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    AJS49 reacted to J Willhaus's post in the thread Route planning- Help! with Like Like.
    Do you need to end in Santiago? If you don't, just start somewhere easy to get to from Barcelona and start walking. Travel will eat into the pilgrimage if you travel to Madrid and back and you will want to be somewhere easily accessible to Madrid...
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    AJS49 reacted to MilenaS's post in the thread Getting from Orisson to Roncesvalles with Like Like.
    @trecile is totally right! That alternative on the right is very doable. I did it on my first Camino many years ago. Not a hiker and in terrible shape 😝💪🏽
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    Superfeet [TM] Green, because of the good arch support and stiffness which suggests longevity.
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    I’d stop then when you run out of time. Missing the Meseta is not a good idea. If you can come back, do. End where you stop, and return, pick up from there, and finish in Santiago.
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    I completely agree with @peregrino_tom Save St Jean Pied de Port to Burgos for a future trip with your wife. I think that it will be a better experience for both of you if it's all brand new and wondrous.
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    AJS49 reacted to trecile's post in the thread My Buen Camino app is crashing!! with Like Like.
    It seems that the only part that's not working for me is the stage planner. It closes immediately when I try to use it.
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    AJS49 reacted to casario's post in the thread Walking a camino after knee replacement with Like Like.
    At age 64I had my rt. knee replaced July 2011 and my left knee replaced Oct. 2012. I walked the Camino Frances in April/May 2013 with no issues. As far as doing pre op training, I wasn't advised to and didn't. The operations themselves were not...
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    AJS49 reacted to ritaj's post in the thread Walking a camino after knee replacement with Like Like.
    I have had both knees replaced and have walked camino after camino with my new knees. Everyone recovers differently but if there is any advice I can give it is to make your rehab exercises your new religion. Dedication to these is the answer to...
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    AJS49 reacted to Sacha's post in the thread What about “té con leche”?😀 with Like Like.
    Spain has tea. You can rest assured that every café and restaurant will have atleast black tea, chamomile, mint tea, mostly green tea. Other tea’s and infusion are less common. If you want black tea with milk ask for “te negro con leche a...
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    AJS49 reacted to Tickbush's post in the thread Long sleeve sun safe top with Like Like.
    I wear fishing-style shirts, because there’s a collar to keep the sun off my neck. But, here’s my 2-cents worth on UV clothing: I worked outdoors for most of my life, before the advent of UV clothing. I never once got a sunburn through my...

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