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Lires has had a mini explosion in terms of accommodations. You can choose an old style Pension, two newer, more upscale hotels, or a room in one of several casas rurales. I just went through a few days ago and was shocked to see how much had been...
We ask the pharmacy to print prescription labels which we then put on ziplock bags and dump the pills into the labeled bag. Roll them up like a burrito and secure with a rubber band to save space. My husband also brings little snack bags labeled...
Dave, bon courage.
I didn't want to write a long winded response but decided to add my 2 cents worth. I had a Medtronic pacemaker installed about six months after a triple bypass in 2021, due to an afib issue. It has been seamless to date. It was...
Dave your generous heart and kindness has always been a wonder to us all. We are all in your rooting section to recover quickly and gain your strength for your life of wonder ahead of you. You are a man I respect.
Dave, how distressing to hear of your issue and uplifting to read your resilient attitude! We will all be sooooo joyful when you write of the start of your next camino. Stay on the forum, please, and keep us all posted of your recovery. Look how...
All the very best Dave. My brother offers a note: make sure that your surgical team know you’re a backpacker. The common site for the implant is just below the collar bone and just where your pack straps impose their presence. His surgeon was a...
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What does it take to be able to walk a Camino after a heart problem? I guess I will see for myself.
Tomorrow morning I am having surgery to implant a pacemaker. It was the...
Yes you can. I walked St. James' way in March and then The Camino Ingles, from Ferrol, in April. With the same Credencial. No problem getting the Compostela. Buen camino
Great. You could, under the recognized scheme, walk from A Coruna to Santiago and qualify to request a Compostela as the distance walked on The Way of St James is counted into the requirement to have walked “at least” 100km to the shrine of...
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