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Just today I decided taking 3 weeks this fall to ‘Walk the Path’ is just what I need. I completed Camino Frances September 2019 and after 4 years of transition, disappointments and some stagnation, it is time to get back on track. I plan to fly...
You have a number of options: send via Correos with Paq Peregrino to be held at the Santiago post office.
https://www.elcaminoconcorreos.com/en/transfer-luggage
Send to Casa Ivar via Correos...
In the Guardian. Interesting "Letters to the Editor..."
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/apr/18/a-modern-pilgrimages-transformative-power?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
Here are some earlier threads on this topic:
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/search/5226415/?q=%E2%80%9C6+digit+pin%E2%80%9D&c%5Bdeleted%5D=include&o=date
Permethrin doesn't repel them or kill them on contact. I have been bitten while inside my permethrin treated silk sleep sack. I use the permethrin because it does kill them over time because I don't want to be the pilgrim who is transporting...
I painted silk scarves for years. The colour is fixed with steam, i.e. at more than 100 °C. Since then, I no longer worry about washing silk in hot water
Can you provide any more information or a source for this? Was it a published study, or someone you know? That is a very low temperature, not something available to most of us, anyway.
I got bedfbugs on the Norte in 2017 and ran my silk liner and all other gear through a commercial dryer for 90 minutes at the highest heat setting. Killed the bugs without damaging my pack or other items as far as I could see. I'm still using...
Usually late April is busy because of its proximity to the busy Easter season. This year the holiday came very early, so these are increased non-holiday crowds. Yes, April can be busy, but artificially so based on the Semana Santa walkers...
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