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Those photos are from the PDF file in the resource that I linked to in post #7. -
Wow! Thanks so much for the visual! As someone who gets lost in her own backyard I need all the help I can get!
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These pics may help. Also mapy.cz has gps tracks for both routes into Burgos
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KiwiJohn reacted to DogWalker23's post in the thread LIVE from the Camino Feels Unpleasantly Busy on the Camino Frances (May Day, 2024) with
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Thanks, that's good to know. I feel that reserving everything takes away the adventurous aspect of the Camino. But, I also don't want the "adventure" of having to sleep outside, haha. -
I met a guy this year that told me his strategy for steep hills was to count each step with his right foot up to 25 before looking up to see how far he'd gotten. I tried it, and the focus on counting steps helped on steep hills. Most of my life...
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On my recently completed Camino, I tried and incorporated walking meditation into my hill climbing. If the scenery was nice I’d focus on something visual, if it was just a climb, I’d focus on the path down the tip of my nose. My mantra was one...
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Physical health: While I have added a neuroma in my foot and had a touch of tendonitis, I lost over 15 pounds without trying. In fact, while on the Camino I added second breakfast to my diet (although I do not recommend adding an icy cold Coke...
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One memory from the Camino is the few times when I had been walking for hours and still had a long hill to climb. I'd look up that hill and think, "I can't make this right now." Then I'd just keep walking and not looking up the hill and soon...
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Check out this earlier thread for other posts re weight loss or not while walking a camino. In 2004 at 65 when I first began walking my height was 172 cm and weight 65 kilos. By the end of that camino and ever since my weight remains less than...
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I've been home from the Frances for just over a week. I had a doctor's appointment yesterday. He asked me about the Camino and checked my vitals. I'm 60. He said: "Your vitals are incredible". I've bounced off the edge of high blood pressure...
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