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    A leisurely start from St Jean Pied de Port

    So did I. Wasn't kicked out early and really friendly. That was in July.
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    LIVE from the Camino No boundaries for lack of respect

    I’m completely with you here. Consideration should go both ways and expecting those who start walking later or finish later to be stumbling around in a darkened room at 8 or even 9pm is equally selfish. By all means go to bed but don’t turn off the lights in a passive aggressive manner. Too...
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    Portugues : Best guide book

    Hi all. What in your opinions is/are the best guidebook(s) for the Portugues COASTAL - possibly including the Senda Litoral. I used Brierly when I did the start of the coastal from Porto then moved inland to the central, and as I recall info on the coastal was limited in Brierley. Is there a...
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    Ibuprofen side effects

    Haha - also just realised I moved you to Samoa instead of Samui ..... I’ve probably got that wrong too. Predictive text !!
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    Ibuprofen side effects

    Rosanne :) How funny that you found that comment in the whole of this forum !! I’d have tagged you somehow but couldn’t remember your forum name. Sorry to hear about the skin cancer but very very happy to hear it was successfully removed. Yes 2014 was the long walk year for me - 2013 was my...
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    Ibuprofen side effects

    Hi there When I walked the Francés in 2013 a lovely South African girl who was now living in Samoa was injured and taking a lot of Ibuprofen. About a week after she started she began to burn quite badly in the sun and developed a sun rash. Now this girl knew her sunshine and her tolerance to it...
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    LIVE from the Camino DANGER... Calzadilla de la Cueza SPLIT

    The thread does provide a balanced view and in many posts a good level of useful inormation, but I stand by my assertion that a number of posts were less than sympathetic to the fact that a pilgrim was made to feel a little afraid. He wasn’t expressing indignation ( a rather negative emotion )...
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    LIVE from the Camino DANGER... Calzadilla de la Cueza SPLIT

    Feel slightly sorry for the OP here who clearly got a fright but has been rather picked on I feel. It’s easy to say ‘you should know better’, or be condescending with comments about being glad it was nothing worse, but not everyone has come across this sort of thing before - I’m not used to...
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    Heart Attack on the Camino Portuguese

    Another pilgrim - a German, slightly older gentleman whom I met very briefly, had a heart attack on the Portugues three or four weeks ago. I believe he was operated on and had a stent inserted. Before I left Santiago I heard he was ok tho’ in intensive care. I don’t suppose anyone knows...
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    Heart Attack on the Camino Portuguese

    That is really really useful information and should be much more widely publicised. I would never have used one as I’d have been terrified I was going to kill someone who’s heart was still beating. Thanks for posting this.
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    Low Light Photos from 2017

    Pontevedra by moonlight
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    Low Light Photos from 2017

    Outside Redondela - the day just wouldn't get started...
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    Low Light Photos from 2017

    Santiago early morning. I had never seen it empty before. It was beautiful.
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    Interesting Advice ...

    I buy my boots half a size too big. I take them and my socks off every time I stop. I air my feet and dry my by now rather sweaty socks in the sun. If I haven't walked too far I put them back on. If it's a long day I change socks mid-day. It also gives me a chance to check for any tell-tale red...
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    My last day in Santiago

    Isn't it strange that after all that time it's in Santiago that we often feel lonely for the first time. My first Camino ended that way as I walked alone and lost those I'd met along the way. I arrived mainly with strangers. My first full CF was totally different - I finished with a crowd of new...
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