I met herds a couple of times in the hills while walking the San Salvador earlier this year. I didn’t dare walk through as there were calves among them. Fortunately each time I was able to climb above them left and right to pass.
I also grew up on a farm with cattle and was surprised how wary...
So I take it this 'Pilgrim House ' is distinct from the office that give out the compostelas? I must look it up
next time.
The Pilgrim office, where one registers for compostellas also have a collection of donated poles/sticks/staves. I borrowed and returned some from there for a walk to help me...
I noticed on my last visit a surprising number of places had a large rack of various tea flavours on display behind the server. In many the display was identical so it’s a solution their suppliers have made available. I found asking for ‘English breakfast’ or ‘classic’(Classico?) got me a brew I...
What a great adventure to have created and shared with your young lad👍. Time well spent in making memories that will last, thank you for the recounting.
Wishing to try out using poles ahead of buying for the first time, I borrowed two similar from the pilgrim office in Santiago earlier this week. The bin I was to chose from had about 10 + max (all odd, no pairs) and there was maybe 7 wooden poles available alongside. Maybe they have others put...
Thanks for the post.
Same as, not an issue in the past, until today. With this warning I guess I’m going shopping in the next town, if they have any of the options listed here 🤞.
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