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As others have said, I think you'll find 60L capacity is more than you need. After watching multiple YouTube videos of pilgrims back in 2019 and prior, I saw a lot of them had the lightweight Osprey Exos 36L (or maybe 38L???).
By the time I was...
Greetings all.
First, I’d like to thank everyone who chimed in on my post. I received a ton of advice and all of it, no matter what it said, was posted with the intent of trying to help me. I’m grateful for that.
So, just checking in to let...
I always use the ISO (International Standards Organization) of year-month-day - today being 2024-05-03. It is easy to remember - from big unit of time, to small. It avoids the confusion between US and European styles. Further, as Rick says, it is...
Plus, when the date is in decreasing order (with leading zeros) at the start of the names of files their listings come up arranged in chronological and alphabetical order both.
Edit: Here's an example. You see the date and time in the filenames...
The ISO format is yyyy-mm-dd. I find it much easier since when I see 03-05-2024, depending on the source, I can't tell if it is May 3rd or March 5th. With the ISO format there is no confusion.
This was my husband. So many thanks to all of my fellow pilgrims who stopped to help and to pray and to translate for me.
He was doing what he loved.
Thank you for the news article link.
My wife and I did something similar in July 2022 on the Coastal/Littoral. It was her first Camino (my second) and we soon learned her maximum comfortable daily distance, even with occasional bar/cafe/lunch breaks, was 20k due to long-term foot...
Marmot fleece jacket most of the time when chilled, lightweight (no lining/insulation) Outdoor Research rain jacket with hood for rain and/or wind. Combine both with a merino long sleeved base layer on colder days.
I did the CF in Sep/Oct 2021...
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