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Hi, my name is Jarrad and I am a recovering overthinker.
You booked the first couple of nights -- you are good to go. You can always find someone to reaffirm your fears, boost your anxiety, and detract from your Camino. You'll be fine. Now...
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I have put my small down blanket in the dryer with no ill effects. The key is to put it in dry - do not wash it first. I do the same with my merino wool clothing too.
We stopped carrying sleeping bags after our first Frances. Since then we've used Sea to Summit Reactor Extreme liner. It weights .36 kilogram, so much lighter than a sleeping bag AND it takes up very little space in the backpack.
In times...
Our first night in an Albergue was at Roncesvalle in a room with many bunk beds. It was our first Camino. Upon awakening in the morning, the first thing my husband saw was a tall, very well-built blonde female changing her bra right there in...
Here are my tips, developed over the past decade:
1. Don't stare! Avert your eyes. This is how the Japanese manage nudity - to the extent it exists in baths and inns. As adults, we all know what everyone else has. There is no need to dwell on...
One of the great things of this forum is the advice us veteran pilgrims pass along advice to new pilgrims. I will pass along to you now some sage words my mother would say to my dad, brother and I, EVERY TIME we went to the bathroom. I grew up in...
I find most Americans are more modest about nudity. Of course, there are variations from family to family and person to person. But overall, I find americans are more modest now than when I was little. For example, when I go camping with...
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