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I do not sleep on the bare mattress but replace the sheet - I shower before I go to bed and I do not have other hygiene issues. I understand that in the albergues plastic mattress covers are the best option, but mattress protectors are not always or necessarily plastic. .
Yes, I was silly not...
Plastic Mattress protectors are my nemesis . ! I like to have my own room so I stay in albergues with private rooms or pensiones . My first task upon arrival is to check beneath the sheets - if the mattress protector is plastic I remove it and usually replace it in the morning. If it’s a double...
Yes, the zigzag is a great technique. I used it on the climb up out of Ourense last month - to the amusement of some Spanish pilgrims - but it makes the steep climbs so much less challenge.
I walked this route last month in the snow so the way up to the pass was tough and markers hard to see.
I didn’t have too many problems with arrows and markers on the Sanabres but I do tend to get lost in the solitude and pleasure of walking - so in order to avoid missed arrows and...
European pilgrims frequently ask me why I travel all the way from Australia to Spain to walk.Of course the landscape is a major reason but I simply love the conviviality of Spain. It just doesn’t happen in the same way in my part of the world. Of course the decay of the villages is sad - I try...
Sorry, it’s late and I haven’t read all the previous replies so this has probably been said already - but I will sleep better if I post this now .
I am a sociologist and I love it when people think about the questions you raise and when people recognise that numbers are useful in helping to...
When was this? A month ago I spent 2 hours at the Zamora bus station trying to find the Alsa service to Granja based on an old post - they don’t service it now - see my previous post in this thread which refers to my post in the earlier thread. They are # 11 in both threads. I give the...
Hi Jill - The way this was - I turned left onto the (old new ) track and then noticed one set of boot tracks in the snow ( small so I thought it was a woman ahead of me) ) after a while I noticed the dear tracks and then one set of paw prints zig zagging along the trail off and on. That evening...
Walked this through the snow ( not yet deep) on Easter Sunday which made it an even more beautiful walk. Most people stuck to the road but a couple of us took the trail off to the left before the flyovers. Deer footprints and what I am pretty sure were wolf prints in the snow. A very memorable...
I was going to taxi to Laza from and back to but the weather out of A Gudiña was really wild and so another pilgrim and I got a taxi to Venda de Bolaño and walked to Laza from there. We walked in mist and rain to Campobecerros so missed some good scenery but luckily it cleared just before the...
Well done Miaka for finding that final part of the trail - I had completely lost it at the end and just had to bush bash my way up to the road three weeks ago - I quite enjoyed the walk and was glad my Wikiloc alert had stopped me going along the road but it was before the heavy rain - I can...
For me they are because I use them with merino short sleeve t-shirts ( I have tried, but don’t like, the tech fabric shirts) The sleeves just roll down when I stop for a break or am walking in the shade . They don’t slip down - I do get a new pair each Camino.
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As an Australian who was...
I have used them on all my caminos. Initially I bought them from a golfing shop and paired them with fingerless SunSmart gloves but this year I bought them from Uniqlo for about half the price - they are very cool, fit snuggly but not uncomfortable and have thumb holes so keep the sun off my...
My update on this thread -
I travelled by bus from Zamora to Granja de Moreruela yesterday 21 March at 2.00 pm. .
Initially I tried to buy the ticket from Vivas as per the information in earlier replies. It seems that they no longer offer that service - but after being persistently annoying...
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