Here in Asturias Aemet scaled up to Code Red this morning. Wind gusts expected until 140 km/hour. It has been very stormy here since last night. Not in Camino del Norte/Camino Primitivo area though. But everyone is adviced to stay away from the...
Iberia’s flght to Miami from Madrid is still posted as on time, one hour before departure. I am glad that my flight will be staying well north of that area.
Gonzar checking in. Heavy rain and strong gusty winds right now. Rain is supposed to ease off through the morning, but also potential thunderstorms. Good times. 😄
And I will be walking from Betanzos to Presedo tomorrow (Wednesday) on the Camino Ingles and have heard similar weather forecasts in that area, too...we shall see.
my poles won't tighten when I extend it 😳 They are very basic telescopic ones you twist to open and close when extending or shortening.
Suggest you approach a pilgrim with poles who presumeably will have more experience and ask for their...
I only ever walk with one hiking pole, I find the additional utility of a second pole to be of less value to me than the additional hassle of wrangling a second thing to remember to take with me and to juggle with in city situations when I am...
Unless you can fix it somehow, one option would be to walk the two days to Astorga without poles (or just one) and buy some there. Not very hard terrain until there.
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