Talk about Walking

A best friend and his wife just completed the Camino de Santiago in Spain - they hiked for well over a month & e-mailed pictures and travel journal.
Very beautiful sights of super old and historical places but they said the destination, the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia is under renovation was a big letdown as much of it was closed to visitors.

GreatwhiteNorth said:

A best friend and his wife just completed the Camino de Santiago in Spain - they hiked for well over a month & e-mailed pictures and travel journal.
Very beautiful sights of super old and historical places but they said the destination, the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia is under renovation was a big letdown as much of it was closed to visitors.

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That would be a cool trail to hike. When I win the time lottery, it going on my list.

The Blackalachian {along with a few of the Z-Packs allstars} started the CdS 2nd week of July. So far none of them have posted to their YT channels, but they should be wrapping up the hike anytime now. In his pre-hike gear review he was saying how weird it was to not carry a shelter but staying every night in an albergue. The hostel situation is pretty sweet from what I hear. Not many Ramen bombs for supper on that trail.

So glad Evan's Backpacking Videos came out of retirement. Love hearing his take.

Sad state of affairs when the trail update is the same as the C-19 update.

Tapeworm is my favorite vlogger on trail this season. He's on the CDT, so only posts a video every town stop. This is a new channel, but he is making crazy good videos. And so far he's keeping it real.

A friend of Tapeworm's who has walked 5K miles in crocs posted a gear review video on them. I had seen him around and knew he hiked in crocs, but I didn't realize they actually have had a classic hiking clog for years. (and they do have a new model now) I checked them out, and the base price was 60 bucks. I did find some for 40 and had decided to buy them. Then when we went to the website there were a few for half price. Not many sizes, but they did have 12's, so I bought two pair. They came in today. I've only done a couple three miles of dirt road walking in them so far, but I like how they feel. Lots of adjustability, and I think they will hold micro-spikes alright. Tread is not bad, and they seem a little wider than normal clogs.



I did have to use thin socks. They are sized smaller than most clogs. My other 12's I can use two pair of socks, one thick and one thin, but not with these. But since they didn't have size 13 on sale, I can live with them for summer hiking. In fact I will most likely buy two more pair before they run out of the sale price ones.

I've been walking five miles a night (in the new shoes) on non camp nights. So far I have a little foot pain on top of my right foot. And a little knee pain in right knee. The heel is taller than I'm used to, but the thickness does help with sharp rocks. No PUDS to speak of yet. But they did pretty good in the mud where the creek had been out of the banks.