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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Mary,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I walked in Vasques, and I have a word of advise
for you. When U are walking DOWN the mountains, be sure that your boots
are laced very tightly along the lower grommets - closer to the toes.
This will keep your toes away from piledriving into the front of the boots on
those downmarches. I failed to lace my boots properly, and I lost 4
toenails. But thats OK, because they came off after I returned home.
</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>They are relics from Pilgrim Paul's Great
Journey to the Tomb of St. James.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><BR>Paul Newfield <<A
href="mailto:pcn01awebdsi.com">pcn01awebdsi.com</A>><BR> <<A
href="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brasscannon">http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brasscannon</A>></DIV>
<DIV><BR>Also, my personal genealogy page:<BR> <<A
href="http://www.gencircles.com/users/brasscannon/1/pedigree/72">http://www.gencircles.com/users/brasscannon/1/pedigree/72</A>></DIV>
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<DIV>So, I now have Vasques w/ Gortex and a nice wide toe box.<BR>Will walk on
them for the next four weeks to break them in, but they feel much<BR>better
than the first pair. Except for walking, I feel ready as I can be for<BR>this
journey. My concern is blisters slowing me down since I have only 28<BR>days,
and will begin at Roncevalles. I really just want to get started!</DIV>
<DIV>Mary</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>