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Liners are not for the prevention of bed bugs but to keep a sleeping bag cleaner because it's easier to wash a liner than a sleeping bag. The usefulness of treating your gear with permethrin against bed bugs is not to avoid getting bitten... -
Gary Martin reacted to Peterexpatkiwi's post in the thread LIVE from the Camino Do not climb over this fence with
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Regrettably not always. It’s 25 years since I lived in the UK, I used to walk regularly with two groups fighting to keep public footpath’s open. Even on relatively well travelled/ frequently walked paths it was not uncommon to find locked... -
Gary Martin reacted to WGroleau's post in the thread LIVE from the Camino Do not climb over this fence with Like.
In England, it happens a lot, but they're not “naughty." They’re just keeping their animals under control. And they always provide ways for walkers to get by.
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Gary Martin reacted to Peterexpatkiwi's post in the thread LIVE from the Camino Do not climb over this fence with Like.
No . Zero need for concern on the Frances - it's a pilgrim highway. Literally. Take a look at some of the photos on here, like the photos of the meseta for example. @peregrina2000 and a few others like her have the envious habit of walking...
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Gary Martin replied to the thread LIVE from the Camino Do not climb over this fence.I grew up working with livestock in cattle country. The general rule is if a gate is closed ,close it behind you and if it gate is open, leave it that way. it’s very important to do that. I think the occasional inconveniently locked gate is...
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Gary Martin reacted to C clearly's post in the thread LIVE from the Camino Do not climb over this fence with Like.
Clearly, we didn't have to, but we enjoyed it anyway. It is a pleasure when you get to your mid-70s to do it from time to time in the interests of seeing what is on the other side
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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...
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I have to say, if I wasn't so old, tired, lazy and curmudgeonly... I'd love to set out on a starry or moonlit night across the meseta... starting anywhere around Tardajos- Hornillos with a full limitless horizon on all sides and a track without...
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I don't see a problem, provided you are reasonably fit and healthy. I have walked all these routes, though not necessarily as a combo. I have walked Salvador followed by Primitivo, which was most enjoyable.
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Gary Martin reacted to pelerine's post in the thread Are you 70+ and still walking Caminos? with Like.
Hoping to walk the Invierno next month at 84 - se Deus quiser, lots of things can happen until then to stop me. I feel very lucky and savour every time I can still do it…
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