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The Guardia Civil returning things? My how the world has changed 😊. I don’t suppose there’s much point in asking if they’ve found the small bundle of peseta they relieved me of in 1969?
For those who wonder how safe it is to wander the Camino -...
For all of us who walked the Camino Frances in the "good old days" this gentle man in Castrojeriz was both a poet and a thinker in his special shop.
The name of this kindly gentleman/shopkeeper is Senor Amancio Yagüez.
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Wow, reminds me of my first night on a Camino hike--arriving at Roncesvalles (back in 2001) and finding all the beds in the (former hostel) were full. We eventually found mats (in two different rooms) where a few people moved their mats on the...
Good to hear that the town is so kind to provide shelter for the stranded pilgrims!
Also, a good example why bringing a warm sleeping bag and maybe even a lightweight sleeping mat might still be a good idea... You never know for sure where...
When one watches the behaviours on the Lepoeder pass seen in the EFE video, one understands better why there are these "rescue" operations. This is not a dangerous mountains situation as it is commonly understood. Nobody would dream of speaking...
The point that I’ve been trying to make, perhaps not very successfully, is that none of this - very strong wind or wind gusts, very cold temperatures, a lot of rain, a bit of snow, very low clouds and fog - come out of the blue on the passes of...
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