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'On your left' is meaningless and I have never heard anyone say it before. To me it also sounds rude. A complete sentence might be preferable. 'I am coming along behind you on your left'? What about a bell, the meaning of which would be more...
I should have explained better. The drybag I use is called a Podsac Drysac AS-KP-15-M Rucksacliner. It is much the same size as a trash compactor but much lighter and very flexible.
Forget about a cover for your rucksack. Buy a large dry bag the same size and put it inside your rucksack, then pack all your stuff into it. I did this on every camino since 2011. I also had an Altus poncho which went over my rucksack anyway. On...
Interesting film. However, it is a pity that the music is not more appropriate, for example music from the Codex Calixtinus. And organ music played on the unique Spanish organs with their horizontal trumpets and divided keyboards.
I walked the Baztán (Bayonne to Pamplona) and then continued on the Frances to Santiago in 2019. Here is my account. You will see I had a few mishaps but nothing to serious. It is indeed very beautiful. At the time there was no printed guidebook...
'Having recently robbed a bank I invested in a pair of ex-officio’s finest'
Be careful. The elastic on Ex Officio perishes if washed or dried at too high a temperature.
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