Thanks again, Irene! Hope you're relaxing and looking forward to your kayaking time and that your plantar fasciitis is calming down.
I was raised in a river valley in the south and am happiest when the weather is hot and swampy, but I hear you about the 3L water and the "hike rather than walk" part. And the Sunday and Monday part. And the rest of what sounds like it will be a challenging hike.
I live in the mountains now and am finding it easier to leave the poles at home, but will be bringing them on the trip if the baggage handlers don't break the clasps and lose pieces of this new pair again in transit. I did get water purification tabs and learned how to use them in case have to use any creek water. Got a quilted puff vest at the thrift store that will recycle. Have maps.me and Wikiloc, but they really seem to be battery drains - will try to use them sparingly. Have WisePilgrim apps too, but am really hoping to find a few pensiones not on the app in hopes of getting some sleep every few nights. Some are booked for my dates. On the input from you and Anemone, am doing a bus-ahead between O Cadavo and Lugo, as it seems as if there would be nothing big missed by doing so, and am then planning to walk to Friol and Sobrado dos Monxes, heading to Santiago for a day on a bus, and then going down to Oporto to have a look around and fly back to JFK. I'm looking at this as partial-preparation for doing some section hiking on the AT. The Spanish is slowly getting a little better, but I surely wish I had your facility with the language. Peace
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