For 2024 Pilgrims: €50,- donation = 1 year with no ads on the forum + 90% off any 2024 Guide. More here. (Discount code sent to you by Private Message after your donation)
When bushwalking I use a bladder , while trekking a bottle . Both have advantages and disadvantages so I decided to combine both .
A bottle with a bite valve , easily made in a few moments using rubber bands a bite valve from a punctured bladder I had and a generic disposable water bottle ...
Forgive me I couldn't resist the over dramatic title . Crocs the shoes not Crocs the Crocodiles
It was 45'C at the farm the other day , so hot , I saw a local dog chasing a cat , both were walking :)
My mankey old Crocs that I keep next to the door for quick trips outside had been baking in...
Thanks for the advice on returning from St Jean . :)
So to book air travel I need some indication of the time needed to walk the Le Puy , an estimate of course .
I do know this is almost as bad as asking what the weather will be but then Australia is a long way from France .
I was...
I may be lucky enough to be walking the Le Puy next May , it seems fitting to me to walk the first half after walking to Finisterre last year . Besides I found the countryside along the GR70 so beautiful I really want more of it and for a longer time .
A basic question , I suspect the rail...
I won't call them ' Hacks ' or ' Cheats' because I don't really want to do either , there must be a wealth of good advice amongst our members on how to get the best out of your on board luggage allowance .
I have a 7 kg limit , with a 585 mm maximum length , my poles are OK but will need to be...
I walked past beds of beautiful roses called " The Way of St. James ' last year .
I am an enthusiastic rose gardener and so this variety would be a welcome addition to my rose beds and a pleasant reminder of my own Camino , the scent was extraordinary .
I haven't been able to find a supplier in...
A small thing but certainly important for my reintroduction to the post Camino world .
After thirty four odd days on the Frances and a further week to and in Finisterra I was looking a little like a Wooki .
Men of a ' certain age ' tend to sprout hair in peculiar places , so much so that...
As of June 4th according to local sources the alternative path to Burgos via the river is impassable. I have not seen it myself but it isn't hard to believe ?considering the torrential rain of the past few days in the region of Atapuerca and Burgos itself .
I want to stay in Burgos for a day to rest up and divest myself of my cousin the ' speed demon ' , determined to gain the yellow jersey on the Camino. He is so happy to be the fastest walker that he still doesn't realise just what he's missed on the way .
Suggestions as to where to stay for...
For the very first time in my walking career I have developed blisters . A few hot days on the Camino Frances in gortex lined Merrells has done it .
I couldn't live with them let alone walk on them and had to puncture them . But I didn't want to risk infection by using a safety pin...
I take back every word I have ever wrote about snoring .
There is no effective way of blocking out the bass resonance of a half drunken middle aged man :
I Would like to acknowledge all the help and
Advice I have received over these past months. Without the forum my preparation would have been less appropriate and certainly more doubtful.
Orisson tonight , then who knows where and how far beyond .
So thank you to all that helped directly...
Being of Maltese heritage and with a somewhat tenuous ancestral link to the Knights of St John I am keen to visit those sites that have links to Malta .
One of these is the Albergue de Peregrinos de la Orden de Malta in Pamplona .
If anyone has stayed there and could perhaps give me a warts and...
Could a member please let me know if there is a fast train from Santiago to Barcelona ? If so , also the approximate time it takes and cost ?
I am not sure of my arrival date in Santiago [ who ever is ? ] so I would rather not pre-book tickets .
I must admit the Spanish train timetable sites...
For Australians only .
Aldi has brilliant hiking towels for sale at the moment . $14 odd for a reasonably lightweight, fast drying towel ,80cm x 130cm , compete with its own wrap strap .
I tried one out yesterday , it drys hairy old me very quickly and dries itself even faster .
Comes in a range...
Has anyone had any experience using this product ?
https://ecoraiderusa.com/why-ecoraider-is-good-at-killing-bed-bugs-on-contact/
Almost too good to be true , but it appears to be the only treatment that has substantiated its claims with peer reviewed research .
I have continued my quest to find the best inner sole for the Merrell Moabs I wear for most training walks .
Previously I found that Steel Blue inner soles were comfortable and of good quality ,after a hundred odd kilometres they were still comfortable but I thought that there must be something...
Apologies if this has been posted before . I have to admit I laughed out loud when I first saw it . I have experienced this ' walk ' many times after a long haul with a 20 kilo pack , just never saw it from behind before .
<iframe width="640" height="360"...
This site is run by Ivar at in Santiago de Compostela.
This site participates in the Amazon Affiliate program, designed to provide a means for Ivar to earn fees by linking to Amazon