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  1. David Tallan

    Recent Smelly Pilgrim Test

    I bought a couple of Merino tees for my last Camino and, despite the fact that one developed holes after its first wash, was sold on them for their anti-odour properties. I got a couple of merino blend tees from Decathlon for the trip I'm on now and they've done fine.
  2. David Tallan

    Goretex is a waste of money?

    I was up to my knees in soupy mud with my Hokas at one point on the Salvador. I gave them a good rinse when I got to a water source and they were fine. Perhaps not as sparkling clean as before, but certainly not destroyed. YMMV, of course.
  3. David Tallan

    Little sculptures

    It's hard to tell because they are quite eroded. That looks to me like a parent and child.
  4. David Tallan

    Credencial for the San Salvador

    The Albergue at the Convent of Carbajalas sells them. According to Gronze, they close at 22:30, May to October.
  5. David Tallan

    Little sculptures

    Oviedo, July 4 2023
  6. David Tallan

    Little sculptures

    Igrexa San Miguel de Bacurín, July 14, 2023
  7. David Tallan

    post Camino walk...any advice?

    It will depend on how you are feeling and how much of the time you want to spend walking. The Portuguese from Porto is a lovely route which I walked in October a few years ago and can be comfortably done in two weeks. Alternatively, you could continue on to Finisterre and Muxía in 4-6 days and...
  8. David Tallan

    Difficulty/ dangerousness/ albergues on the Primitivo?

    Although, to be fair, I think I see two markers within thar picture. That's a lot more frequent than on many other routes of my experience. That said, I certainly wouldn't take the Hospitales route when the locals advise against it, no more than I would take the Napoleon route over the Pyrenees...
  9. David Tallan

    The Pilgrim’s Guide to Etiquette

    It is possible that the Portland in England precedes the Portland in Maine. It is often that way with North American place names not of indigenous origin.
  10. David Tallan

    Difficulty/ dangerousness/ albergues on the Primitivo?

    For some context, the falls I'm used to thinking of as special are Niagara Falls (not my photo) which is a couple of hours from home: There are falls (or cascades) like in your video on the daily practice walk I do from my front door. I did enjoy the detour to them after Salas, and it wasn't a...
  11. David Tallan

    LIVE from the Camino K's San Salvador 24

    After Melide, I stopped at Salceda and Lavacolla instead of Arzua and O Pedrouzo last July and there were pretty much no crowds. Generally, it was no busier than the Primitivo until I got to Santiago.
  12. David Tallan

    Difficulty/ dangerousness/ albergues on the Primitivo?

    I enjoyed all three of these little detours, although I agree with Peter that the waterfall is not spectacular.
  13. David Tallan

    Difficulty/ dangerousness/ albergues on the Primitivo?

    Wow. I remember thinking that the Hospitales was unusually well marked with very frequent markers just to prevent this sort of thing.
  14. David Tallan

    Camino de Madrid

    I slept at the Polideportivo in Santa Espina on my detour to Urueña. It felt like a real old-time pilgrim experience. But it was on a proper mattress on the floor, rather than a judo mat. I stayed at one of the youth hostels further down the road, but my day wasn't as long, having started in...
  15. David Tallan

    Little sculptures

    Iglesia de Santa Maria Salome, Santiago, July 18 2023
  16. David Tallan

    Laundry Masher

    Anything that says "I'm releasing nano beads into your wash" sounds suss to me. If it is, I wonder about the effect on the environment. If it isn't, it's a scam.
  17. David Tallan

    Memory lane

    This was very much a defining feature of my first Camino. I think it is still present on the Frances, but pushed back a bit because of all of the current pilgrims. Maybe it would be different if I walked in winter, or maybe it was that my focus was different then. I haven't felt it as strongly...
  18. David Tallan

    Low fee ATMs. Where

    For what it is worth, as a Canadian, I have been mostly using ABANCA on this trip. When I make a withdrawal I am informed that there are no fees from my home bank but ABANCA is charging me a modest fee.
  19. David Tallan

    From just before Burgos - 47 friggin kms to find a bed!!!

    He listed them above in post #27. I don't happen to agree with him about how much responsibility they bear and my response is post #32.
  20. David Tallan

    Little sculptures

    Leon cathedral:

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