Well, I’ve been on the Camino now the same amount as I was on it in 2019. I’m starting to hit my stride with the foot problems under control and my legs holding up well. I stayed in a hotel in a large city last night. It was only 7,000 Marriott points. It would have…
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Well, today was tough. A bit of ascents, but more descents… About 3/4 worth. They were really hard on my knees and feet. I visited the church in town and headed back to my hotel. I ordered some Thai food, ate it at the bar, and headed to bed. I’m exhausted. Not tomorrow, but the…
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Well, it was a shorter day today. I didn’t sleep well, and felt a bit sluggish today. The room I was in sounded like a logging operation in Oregon. Also, the older folks don’t really have great cellphone etiquette. I have had to ask serveral to turn off their keyboard sounds and to put those…
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I thought about this more this morning as I started walking in my new shoes. The previous day, I was in a church and prayed to Fr. Solanus, Grandma and Grandpa to help me with my foot situation. The next day, I was staying across the street from a store that sold the exact shoe…
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Well, today was a shorter day, only about 13 miles, but by it didn’t seem like it. I left about 8 am because I had the breakfast at the hotel. Once I got to my albergue, I was lucky to get a space with only one other person in it, and no one above me. …
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It was another long day. I did two stages in one day to make up some time. As I like at the next stage distances, this will probably be the last day I do that. I walked 23.4 miles today in about 9 hours and 20 minutes. All of the next stages combined with their…
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I didn’t do much today. It was a big rest day. I think I’ve been off my feet more than on them today. It started out lightly raining then this got more wet. I hung out under a bridge for a bit to keep dry before finishing today in El Burgo Ranero. I got here…
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Today I challenged myself. I made my two stages. The feet held up. Blisters felt fine. Just the bottoms of my feet were sore. It’s amazing how much I feel a half-inch pebble under my shoes when my feet are already sore. Here are my pictures from the day.
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It was a shorter day of walking – only about 11.5 miles – but hard on the feet. My heel blister is doing pretty well, but my pinky toe was giving me some problems. Also, just my feet in general were sore, so I didn’t do the double day today – hopefully tomorrow. It’s supposed…
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It was another early day, but that’s the kind I like. I was the only non-Korean in my dormitory of about 5 bunk beds. Everybody seem to get up around 6:20. It’s nice when everybody gets up at the same time and the same room because then you can turn the lights on. Fumbling around…
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