MarianneF

New Member From South Africa

Joined: Nov 20, 2023

Last seen: Sunday at 4:42 PM

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  MarianneF reacted to Stivandrer's post in the thread Culture: Admiring the efforts to revive old homesteads with Like.
  
  If you like me find yourself stopping in your tracks along the caminos as you pass yet another cluster of houses that were once in living function of a village, now dilapidated and being in total disrepair. Ever so often I spend some time...
  
  Sunday at 6:17 AM
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  MarianneF replied to the thread Very simple app or gps to just know your speed.
  
  I have a Amazfit watch. (Cheap model).It uses the ZEPP app. I cannot be without it as I have an abnormal heart rate. It monitors my heart rate at all time other than distance walked, speed, etc. I have to stop for a bit or slow down on days my...
  
  Sunday at 6:16 AM
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  MarianneF reacted to Pelegrin's post in the thread What does this sign represent? with Like.
  
  This is the Comunidad de Madrid flag. Madrid is an Autonomous Community that has its flag. The seven stars represent the Great Bear constellation.
  
  Sunday at 5:52 AM
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  MarianneF reacted to trecile's post in the thread What does this sign represent? with Like.
  
  Thank you. Here's the Wikipedia article about it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_Community_of_Madrid
  
  Sunday at 5:51 AM
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  MarianneF replied to the thread Shoes ... Large toe box.
  
  I only wear New Balance shoes with a wide fit. I am not sure which country you are from but this a screenshot of one such shoe.
  
  Oct 2, 2024
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  MarianneF reacted to davejsy's post in the thread How wolves led me to the Camino with Like.
  
  Ok, not literally, but kind of they did. The recent thread on the wolf at Cruz de Ferro reminded me of my tenuous link to the Camino involving wolves, and it would be great to hear of other people's less than common routes toward finding the...
  
  Oct 1, 2024
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  MarianneF reacted to Barbara2's post in the thread Toilet tissue littering Camino Portugués with Like.
  
  I have been walking the Camino Portugès starting in Porto. I am now in Caldas de Reis. One thing that disturbs me greatly as I walk the Camino is the amount of toilet trash littering the sides of the path. Out of respect for fellow pilgrims...
  
  Sep 27, 2024
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  MarianneF reacted to David Bedlow's post in the thread Camino Portugués - lessons learned with Like.
  
  I walked this route in 2023, at the age of 75. I am attaching my report (I did this before some time ago so I am sorry if this is not allowed). Accommodation was a serious difficulty and I was obliged to resort to booking in advance, a thing I...
  
  Sep 23, 2024
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  MarianneF reacted to Nathen's post in the thread Camino Portugués - lessons learned with Like.
  
  Hi Marianne - It failed me miserably as a navigation tool, and led me to walk along a beach and through a field that had no path whatsoever. I didn't use any other aspect of the app.
  
  Sep 23, 2024
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  MarianneF replied to the thread Camino Portugués - lessons learned.
  
  Hi Nathan. Where exactly did Camino Ninja app fail you? Many people expressed their satisfaction with the app. I was planning on using the app next year doing the Litoral solo. I am too old to end up walking for 11 hours on 1 day!
  
  Sep 22, 2024
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