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Hi Andy,
Wow, can I relate to your comment about medications! I was 68 in April/May of 2022 on my CF Camino and a three time cancer survivor with other chronic health problems, as well. I had two mesh bags of medications, one for morning meds and...
I was pick pocketed in Barcelona by a little kid, maybe 7-8 years old. He sat down beside me in a shop while I was waiting on my sister. I figured he was waiting on his mom. My wallet was tossed in the shop but my card and cash were gone and...
Sorry to hear that, it’s a horrible thing.
Scary thing for me is that our phones are becoming more and more important. I am at the point now where my wallet is almost irrelevant, as I rarely carry cash and my cards are on my phone, and it can’t...
My friend got pick-pocketed in Barcelona. Took just a few minutes to realize, but it was too late.
Here's the concern. He had EVERYTHING on his phone. Credit cards, airline reservations, maps, contacts, everything. Only phone number he could...
So….. we had 1 inch of rain here at home in a 4 hour period. We found it and opportunity to test our packs/setup. We hiked 12 miles in pure downpour. We both wore shorts and no pack covers as mine is waterproof and his Osprey has a waterproof...
I am staying at a 300 year old Basque farmhouse slightly outside of St. Jean Pied de Port (SJPP) before I start my Camino. The owner, Melanie, is great and will do anything for the pilgrims staying with her! She provides full concierge...
I live on the meseta and like to star-gaze. I have found pilgrims night-walking in the neighborhood. I usually stop and ask them if everything is OK. About half of them are exhausted and lost. The other ones are hardcore pilgrims who carry tents...
OK, I know I'm and over planner / over thinker.
Pat and I have a checklist on the Fridge door that we go through when we go away.
We are both the type that asks the other as we drive off down the road......
"Did you turn the cooker off"?
"The...
Don't take off your backpack until you have your beer in hand. Don't leave it unattended if you are alone, or with newfound yet unknown "friends" IMHO.
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