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@JillGat are you for real? I had second thoughts about asking my husband to keep my sourdough starter alive - I want to be able to go on another Camino!! So I have dehydrated it and I’ve made half a dozen loaves of bread to leave in the freezer...
I am a physician who has worked many years in the tropics. Permethrin is a safe and effective preventive measure for bedbugs (and other insects). I am on the Camino right now and my sleeping bag liner is impregnated with permethrin.
I use a scarf as a pillowcase. Usually you will get a pillowcase and a bottom sheet for your bunk although not always. Having a dual purpose item like a scarf is a good alternative.
Hello @Elis12,
First, let me say that I am very sorry to read this report. I know from similar personal experiences on the camino that something like this will leave you with a sense of disgust and repulsion. I hope that you can shake it off...
20ish years old guy with glasses stopped next to me in Rua de Francos (Concello de Teo) while I was changing poncho/ jacket, pretended to talk on the phone waiting for someone and when I turned around he was jacking off.
Started walking, turned...
Hi, I am impressed, and I guess and hope you felt good while walking. You seem to have walked a bit more than 4 km/h, right? (Sarria-Santiago) At that pace you can really take in the surroundings and I have found that pace to be the least...
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