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My only problem on the Norte was the road bridge across to Ribadeo. It is very long, much much longer than the bridge across to Portomarin. And it was very windy. I took a deep breath, shut my eyes (figuratively!), put my head down, and didn't...
I walked the Portuguese Camino last autumn and I was pleasantly surprised to find at the end that I didn't have one incident with a potentially vicious dog
One or two of them barked at me from a distance from their garden but none of them...
Last October/November we walked Camino Catalán/Cami de Sant Jaume from El Port de la Selva to Montserrat, and one day more. After 20 years of camino walking, I would rank this one high on my list. Of course, nice weather always gives a good...
@Bad Pilgrim I'm not sure yet, so many options! Back in 2019, when I re-walked the first half of the Norte, I said to myself- "I want to come back and walk this route every 5 years" (I'd also walked it in 2015). Well, it's been 5 years, and I was...
Drinks inside, 99% of the time it's self-service. If the seating is outside, then there could be a server, best option is ask inside: 'Sirven mesas?'. Don't worry about offending, bars will not take offence about getting this wrong; and a smile...
I have to admit that during my first 3 Camino's, up to April 2023 I ate most of the high carb foods mentioned here and enjoyed them all, especially whatever was on the menu del dia.
However, last summer, I found out how unhealthy these foods are...
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