• For 2024 Pilgrims: €50,- donation = 1 year with no ads on the forum + 90% off any 2024 Guide. More here.
    (Discount code sent to you by Private Message after your donation)
  • ⚠️ Emergency contact in Spain - Dial 112 and AlertCops app. More on this here.
  • Get your Camino Frances Guidebook here.

Search 69,459 Camino Questions

Fear of heights (don't laugh- It's real!)

I am confused by all these bridges. I have walked into and out of Portomarin 3 times (once in March and twice in November). I remember only one way to enter - over the high bridge. I think there were 2 routes out, one of which had recently closed as it was unsafe. The route out involved a small bridge at some point.

You are correct. One way in and in 2017 there was only one functioning bridge out.

The 'second bridge in further south' is a bridge but not across the reservoir. It doesn't help us.

At low water levels in Nov you can cross the old Roman bridge.
 
Down bag (90/10 duvet) of 700 fills with 180 g (6.34 ounces) of filling. Mummy-shaped structure, ideal when you are looking for lightness with great heating performance.

€149,-
The first edition came out in 2003 and has become the go-to-guide for many pilgrims over the years. It is shipping with a Pilgrim Passport (Credential) from the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela.
@sarahmadrid thank you for starting the thread. All of my adult life UNTIL NOW I thought, maybe I'm insane for feeling that thought?/desire?/urge?! For me it has only happened when there is no rail or barrier.
@nidarosa , @lizlane , @VNwalking and everyone that I missed...THANK YOU!

EDIT: by the way, I tried to cure myself of this in my early 20's before there was exterior railing on The Leaning Tower of Pisa. I walked around the outside of every open level! I did it but, it didn't 'cure' me. Yet, I still have the desire to skydive, go figure! We humans are interesting.
 
Last edited:
I have recently bought some acupuncture bands that press on a point below both wrists and promised to cure motion sickness - and it did! I can now eat on the two hour pendelino train journey back from London ... has anyone tried it for the woozy/panicky feeling of acrophobia? I might bring them with me!
 
Ideal sleeping bag liner whether we want to add a thermal plus to our bag, or if we want to use it alone to sleep in shelters or hostels. Thanks to its mummy shape, it adapts perfectly to our body.

€46,-

Most read last week in this forum

A recent post by @Kirkie in another older thread about the descent has prompted me to make this post. In it she tells us this: "I wrote to turismo.web@navarra.es The reply I got just now - I...
I think I messed up my stages. Following Brierly now after being off stage during the busy sections. Brierly has a stage from Molinaseca to villafranca del Bierzo. And then one potentially...
Hi, I’m an 18-year-old leaving for the Camino Frances in a few days. I’m doing it solo with quite a small spanish vocabulary and those are the two things that I’m a bit nervous about. Any last...
I just got an email that the train from Bayonne to St Jean tonight is canceled. Anyone else see this?
We’re currently on the Frances. We’re walking from SJPDP. We’re looking at our projected dates for Sarria to Santiago. When we try to find lodging it all looks sold out on booking.com. What...
Hi - I am currently on the Via Podiensis and in a few weeks will be arriving in SJPP and then continuing on the Frances for a bit. I have never been to SJPP before and am wondering if it is worth...

❓How to ask a question

How to post a new question on the Camino Forum.

Forum Rules

Forum Rules

Camino Updates on YouTube

Camino Conversations

Most downloaded Resources

This site is run by Ivar at

in Santiago de Compostela.
This site participates in the Amazon Affiliate program, designed to provide a means for Ivar to earn fees by linking to Amazon
Official Camino Passport (Credential) | 2024 Camino Guides
Back
Top