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  1. El Cascayal

    A little help from new friends

    Not exactly the Camino de Santiago. They are calling them Camino Angels all the same. If this happens to me, I hope they have a portable crane. https://www.aol.com/washington-airman-receives-award-carrying-193424147.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=ma
  2. El Cascayal

    Of dogs and Ryanair and Santiago

    Here’s another good Camino dog story of sorts two large dogs presumed to be labradors wandered unto the runway in Lavacolla delaying an arriving flight from London. Reported in La Voz de Galicia https://www.facebook.com/share/p/MYz1X4ttorXax13U/?mibextid=WC7FNe...
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    Selling fully stamped credentials for €30

    https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/deza/lalin/2024/08/24/denuncian-venta-credenciales-obtener-compostela-camino/0003_202408S24C2991.htm
  4. El Cascayal

    Ruta de las Peregrinaciones

    Oviedo to Santuario de Covadonga. There is an old thread from 2014 on the Forum. I am interested in this route and have been unsuccessful in finding details and lodging. I wrote to the Asturias tourism & Culture board and this was their very detailed description of available lodging. It is in...
  5. El Cascayal

    Gronze FORUM (not website) is closing!

    Note from mods: The initial confusion about Gronze’s plans to close sparked a bit of worry. To clarify, only the interactive user forum is closing, and NOT the website with the camino stages and information that so many of us rely on. This appeared on the Gronze Facebook page today. Closing...
  6. El Cascayal

    Cruceiro in Miami

    Look at this! My daily walking route in my neighborhood has a recently inaugurated Cruceiro flown over from Spain! Like it’s sister Cruceiro it was sculpted from a single block of granite the new one by Santiago Besada in Galicia. It is quite a sight and the only Cruceiro in the US. Many...
  7. El Cascayal

    RENFE April 2024

    Does anyone know why RENFE hasn’t posted April schedules?
  8. El Cascayal

    Detour to Santa Eulalia de Bóveda

    David, would you please elaborate more on which detour you chose after Lugo and about the terrain. I am hoping to walk this in April & trying to decide how to get to Bóveda. Thanks! Aymarah
  9. El Cascayal

    Video Re: Galician pride & Virtual Assistant in Galego produced by Gadis supermarket chain

    https://www.farodevigo.es/sociedad/2023/11/12/galicia-salvara-o-mundo-anuncio-gadis-vivamos-galegos-94446978.html?mibextid=2JQ9oc#loxh7u2olsqvy7h9byh
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    Anyone here resembling this cartoon?

    Posted today on FB by a Brazilian Peregrina.
  11. El Cascayal

    Pole Poll

    On all of my Caminos since 2019, I have used hiking poles. In the past year or two, I have noticed other Peregrinos using poles as if they were skiing. Discussion will be appreciated. 👋 @davebugg et al Thanks.
  12. El Cascayal

    Alert WARNING ⛔️: Las Palancas on the Camino del Norte

    On the 6th of October of this year I walked the official Camino from Soto de Luiña on the Norte. I had been looking forward for months to walking this route por Palancas. I took a left hand turn at the markers toward the mountain. Most Peregrinos take the coastal route forward on the road...
  13. El Cascayal

    Taxi T4 to Moncloa bus station cost

    Hi all! How much is the cab fare from T4 to Moncloa Estación de Autobuses? Is it the flat fare from the airport? Rome2Rio is quoting US $60-75??
  14. El Cascayal

    Acequias, ancient Moorish canals, solution for modern drought

    https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/19/world/europe/spain-drought-acequias.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare Facing a Future of Drought, Spain Turns to Medieval Solutions and ‘Ancient Wisdom’ Acequias, a network of water channels created by the Moors over 1,000 years ago, are...
  15. El Cascayal

    2018 chainsaw accident near La Espina, looking for Peregrino who saved his life

    From Primitivo FB page posted by Maritere del Oso Castro for Juan Manuel del Oso (they both live in La Espina, near Bodenaya) who is looking for the Peregrino who saved his life in 2018. Spanish followed by Google translate into English, a little stilted yet understandable. Perhaps someone...
  16. El Cascayal

    Hug Santiago at last

    From the Cathedral website: A partir de las 10:30 h de este miércoles 14 de junio, el camarín del Apóstol Santiago quedará abierto, por lo que se podrá realizar de nuevo el rito del Abrazo al Apóstol Santiago. Los primeros en acceder serán los miembros del cabildo catedralicio. A continuación...
  17. El Cascayal

    Norte from Cudillero

    Hi to the Norte Peregrinos. I am hoping to walk the Norte this October, I have 14 d, from Cudillero to Santiago. Has anyone 1) walked the variante by Las Palancas/vaqueiros recently? 2) followed the GR E9? Where did you start? Do you have tracks? What are your recommendations? Thanks, Aymarah
  18. El Cascayal

    Digital Compostela: Save Trees and Clutter

    Realizing that many do not wish to collect a Compostela upon arrival in Santiago… I personally love getting the Compostela. In the spirit of (to paraphrase an ancient Roman saying), “I came, I walked, I got one”. I am running out of wall space. Must confess once I retired, I removed all my...
  19. El Cascayal

    Gaiters and safety

    After walking in a recent heat wave in the rain while wearing rain pants aka glorified black trash bags/personal sauna. Wetter inside than outside the pants. Can anyone please give their experience with gaiters that have straps while wearing trail runners (not boots or shoes with an indentation...

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