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Morning. There have been so many reports of bad behaviour from Sarria to the cathedral - pilgrims pushing in, stealing bunk places, being rude, etc ... that the diocese are introducing mobile confession booths in an attempt to bring some...
Cattle, especially young curious ones are never to be trifled with. I have dealt with several human fatalities through cattle movement. Not necessarily through badness on the part of the cattle, more due to human stupidity.
Really? My reputation must have changed lately. My mother told me once that I was far too serious for my years. She said that I was born aged 40 and just got older and more boring every year from then on....
Something a little unusual on the Spanish news websites today. Two pilgrims forced to climb an oak tree to escape from a cow defending her calf. Apparently they called the Guardia Civil from their perch in the tree and the Guardia moved the...
As a fellow Australian I can tell you that there is no chance of leeches of the type you are talking about and I don't think there is any real chance of any sort of leech encounter at all. Buen Camino!
We have had threads like this in the past, so before I take the time to think about how to answer your questions from my own vantage point, I would just like to post a “preemptive strike.” If you are not concerned about these issues, please just...
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