Some people here love their macabi skirts, so of course listen to their feedback. But here is mine. They look huge, heavy, Mother Hubbard-ish and - the one time I saw somebody wearing one - I thought they belonged to some kind of Mennonite...
The hoodie sounds like it's a bit 'over the top'.
Given that we all have different needs and levels of comfort, it's hard to provide guidance.
We can really only share what works for us.
For me it's about layers. A items of clothing doing...
I go through this process to decide which clothes/layers I need:
What to wear on a nice fresh day to walk - imagine 15C and clear. For me, this is a merino tank top (sleeveless) with a synthetic overshirt as sun protection. I wear these 2 items...
This made for an exciting morning for me and a few pilgrims in the hills just before El Acebo today.
A Spanish lady took charge and had us sit down…not sure that was the right course of action, but it calmed him down until he moved on.
Nature...
So I started out from st Jean Pied De port yesterday around 8 with the rain pelting down heading up the Napoleon towards Orisson. After lunch alot of people decided to avail of the taxi service and I don't blame them as the rain was nonstop. Any...
I LOVE this! You're so talented!
I see that you are taking supplies, are you going to grace us with images of your watercolors as you walk? Please say yes...?
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