![]() ![]() ![]() “In a hard time, they’ve promised that if they get through, they’ll walk the Camino.” Hundreds of people live out these promises every day on the path. “For many people, the Camino is a promise,” Bronagh says. “I loved it,” he said.Īddiction keeps people like Tim and Bronagh coming back, but people are first drawn to the Camino Francés for a variety of reasons. But he’s going back in October, and eventually wants to walk the whole thing. He tackled the start of the trail, from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port in France to Pamplona in Spain. He started out walking just three days of the 800km route with friends to celebrate some big birthdays in the group. Tim, who is one of Responsible Travel’s directors, might have become addicted to the Camino Francés. We got pedicures before.” And how were your feet? “They were buggered,” he said. Then, on your walking days, smother your feet in Vaseline. In the weeks leading up to your walk, they suggest applying surgical spirits to harden your skin. Our specialist operator, Magic Hill Holidays, has another trick for feet. Mostly paved, it’s the most popular of the many different Camino de Santiago pilgrimage trails. “Wrap your feet in that.”įoot care is a serious business on the 800km French Way, or Camino Francés. “It’s magic stuff.” The Google results page shows a colourful bandage wrapped around the fetlock of a showy-looking horse. Tim, from Responsible Travel, is describing Vet Wrap: “I think they use it for horses,” he says, as we look it up.
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