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Ah shucks I didn't know it was a Jubilee Year. Why must you do this to me????I will walk to Rome from Home in the Roman Jubilee Year 2025.
The shortest would be about 800K, though walking via Milan to see my sister and her lovely boyfriend might be quite worthwhile. And I love the Duomo, and also a VERY excellent bookshop there, so let's see.
I would in that case need to plan some sort of not utterly crazy route for this Milan purpose, so who knows ?
There are mountains to consider, else the Coast.
It's clear to me anyway since this afternoon that I am doing it.
It's every 25 years -- though 2015 was a Holy Year for the Year of Mercy, and 2033 may be for the traditional bimillennial year of the Passion of the Christ.Ah shucks I didn't know it was a Jubilee Year.
80K? Whatever, it's a long way.The shortest would be about 800K
Roughly, from here to Rome is about the same distance as SJPP to Compostela.80K? Whatever, it's a long way.
Godspeed, @JabbaPapa, and happy planning.
Now I'm chuckling about perception - I had read 800K as 800,000, not 800 Km.Roughly, from here to Rome is about the same distance as SJPP to Compostela.
Well that was fun !!And then well, I will do my first new training hike tomorrow morning !!
I've found my next hiking staff :
uuuurrgh, Camino blasphemy in a box !!A friend sent me this link earlier this week - multi-purpose trekking pole which incorporates a knife, a saw, a hammer and a harpoon. And a compass. What odds would you give on my getting it past security in my cabin bag?
What?!...no pump-action shot gun?... multi-purpose trekking pole which incorporates a knife, a saw, a hammer and a harpoon. And a compass.
Go on, try it...I dare you!What odds would you give on my getting it past security in my cabin bag?
That's great, Jabba!My sister called me for the first time in 23 years.
It went well, which is wonderful !!
She lives in Florence, so along the Way. It would be lovely to see them, and hopefully a LOT better than last time in 2000 !!
I don't know about that, I think that combo should work nicely. My elderly mother was on Glucosamine, Chondroitin, Vitamin C and Calcium after her hip replacement in her 70's. She lived to 96. I was going to mention something I have used for years, Krill oil for arthritis. I have always had a creaky neck and after about 2 months of Krill oil, it went away completely. The secret is to allow enough time for it to work. 500 - 1000 mg gel caps. Unless you have fish allergies....This is somewhat relative to my last Camino, but I'll put it here.
The new staff is gorgeous BTW -- it's doing wonders for my posture, i.e. it's getting back to something a bit more normal.
But while I was walking last year I was naturally thinking about pain-mitigation tactics, and trying stuff out -- oh, and in 2021 too.
Good thing about such a lengthy Camino, it actually gives you time and room to do some research !!
It became clear that I needed more Magnesium than I thought I did, for starters. I had already worked out the Vitamin D3-K2 combo.
I hadn't understood that my need to cut most plant fibres was making me K1-deficient, which is very rare in adults.
I replaced my old Glucosamine ++ thingy with a more serious Glucosamine - Chondroitin - vitamin C - Rosehip - Ginger - Turmeric combo. This stuff apparently doesn't work for most people.
But in an attempt to boost the potentially regenerative qualities of it, I added Co-Enzyme Q10 plus vitamin E which are supposed to help the mitochondria.
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Well first, I get fewer needs for greens and wheats than I did ; although a great big pasta dish still remains necessary from time to time.
Second, in the past 2-3 weeks there has been a significant diminution of pain in the ankles and knees. It's still there, and mechanically they work just as poorly and I'm just as slow, but it's still a huge improvement, if it lasts, and if it persists on the Way to Rome.
That’s really good news; and I know this isn’t a site to offer financial advice but with your welcome progress and me doing ‘dry January’, the European brewing industry is set for a series of profit warnings in the first quarter of 2024.One huge thing is that I pretty much instantly need FAR less beer than I did for basic pain relief.
That’s a lot of bag for the money. Zips and fabric are good. Have you physically seen one? I’m not sure many manufacturers anticipate the degree of use you’ll put their product to.I've decided on one of these :
50L Hiking Backpack in Black
420D lattice nylon +420D plain nylon Imported Nylon lining Zipper closure [Be a Ultralight Backpacker Now] [Full-Contact Back Suspension System] [Balanced Weight Distribution on the Back ] [Innov…homiee.com
It's slightly larger than my current one (broken, though still OK for day hikes), but that's fine, sleeping bag and stuff will fit in more easily that way, and I'll still be carrying less weight as I'll have no need for any winter kit, and won't need to carry so much of the medicine -- which isn't heavy, but it is bulky.
Haven't seen one no, but the only place I can go to physically see a backpack is Decathlon and never again !!That’s a lot of bag for the money. Zips and fabric are good. Have you physically seen one? I’m not sure many manufacturers anticipate the degree of use you’ll put their product to.
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