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  1. dick bird

    Snoring. AARRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!

    Everybody snores.
  2. dick bird

    Re: Current Lunch Prices

    And if you plan to visit the USA, be sure to spend some time in Mexico and Canada first to accustom yourself to their funny North American ways.
  3. dick bird

    Re: Current Lunch Prices

    If it is a menú, bottled water is a choice of drink so not charged extra. Otherwise you can ask for ‘agua de grifa’ - tap water. What intrigues me is that red wine is included, but if you have white wine with a menú, they charge for it.
  4. dick bird

    Re: Current Lunch Prices

    You could ask. I am 100% sure they’ll say yes. I wouldn’t try it on with the wine though.
  5. dick bird

    Re: Current Lunch Prices

    There is a lot wrong with this post, not least the assumption that what is correct etiquette in one European country must also be correct in another.
  6. dick bird

    Advice for Sleeping Options and Other Advice for Inaugural Pilgrims

    For public albergues, known as municipales and parroquiales you definitely a ‘credencial’ aka pilgrim’s passport. You can get one from the confraternity of Saint James in the UK or Léon cathedral.
  7. dick bird

    Advice for Sleeping Options and Other Advice for Inaugural Pilgrims

    Public albergues nowadays don’t fill up like they used to. Booking ahead seems the norm with the result that unreservable accommodation is ironically a safer bet than trying to book all the way. Your stages look good.
  8. dick bird

    Snow in Navarra, currently, or at least a few hours ago...

    And it is very cold on the Meseta right now, 0 Celsius in the mornings.
  9. dick bird

    Making friends when starting the Camino later

    You live in the UK, Spain isn’t far away so you could easily do the Camino in two or more stages which is what a lot of people do. Alternatively start from Burgos and next year start from Saint Jean. You’ll be well and truly hooked by then, like the rest of us.
  10. dick bird

    A few quick questions before departing on the Francés

    Re Q2, no restrictions at present.
  11. dick bird

    Portomarin Bridge Closure

    Or in a turquoise coloured can marked ´57 varieties´ with an orangey coloured gloop that may once have had an encounter with a tomato. We usually had it on toast. Our cat thought it was Kit-e-kat because the tin was the same colour. The spoof was all the more convincing because it was narrated...
  12. dick bird

    Portomarin Bridge Closure

    Er, what’s the date today?
  13. dick bird

    Rough In Planning Support

    The thing with a plan is that you don´t have to keep to it.
  14. dick bird

    Switching between variants at El Burgo Ranero

    Yes, you can do this. From the village centre, walk towards the railway station and past it. You should pick up the Roman road as it crosses the back road you are following (turn left). But you will mainly be walking along the route of a Roman road rather than actually on a roadway constructed...
  15. dick bird

    What would you change about the CF - if you could?

    The ban on suitcases may be because of space - there is an obvious limit to the size of a backpack, but not to a suitcase that is being transported. HosVol rule is that if the pilgrim is carrying it, we let it in. Whether transported luggage of any type is allowed is up to the individual...
  16. dick bird

    What would you change about the CF - if you could?

    That makes sense. It is also an explanation I have heard. In England, churches in villages are often open (though not always). Cromwell and his chums made sure there isn’t much to steal but villages in the south of England are not depopulated as they are in Spain.
  17. dick bird

    Starting on the Camino Frances, not sure which route to take into Santiago (san salvador / primitivo versus invierno)

    The Salvador/Primitivo is longer, other than that, having done both I´d say they are both fantastic routes. Different points of interest, but equal in that aspect and in scenery and difficulty. The Invierno is maybe a bit quieter and not yet as much infrastructure, otherwise I´d toss a coin.
  18. dick bird

    Train Madrid to Leon

    September is a long way out so it is possible, but the Spanish train system can be complicated to navigate online. Are you looking at the Renfe website? It has a bad reputation but recently I have used it without issues. The other possibility is the bus - Alsa is the biggest company. I would...
  19. dick bird

    Is it possible to get stamps from Albergues if not staying there?

    Yes. I worked in albergues and people would come in all the time just for the stamp. Not a problem.
  20. dick bird

    If you had to choose to skip a part of the route. What would be your choice?

    I would start walking and see how much time was left when I got to Santiago. Then if there were enough time, walk to Muxia. If not, get the bus.

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