Did 2.5 hours today, with hills, cliff paths and stairs so pretty varied terrain, with about 8 Kilos, taxing but not murderous. Still no blisters which is good, I'm starting to I think I'll be okay on Camino. Tried it again without sticks, missed them a little on the hills but not enough to carry them. On the Itex walk my sticks were great, they took some of the weight but also helped a lot with balance, particularly going down hill when my knees were shot.
It was an almost 50 mile endurance hike so I needed that support. With the camino I may appreciate the use of a stave on the slopes but I guess I can pick one up as required. The First few days will be flat as a witch tit, as I'll be going across the Mesata, so no real need for sticks until I'm well into my camino perhaps after Leon.
Anyway we're all off out for a family lunch today, should be nice.
I'll certainly make a few comments
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