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Dear forummembers,
It is with great sadness I inform you of the death of @annakappa.
She and her husband fraluchi ( who was also a member here ) were very active on this forum.
They were both gentle and wise people.
They were always generous...
Hello everyone!
Sorry to shout, but these are exciting times. I have started this thread to serve as a point of conversation for the Camino Guides Beta that was launched last month.
Since I have been kicking the tires so to speak and searching...
These pics are great! I arrive in the Portugues side a full day before i start the walk. I’m taking a train from Porto to Valença, then I will somehow find my way to my lodging in Tui. Perhaps I should buy a little bottle of adult libation in...
I found it to be a pleasant stroll. No real challenges, some nice towns here and there, a couple of options where one option was shorter but very urban while the other was slightly longer and less urban.
I managed to catch a street market the...
In Canada we say. If it’s black you fight back. If it’s brown you lie down. If it’s white, say goodnight. This is based on reality -a bit. - black bears are usually quite timid and will run away at loud noises, yelling, waving arms. Brown bears...
A bear made it into the international news in 2022 when it was filmed running through the streets of Ponferrada at night. The owner of the Señor Oso albergue in Molinaseca told me that they had very occasionally been seen by the river there...
Brown Bears seem to have moved into Galicia as populations exist in both Cantabria and Asturias
https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/03/brown-bear-spotted-in-north-west-spain-for-first-time-in-150-years-galicia
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