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Well-meaning folks are asking that I keep them posted, (check in on social media) while on my walk. I'd prefer not to touch a screen or keyboard the whole 18 days at all if I could.
Has anyone found a very minimally invasive way of letting your people know you're alive while on camino?
Every other aspect of my practice walks for my first camino in September are going great. The only thing I find myself impatient with is the process of getting stuff in and out of my pack during the walk - it just feels awfully clumsy and awkward.
Experienced pilgrims: what have you learned to...
Packing my first first aid kit, I'm having a hard time deciding what's essential. The pre-made kits you can buy at field-and-stream type stores seem to be way too much stuff.
What do you like to keep in your pack for first aid on the camino? If it would vary based on which route you're taking...
I'm two months away from camino time and really, really need to pick a route to commit to so I can get a modest amount of pre-walk-research done. Routes I've been more than casually contemplating over the past year are Primitivo, San Salvador, and Invierno. I still love the idea of each of those...
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