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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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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... -
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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Maybe you can take the bus from Santiago to Monte de Gozo and walk back into Santiago. I bet a taxi probably would not be that expensive either.
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My wife and I walked during Semana Santa in 2019. We stayed in SJPdP on Good Friday, and Orisson on Holy Saturday, and Roncevalles on Easter Sunday. While booking ahead was definitely a good idea, Semana Santa was barely celebrated in those...
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Richard Smith reacted to David Tallan's post in the thread Planning around Semana Santa 2025 with Like.
For my only Camino in Semana Santa there were hardly any pilgrims, but that was 1989, so I wouldn't take those numbers as any guide. From all that I have read, on these forums and elsewhere, Camino traffic is likely to get much busier after...
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I don't know if you are undecided about biking, but in case you are ... I recently read a Camino memoir (if I can find the name I'll edit this post and add it) where the person biked the Meseta (and walked the rest of the Frances). He said he...
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It's been seven years for me. When I returned home in 2017, I immediately bought another pair of trail running shoes exactly like the ones I wore out on the C. F. The idea was to do the Camino again on my 80th. Alas, they sit in my closet, in...
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Its funny how time slips by Its 10 years today i got to join you guys. Now? Because things and stuff happening at work Where once again..I may get RIFFed out But this time there may be enough savings to finally get my visa Take my time and go...
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Richard Smith reacted to Anamiri's post in the thread Early October Porto - hire portage service vs. not with Like.
I dont have knowledge of the route from Porto specifically, but when I walked the Frances in May/June this year, I was horrified at the markup booking agencies placed on pack transport. One of the ladies I met was paying 10 euros a day for...
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