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  1. Barbara

    Type of bike for Camino Francés

    Emsie, just a heads up here. There is an "ignore" function. Click on the user name of anyone who is especially tedious and you will see the option. Not something I often use but I think I'm about to! Welcome to the forum, anyway. Most of us are a bit more tolerant.
  2. Barbara

    Type of bike for Camino Francés

    If you don't want to change what we think and don't give a rat's arse what we think then why bother getting into a lather about it and posting here? However, you are correct about your opinion not mattering.
  3. Barbara

    Camino on bike .

    If you do transport it by Correos make sure they will send it to Ireland and check the cost before you leave. I had mine sent to France and they dropped something heavy on it and squashed the front fork. Use a spacer.....Definitely don't trust them with a carbon frame. You might want to ride...
  4. Barbara

    Getting a sello where I’m not starting?

    I doesn't really matter. It's only the last 100km you have to walk off you want a Compostela.
  5. Barbara

    Corkscrew do I take one with me?

    If you don't have a corkscrew but do have a fridge or some ice from the shop, then just drink champagne.
  6. Barbara

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

    Who are they, then?
  7. Barbara

    Corkscrew do I take one with me?

    There is always a way. When you want your wine, you will find a way.
  8. Barbara

    Corkscrew do I take one with me?

    Wine is important. How you get it out of the bottle isn't.
  9. Barbara

    Re: Current Lunch Prices

    Many people find gratuitous advice tiring.
  10. Barbara

    Where to start past Le Puy to save 4-6 days

    Sorry, you are going to have to look this up for yourself. I was told about it when I stayed at Conques art the Abbey. As I was walking with a donkey I didn't write it all down. I suggest the place to start looking would be the Mairie or thé village website. I do know the buses are very...
  11. Barbara

    Where to start past Le Puy to save 4-6 days

    Decazeville. There are a few buses, too. Though you would have to look them up. Rome2rio should be useful for that.
  12. Barbara

    Where to start past Le Puy to save 4-6 days

    There is a subsidised taxi from the station to Conques. You could start there. Shame to miss Conques.
  13. Barbara

    Appointment needed to go to health Center ?

    I don't think that's invariably true or even terribly relevant. The health centre is public health care and is what you will find in a small town . If you want a private hospital or clinic then only the larger towns will have one. It will probably be easier and quicker to visit the local health...
  14. Barbara

    Recovering, step by step

    Good to hear of steady improvement for all the wounded warriors. For those who like to read, I would suggest an e-reader for instant new books! Maybe on a gooseneck stand fixed to your favourite chair, with a page turner clipped to the reader. And possibly a cat on your lap for warmth and...
  15. Barbara

    Re: Current Lunch Prices

    It's certainly still current in Poitou Charentes. We call it godaille and usually mop it up with bread. I have heard that it's acceptable to drink a dry sherry with a consommé but that was a long time ago in a country far away. I'll drink wine with anything except chocolate, and I might even...
  16. Barbara

    Pacemaker Implant Surgery Tomorrow. A New Phase for Future Caminos.

    All the best from France for your surgery and a quick recovery!
  17. Barbara

    Re: Current Lunch Prices

    Sorry, wrong again. The French drink what they want and waiters don't have heart attacks if your choice is unusual. Either bottled or tap water is normal and wine is of course another option. You really don't know much about France, less than I do, but then I've only lived here for thirty five...
  18. Barbara

    Re: Current Lunch Prices

    Not again! I think everyone learns basic table manners as a child, which is all anyone expects. I can learn any big differences in about five minutes, which leaves plenty of time for thinking about anything else I want to think about. Funnily enough, it doesn't include listening to or reading a...
  19. Barbara

    Has the dog “policy” on the Camino changed?

    I once did a walk in France with a dog and a donkey. Not even my dog, his owner was on holiday. Sometimes the dog got to stay in my room, sometimes in my tent, and often in the stable with the donkey. Sometimes all three of us were in the stable. We all had a great time. Just don't expect a...
  20. Barbara

    Re: Current Lunch Prices

    Why not? It's as cheap to make so an increased price is likely due to tax. If there is no extra tax on the beer then the cost should reflect the production cost.

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