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Caña is small draft beer about 200ml, copa de cerveza is a wine glass or glass with a stem and is usually 330ml, jarra is a large glass.
Una botella is a bottle. Una botellín/quinto for 200ml, botella grande/tercio for 330ml. I've only really...
Good to see how many of us are still here and still walking! I also crossed over into my 70s since you started this thread, and I have walked three caminos since I hit that milestone— Salvador/Primitivo in 2021 (when I had a camino-ending...
My last camino, autumn of 2023, did not go well. I did not want to return. Now, looking into my future (my 76th birthday is two days from now), I am wondering if I shall change my mind and plan for another camino. It looks unlikely, with (minor)...
And after the foregoing thread leaves you completely exhausted, just relax and order a Larios y Tonica (con Limón o Lima). The bartender knows the precise glass in which to serve it.
When I did the San Salvador the lady at the albergue said she had a Russian lady age 92 doing the San Salvador. "You are never to old to follow your dreams."
Going to Pamplona tomorrow morning. Heading for SdC, slowly. Will be joined by my 47 yr old daughter in Burgos. I am 70 + 9 days young.
Edit: Will most likely meet @Kiwi-family mother in Uterga. May bump into new Camino addict @MARSKA as well...
Hi all!
I see I started this thread in 2018 and someone has resurrected it from the archives. I am here to tell you that after nearly six years I have now joined the ranks of the 70+ crowd. I leave in 11 days for the Sanabres and I feel very...
My routine twice a day: in the early morning, rub vaseline into my feet, put on silk liners, put on Smart Wool medium weight socks, put on Saucony trail runners. Hike. In the afternoon after showering, rub vaseline into my feet, put on Injinji...
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