothered me until 2015 when I hiked 100 miles of the Camino Frances. Gigantic bone spur removed, tendon back in place, stitched up, healed. My steps are back! I'm regularly clocking 10k days, which feels pretty good.
After the respite of the Camino in 2015, my now-late husband was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and died August 5, 2016. (Before that, he had gone into the ER four times in one year, the last time for two months for Fournier's gangrene.) Getting his estate in order was relatively easy, thank goodness. I posted some about it, on "my hardest Camino".
It was just us, no kids, and even with the complication of his leaving us a few years in debt to the IRS. He had gotten so ill that he just couldn't walk upstairs to get on his computer and deal with taxes. And his illness, plus the subsequent many surgeries, messed with his executive functioning abilities. But now that that's all completed and dealt with, that means that I can now walk another Camino.
I'll be breaking in new boots (Hoka One Ones) over the coming months. I read on another thread that Hoka One Ones are super springy and have a very thick sole, which would seem to help on asphalt/cobblestone walking. I'll be wearing my ankle brace, as recommended by my podiatrist (who okayed me for hiking about four months after the operation! He said most people aren't as healed as I was by eight or nine months. I was thrilled. And I'm going to keep on with my mostly whole-food, plant-based diet.)
As a type 2 diabetic, I'm now super aware after my first Camino that I'm more likely to over-heat, so I know now to wake up early, walk big miles early on, slow down as it gets hotter, and be done by 1 or 2 at the latest. I'll bring salt caps and magnesium supplements too, and this time wear a cooling/wicking shirt.
And this time I'll bring with me a take-down walking stick, which I hope is allowed through customs/on baggage, since all I'll be bringing is my backpack. I'd also like to experiment on this Camino with taking a LONG siesta, and trying to walk a few more miles in late afternoon after it cools off. But I have a month and a half to walk. I figure I'll need it, since I'll be 50 and am still overweight, so a slow stroller on the Camino.
I'm happy to be back here, and happy to have something to look forward to. Another Camino adventure! More time to reflect, to be spiritual, to enjoy the process and the journey. Thank you all for having me here.
Bom Caminho!
Katie
A good article on umbrellasHi everyone!
I'm back! Last January, I had ankle surgery, which went amazingly well. My podiatrist fixed my peroneal tendon in my ankle, torn 30 years ago in childhood, that never bothered me until 2015 when I hiked 100 miles of the Camino Frances. Gigantic bone spur removed, tendon back in place, stitched up, healed. My steps are back! I'm regularly clocking 10k days, which feels pretty good.
After the respite of the Camino in 2015, my now-late husband was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and died August 5, 2016. (Before that, he had gone into the ER four times in one year, the last time for two months for Fournier's gangrene.) Getting his estate in order was relatively easy, thank goodness. I posted some about it, on "my hardest Camino".
It was just us, no kids, and even with the complication of his leaving us a few years in debt to the IRS. He had gotten so ill that he just couldn't walk upstairs to get on his computer and deal with taxes. And his illness, plus the subsequent many surgeries, messed with his executive functioning abilities. But now that that's all completed and dealt with, that means that I can now walk another Camino.
I'll be breaking in new boots (Hoka One Ones) over the coming months. I read on another thread that Hoka One Ones are super springy and have a very thick sole, which would seem to help on asphalt/cobblestone walking. I'll be wearing my ankle brace, as recommended by my podiatrist (who okayed me for hiking about four months after the operation! He said most people aren't as healed as I was by eight or nine months. I was thrilled. And I'm going to keep on with my mostly whole-food, plant-based diet.)
As a type 2 diabetic, I'm now super aware after my first Camino that I'm more likely to over-heat, so I know now to wake up early, walk big miles early on, slow down as it gets hotter, and be done by 1 or 2 at the latest. I'll bring salt caps and magnesium supplements too, and this time wear a cooling/wicking shirt.
And this time I'll bring with me a take-down walking stick, which I hope is allowed through customs/on baggage, since all I'll be bringing is my backpack. I'd also like to experiment on this Camino with taking a LONG siesta, and trying to walk a few more miles in late afternoon after it cools off. But I have a month and a half to walk. I figure I'll need it, since I'll be 50 and am still overweight, so a slow stroller on the Camino.
