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You have got to ask the pilgrims that meet the full up albergues as to which category their albergue was.
I have not met albergues that were full up, what can I say....
I am in two minds about these conceptions of "bed race".
If you take for a minute the premise that an albergue will not willingly let all the beds be in the prebookable status, and thus will have a percentage of beds available for the first...
I use Merino in everything year round, so also on Camino.
Icebreaker wear out too fast, now it is Woolpower Lite briefs..
They do not get hot in the summer and the heat and in winter a godsend...
Marks and Spencers Lycra Trunks. Discard when crusty.
Seriously? There is a case that can be made for using high-wicking, easy dry, odour reducing etc etc... And there is also a case to be made that a camino is just a walk from village to...
Here is an approach that I have used successfully helping others to use their poles:
Firstly, set your poles to the correct length (if they are
adjustable). Consult the table on page 13 for a length
guide.
With wrist straps engaged and lightly...
The WRONG strap solution is to keep your thumbs free if you fall ( heaven forbid). Ski instructors will tell you that the upside way into the loops will let you lose the grip on the handle and not risk a broken thumb, or even wrist, in the Wrong...
In 2015, my wife was almost killed in a car accident (some of you are aware of it - a large tree fell on her car while driving). Four months later, when she finally came home, I suggested we watch "The Way" (I had seen it before, but she was...
I have been thinking about the CF since 1968 and walked first time in 2014
Nice to see it afterwards and I love to revisit the small world it portrays.
Everything come with a premise:
This is a film about A camino, not THE Camino..
These are...
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