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I'm not a walker, but I've gone on plenty of bicycle trips and I think in this aspect the two are comparable.
For me, the first 3-5 days are mainly exciting. You still have energy reserves, everything is new, the trip might be challenging but it...
I don’t like the phrase the Camino provides - sounds akin to ‘magic happens’ stickers on car windscreens! Or ‘unicorns are real!’.
However, the original post seems like quite an over reaction to a non-issue - particularly given the examples the...
As a child, finding out the presents I thought Santa provided were actually given by my parents was a very traumatic moment. And now I'm learning the camino providing is actually people doing kind things...okay seriously, it's a figure of...
Being that I’m a newbie “pre-pilgrim”, as I am preparing for my first Camino this coming August, I’ve felt somewhat disheartened by all these posts about bed races, crowding, etc. To be clear, I will not back down from my intention of walking...
You haven't provided much information and that makes it very difficult to figure out what your problems might be.
A WhatsApp call may go unanswered for many reasons including you calling at a time when the person receiving your call is asleep...
I take my trusty Bunnings shopping bag https://www.bunnings.co.nz/bunnings-compact-bag_p8510165?store=9491&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwwYSwBhDcARIsAOyL0fg1KJcU7Ixe-_f8jUOO_-uvtGUN7vFHJUars3tPQ2erbLtCydUJ8hEaAuMiEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
Doesn't...
Found him on the way, just before O Cebreiro. That's him in Santiago, and later at home:
Made a poncho for his carrier from a garbage bag. Me in my giant tent-like poncho, and him with the garbage bag, looked ridiculous 🤣.
Bought him a...
"In another instance we had a pilgrim who had fallen in the mud on a rainy day and was lying by the road wrapped in his poncho. A car pulled up, the driver rolled down his window and shouted "Peregrino?". He popped the trunk and the pilgrim...
I was caught short and needed a “wild wee” ( and yes, I do take my loo paper away with me). I was on a slight incline with my back facing down instead of up. Lost my balance and ended up on my back like a turtle. I couldn’t right myself, but did...
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