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    I did a CF and a Le Puy camino both in August. I survived with a liner and no sleeping bag. I did have tights and fleece vest to wear to bed.
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    dreaming replied to the thread Packing - edition one.
    I wore fingerless cycling gloves which saved the sun damage to my hands and also buffered my hands when using my poles.
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    dreaming replied to the thread Afraid of top bed without fence.
    I managed to get bottom bunks on the CF in October. On two occasions i was given a top bunk despite asking for one. i declined. They found me a bottom bunk. These were both donativos. This is one reason I try not to stay in donativos. A...
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    dreaming replied to the thread Packing - edition one.
    Everyone is different. I met a wonderful group of Irish women. One told me she could smell something on the plane on the way home. It was her bra. Her lovely friend acted as the packing police and told them what they could take. Only one bra...
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    dreaming replied to the thread Packing - edition one.
    I wouldn't take the emergency poncho, or hand warmers. I would take the rain pants. I would add an umbrella.
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    I was walking in France One time a car nearly hit me whilst walking on a pedestrian crossing. The car sped through the pedestrian crossing. Another time I was walking on the pavement in a town when a car nearly hit me coming up the alley...
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    dreaming replied to the thread Poles or No Poles?.
    Poles save your precious knees so you will be able to walk more caminos in the future and decrease your chance of falling.
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    I too have never treated my gear. 3 long caminos and no bed bugs.
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    dreaming replied to the thread Bar Etiquette.
    I walked with an American pilgrim who had walked the CF the year before. He said he always took the plates back to the bar. I started doing it and the bar workers were very grateful.
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    dreaming replied to the thread Bar Etiquette.
    Was at the first, very busy bar with only one person serving. He served the guy next to me who came 15 minutes after me. I put my hand up to say what about me and the person serving went ballistic at me in Spanish. It was obvious what he was...

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