I'm happy to be back here, and happy to have something to look forward to. Another Camino adventure! More time to reflect, to be spiritual, to enjoy the process and the journey. Thank you all for having me here.
Bom Caminho!
Katie
Kate, it is the TSA that will not allow you to take your hiking poles on the plane in L A. Plan on checking them
https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/whatcanibring/items/hiking-poles
Glad you are on the mend! Have a great time!
Even if they are take-down/foldable poles? The whole hiking pole folds up into six or seven segments. I would think this would be allowed, since it stows compactly, and doesn't look like a weapon.
Hi everyone!
And this time I'll bring with me a take-down walking stick, which I hope is allowed through customs/on baggage, since all I'll be bringing is my backpack. I'd also like to experiment on this Camino with taking a LONG siesta, and trying to walk a few more miles in late afternoon after it cools off. But I have a month and a half to walk. I figure I'll need it, since I'll be 50 and am still overweight, so a slow stroller on the Camino.
Bom Caminho!
Katie
Hey Katie, I did the Camino France in Hoka's in 2016. Loved them, loved them, loved them. My only comment would be that even with the prep you are doing make sure you don't need to get the wide version. I did it in Bondi wides as the last few months of walking in Panama before I headed to Spain it became clear that after about 12km my feet would swell. Although only slightly, it meant that I got a few toe blisters which are caused by not enough width in my shoe so I switched to the wide version literrally two days before I started walking. Everyone bitched me out about the new shoes but as I'd been wearing Hoka's for a few years at that point I knew that my feet suited them and I didn't need any "breaking in" period. I found them super soft and they were excellent for rocks and cobbles. All the best for this next walk. JHi everyone!
I'm back! Last January, I had ankle surgery, which went amazingly well. My podiatrist fixed my peroneal tendon in my ankle, torn 30 years ago in childhood, that never bothered me until 2015 when I hiked 100 miles of the Camino Frances. Gigantic bone spur removed, tendon back in place, stitched up, healed. My steps are back! I'm regularly clocking 10k days, which feels pretty good.
After the respite of the Camino in 2015, my now-late husband was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and died August 5, 2016. (Before that, he had gone into the ER four times in one year, the last time for two months for Fournier's gangrene.) Getting his estate in order was relatively easy, thank goodness. I posted some about it, on "my hardest Camino".
It was just us, no kids, and even with the complication of his leaving us a few years in debt to the IRS. He had gotten so ill that he just couldn't walk upstairs to get on his computer and deal with taxes. And his illness, plus the subsequent many surgeries, messed with his executive functioning abilities. But now that that's all completed and dealt with, that means that I can now walk another Camino.
I'll be breaking in new boots (Hoka One Ones) over the coming months. I read on another thread that Hoka One Ones are super springy and have a very thick sole, which would seem to help on asphalt/cobblestone walking. I'll be wearing my ankle brace, as recommended by my podiatrist (who okayed me for hiking about four months after the operation! He said most people aren't as healed as I was by eight or nine months. I was thrilled. And I'm going to keep on with my mostly whole-food, plant-based diet.)
As a type 2 diabetic, I'm now super aware after my first Camino that I'm more likely to over-heat, so I know now to wake up early, walk big miles early on, slow down as it gets hotter, and be done by 1 or 2 at the latest. I'll bring salt caps and magnesium supplements too, and this time wear a cooling/wicking shirt.
And this time I'll bring with me a take-down walking stick, which I hope is allowed through customs/on baggage, since all I'll be bringing is my backpack. I'd also like to experiment on this Camino with taking a LONG siesta, and trying to walk a few more miles in late afternoon after it cools off. But I have a month and a half to walk. I figure I'll need it, since I'll be 50 and am still overweight, so a slow stroller on the Camino.
I'm happy to be back here, and happy to have something to look forward to. Another Camino adventure! More time to reflect, to be spiritual, to enjoy the process and the journey. Thank you all for having me here.
Bom Caminho!
Katie
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