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  1. Lurch

    The Pilgrim’s Guide to Etiquette

    I have been corrected by Mexicans who say that their country is also a United States. Now I just refer to myself as “de Los Estados Unidos del Norte”. As regards etiquette….a line from a 50s song, The Happy Wanderer…I tip my hat to all I see, and they tip theirs to me. In my words, say a...
  2. Lurch

    Alternatives to Sarria to SDC

    Interesting, I just finished walking the last segment of the Camino, from Pamplona to Santiago. At 79, not sure how many partial Camiinos I have left in me, but I really have an itch to go from Sarria to Santiago again. Been that route twice before, but to me, it is the best part. Lots of...
  3. Lurch

    Medication woes

    2028!, I am not sure am going to be alive then, at 84. Let’s see here…sleep med, gut med, PTSD meds…(can’t go squirrely on the Camino, after all). Not too much to carry, for my usual 17-21 day journey. In the end, I find that I don’t need as much of the meds while walking. One of the many...
  4. Lurch

    Alternatives to walking if injured

    First partial go-around on the Camino, 6 years ago, I messed up my back just before Rabanal del Camino, really bad. I was with two friends. We took a taxi to Tricastela, then walked the rest of the way to Santiago. Well, I walked as much as I could. Some days 2-4 miles, some days 8, never...
  5. Lurch

    I did it- and feel like a winna!

    You have years ahead of you…I am 79 and just finished the last 200+ miles, Logrono to Ponferrada. Started in 2018, did another 150 miles in 2021, and now done. Probably my last Camino, unless I can convince one of my kids to hike from Sarria on. But you, in your 60s, many Caminos to look...
  6. Lurch

    Solo walkers - what kinds of food do you buy at grocery stores?

    Fruit, fresh if available, in pouches or cans, if not. Canned fish, sausage, bottle of beer, some packaged sweets. Try for a communal meal at Albergue, pastry and coffee for desayuno hour or so after I start. Cup of instant coffee at wake-up. I refuse to buy coffee from a machine!
  7. Lurch

    The Way: how do you feel about THE movie?

    IIRC, the Ugly American was the one who got his hands dirty working with the people, not the arrogant Ambassador, per the book.
  8. Lurch

    Not everyone happy about pilgrim/tourist pressure.

    Last partial Camino in 2021, walked with some friends. We had walked 150 miles in 2018 with everything on our backs. This time, I was surprised to see them toting roller bags with ALL SORTS of stuff. I was still using my pack. I don’t think they ever had to wash their clothes on a17 day trip...
  9. Lurch

    Camino Wildlife (excluding escaped circus animals)

    I have heard that the grizzled bar tends towards more open spaces and can’t hide as well. Plus most bear attacks are over a kill. Rifle shots are the dinner bell for them. Blacks are different, if they approach you, they intend to eat you, not just beat you up.
  10. Lurch

    Drinking water @hotels

    For the truly concerned, take Halazone tablets with you. Tastes horrible but the water will have been purified. Just don’t do like one Marine did in my unit in the Nam. He was so thirsty he drank unpurified water then swallowed his Halazone tablet. They Medavaced him out an hour later! Not...
  11. Lurch

    Solo walkers - what kinds of food do you buy at grocery stores?

    Salami, or other dry sausage; sardines, or other canned seafood, my jalapeño salt and beer. What more can one ask for while walking. And a communal meal to finish the evening…glorious!
  12. Lurch

    Overtaking étiquette.

    Learned that in the Marines…just drop your voice a couple of octaves so those geezers can hear you! I can say that…I am 78 and deaf as a stump.
  13. Lurch

    Those BRIGHT motion activated lights, or how to pee in 5 seconds

    Well, WE know what a red light means…nudge nudge…I-used to work Vice.
  14. Lurch

    Last night I learned I snore...

    If someone is keeping me awake, IMO it is OK to touch, not grope, the individual. It has happened to me several times on the Camino. Afterwards, I turned on my side to sleep, without concern. To think that I would spend the night disturbing others is anathema to me.
  15. Lurch

    Mosquito with same size of a Pterodactylus! Don´t Kill it!

    Get over run by them about This time of year in Tucson. Can’t get rid of them fast enough, they are all over the place. Definitely not an endangered species here.
  16. Lurch

    Request for pics of menus on CF!

    O ly 1 week to go! Spanish food is not Mexican food. The Spanish think of papas bravas as spicy, in my estimation it is about as mild as fry sauce! Depending on where you start, paella will be common or pulpo. I try as often as possible to eat as a communal meal. Cheap eats but nice to meet...
  17. Lurch

    Solo walkers - what kinds of food do you buy at grocery stores?

    As I am from the U.S. southwest, I like my food a bit spicier than most. I carry jalapeño salt. On a rest break, I grind some into my hand and eat it for a quick pick-me-up.
  18. Lurch

    Did you use any bed bug prevention methods that required a purchase (ie. spray) ?

    Internet search reveals, RAID!, looks like same stuff I used. Has a tube attached to the sprayer. I used a general spray overall on my pack, sleeping bag and IKEA bag. Then used tube on the seams. This was a week before embarking on my flight, giving the items a chance to air out.
  19. Lurch

    Did you use any bed bug prevention methods that required a purchase (ie. spray) ?

    Trecile…it is in Tucson right now, I am 550 miles north, but I remember buying it in a grocery store. Maybe Utah is a “hotbed”(pun intended) of bedbug activity. I will do more research…
  20. Lurch

    Did you use any bed bug prevention methods that required a purchase (ie. spray) ?

    I purchased some spray made specifically for bed bugs, before leaving sprayed the surfaces of my sleeping bag and pack. Got two questionable bites on my lower arm, which may have wandered outside the bag, but no others.Probably four/five days between spraying and using my bag.

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