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On my first Camino, a guy came up to me to ask how my knee was and I was stumped. After a little while it twigged and I said, no, that’s the other Asian.
I met up with my fellow other Asian sister and and had a good laugh. To be fair we were both of similar height, wore glasses and plaited our...
Day 2: Tottenham Hale to Broxbourne. Approx 20km
Well the forecast was for heavy rain and winds and I thought that it might just bring back memories of walking the Ingles at the start of the month 🤣 I decided to head off. If not, I’d have only sat and watched more TV.
I didn’t dress for the...
You definitely have more patience than me, knitting a sock was the first item I knitted purely because I needed it to be complicated enough to keep my interest. Problem was, after I finished one sock, I realised I had to knit another 🤦♀️
A very impressive stash, maybe I’ll dig out my needles...
We have Decathlon here also, I’ve never found their clothing to fit me well, my own bug bear! I use a lot of their equipment though, who doesn’t love a decathlon quick dry towel! They were everywhere 🤣
Ok @dougfitz maybe I should have clarified ‘full’ retail price.
Why pay that when you can wait a few months and buy gear at 50% discount at the end of a season?
I do love Cotswolds, I just don’t enjoy retail prices 🤣
Ellis Brigham is pretty great at advice and then telling me to go find it cheaper online, have no idea how that works but they have shown me a few good items I then went to buy online.
I love Uniqlo heat tech and use that all over but...
Evening folks.
As I sit here pondering when I get to go away again, I wondered where my UK based pilgrims do their shopping?
I was very lucky to work for an outdoor retailer some years ago and used all my meagre earnings on building up a spectacular hoard of climbing equipment and outdoor...
Final thoughts.
Personally I found the trail to be really scenic, very green and very foresty.
Water fountains are abundant and only at most 7km apart. A 500ml bottle would do you unless you drink lots in which case I would say no more than 1ltr.
I found it hilly, walking poles would be a...
Hi @K_Lynn,
I arrived into Santiago the day you arrived, only I was just beginning the Ingles.
How nice it is to read your thoughts, my pace is similar to your sisters! And we are opposites in that I like to walk alone but chat in the evenings.
I think maybe the time of year was against us...
Day 6: Sigueiro to SDC approx 16km.
Well it’s over, again. I’m a bit saddened by the journey ending but then journeys end and begin all the time.
As I walked into SDC I was feeling a little at a loss, it’s strange to not celebrate the ending when the last memory you have of this place was...
Hello!
I only really have 2 stand outs from that trip. The crazy mahoosive stamp at the Church of St James in Bramley and asking for the dole at the Hospital of St Cross in Winchester.
There’s also a haunted pub in Winchester, I didn’t sense anything but my companion did.
I will come up...
Day 5: O Outeiro to Sigueiro approx 15km
Last night I ordered a pizza AND a burger with fries. The pizza came in 3 sizes, I figured the small would be, you know small. I also thought the burger would be less than filling, so I decided to order both. Well, what a mistaker to maker. The ‘small’...
Hi @Kirkie no booking ahead for me this time. I’m determined to not let the heebie jeebies get me. There seems to be a few hostels around and I have my ‘emergency’ cash available if I need to splurge on a private room. Also guessing that quite a few people might blast on to SDC. Only 4 other...
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