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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.
After 16 days of walking (plus another three days to explore Salamanca and Zamora) I've finished my walk on the Vía de la Plata and am now continuing on the Camino Sanabres.
If anyone's interested in a day-by-day report, you can find it on my...
I would recommend a rain skirt :-)
I have one from Skalmo, a small brand, weighting around 60 grams, and worked out great last summer on hot, rainy Shikoku88 :-)
I'm not a fan for several reasons:
1) It is too short
2) In order to use it when it's raining you have to take off your pack, put it on, take it off, put it on as it starts/stops raining. With the ALTUS, it just hangs off my pack when don't need...
Hi Chris, I swapped out a heavy pack, for an arc haul, 50L. Best move I ever made. While I am male, I do a lot of hiking short and long distance. With many female hikers, very few have ever had a female only designed pack. If you pack is for a...
Ohh I love to float! I’m a regular user of float tanks here in Brisbane for relaxation, athletes used to use them for recovery, although the hyperbaric chamber has taken over in recent years (and ice baths). A 90 minute float is like having 8...
Depends on your arrival time and what you need to do before you leave… I flew in from Australia, if you arrive earlish in the morning, stay in Sacavém, train into Lisbon, go to the cathederal for a stamp and walk back… the next day (depending...
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