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My first Camino in 2018 was unplanned and nothing was booked. All went very well for accommodation until I got to San Bol and the singular albergue, Arroyo de San Bol was full. The hospitalero was nice enough to call a taxi and while waiting for the taxi another pilgrim without reservation came...
i got 3 pairs of convertibles from Costco, they were like $18 a pair. The material is not as soft as Kuhl or REI's but am still wearing them after 5.5 years. My fav pair got bleached lighter from meseta sunlight, the bottom half was stowed in pack so it retained the original color. i still wear...
I agree to seeing a professional to diagnose the problems. In addition, I recommend gentle whole body stretching and strengthening. Am close to 70 and have been off all pain meds since 2012 due to stage 3 kidney disease (luckily my kidneys are now back to normal functioning after 2 years of...
Two summers ago, I shopped for rental car from Seattle, and had actually found a great deal directly with Enterprise. A couple days later I decided to check again by using Google and decided to try Expedia which came up with a crazy low price of $307 for 11 days. That was less than 50% off...
On the 2018 CF, I had my Nikon DSLR (2018) and my Samsung Note 4 but I found the DSLR an easier device to use. With the DSLR, I took (1,000s) more photographs than with the phones because of the simplicity of the DSLR -- in one single move I can remove the camera, remove the lens, turn it on...
I second others on zip off convertible pants. I will just take one pair next year and when they are being hung out to dry, I will have my running shorts to wander around town in (also sleep in them). Also I agree on a change of 'shoes' after walking all day, I like my Crocs for walking around...
May 1, 2018 it rained, snowed and hailed all the way from Orisson to almost Roncesvalles. I should add that the next day my second Camino family encountered sunshine and warmth. Shall we say the weather at the pass is pretty unpredictable?
I'd like to take our bronze shell when we move (hopefully in a couple more years) so we attached the shell on our front stoop with 3M double sided tape. It has survived a wet and icy winter and two very hot summers. It has not worked loose or wiggled any. When we move, all we need to do is use a...
Thank you very much for sharing your blog. Am thinking of Porto to Santiago soon (this October or next May, 2024) so this is appropriate timing. Thanks again!
Seattle - Reykjavik - Paris (CDG) - Bayonne - SJPP.
I took IcelandAir flight from Seattle through Rykevick then to Paris. Departure from Seattle was delayed for 5 hours so we missed the connecting flight to Paris which was okay since I was between jobs and had lots of time. I had to change my...
I think it is a personal preference to have a bulky (and heavy) camera. As an amateur photographer and artist I was one of those 'crazy' people who took along a DSLR and I am glad I had it. I had a chest harness that the DSLR easily clipped on and off to allow me for hands free walk. It was...
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