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  1. Paschulke

    Eleventh hour advice needed

    Hi Joe! I missed a blinking taillight, you alreday thought about that. I rode on similar tires as you and had about 4 punctures, take along enough spare tubes. In the end I wished I had used puncture-proof tires. Make sure that all screws are locked tightly, consider Lock-tite. Take along spare...
  2. Paschulke

    Cyclists - an apology!

    A part of my definition of a pilgrimage is somewhat meditational (though only in theory since I never walked). I found out though that cycling for me wasn't meditational at all; I was listening to my body, enjoying the views, concentrating on not crashing, giving silent apologies to my bike for...
  3. Bar Pepe

    Bar Pepe

    in Riego del Camino
    • Paschulke
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    • Category: Via de la Plata
  4. Delicious

    Delicious

    Food at Bar Pepe
    • Paschulke
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    • Category: Via de la Plata
  5. Almost clean

    Almost clean

    Almost clean tools and a nice napkin at Bar Pepe
    • Paschulke
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    • Category: Via de la Plata
  6. Paschulke

    I may be wrong but?

    Haha yeah, this place really left some impressions on me. We wanted to stay in the place before, cannot remember the name, but the albergue there had been closed for a while. When we came to Riego we had cycled 103km and really didn't want to go any further. The albergue was dirty and run down...
  7. Paschulke

    How do people find time to do the Camino

    Oh, heartly thanks for the sympathy :) Everything is fine now, this was in 2011. I need more sleep than before this happened, apart from that I'm fully recovered. I'd really like to go back to Spain (and I will some day), but not any time soon I'm afraid. The Levante has drawn my attention (and...
  8. Paschulke

    How do people find time to do the Camino

    Oh, that was easy, I just developed an autoimmunic disease (probably caused by stress) and got myself hospitalized for some time. Thanks to that I couldn't go on annual leave so I saved a bunch of days :)
  9. Paschulke

    Biking from Madrid to Santiago de Compostela

    Of course you can do it! Just go in your own pace and take your time. The first two days were a little hard for me but after that it was ok, you get into it. I didn't didn't do any longer trips before for training, only 17-25km maybe once a week, max twice. Use crème, like Assos. We didn't in...
  10. Paschulke

    Sleeping bag

    I've been on the VdlP in May and I was really glad I brought my down sleeping bag. If it's too warm you can still use it fully opened as a blanket.
  11. Paschulke

    Ourense - Santiago

    Welcome to the forums, John! Leaving Ourense was like leaving most towns a little difficult. But then as Dermot said it's a beautiful way. We made one stop after that, we decided to stay in Laxe, a place which many pilgrims neglect in spite of the next place which is bigger and has more...
  12. Paschulke

    Which bit of kit failed?

    Must have been my fleece jacket. I wasn't really prepared for 2 degrees in may so I put this on cycling. Since this isn't really functional wear I ended up sweating up the hill, then went down the hill at above mentioned temperature and caught a really bad bronchitis. Goretex & co all the way...
  13. Paschulke

    Swedish pilgrims on way!

    Have a great camino! Och en god resa :)
  14. Paschulke

    Virgin camino walker

    Well, sadly enough I didn't meet anyone with a forum batch, neither did anyone react to mine. I had the patch on one of my saddle bags, I thought that someone would be shouting after I'd passed, but no. But we have met some really nice people along the way, some of them walking as long stages...
  15. Paschulke

    Can hear the camino calling!

    Oh, I too hear it calling, alright. I thought it strange that I didn't miss it until now, but I guess it's because this time of year last year I was busy building expectations and nervousness. The mere impossibility of going again (any time soon) keeps me calm. Just remember those beautiful...
  16. Paschulke

    What type of tyres for Camino Bike

    I've cycled the VdlP 2014 which is longer and, I guess, more offroad than the Frances. But anyway, I was riding on Geax AKA, foldable MTB-tyres, low weight, really low rolling resistance, silent. At the end of our tour the rear tire was worn down and I had had three flats due to small stone...
  17. Paschulke

    Vodafone or Orange ?

    I had Orange Mondo, which had an ok pricing. Prepaid. I used it mainly for data. When it worked it was ok, but I had bad coverage in mid-spain. (I was on the vdlp.)
  18. Paschulke

    Vodafone or Orange ?

    I definitely can second that, Orange worked well in southern Spain, but here in Castile it's really really bad. I heard that Vodafone worked well.
  19. Paschulke

    LIVE from the Camino Biking the Vdlp

    Evening life in Cáceres
  20. Paschulke

    LIVE from the Camino Biking the Vdlp

    The stone that looks like the jesus rune I found at the steeep uphill at the end of the path through the nature resort Sierra Norte. I found it when I needed some encouragement, at the same time there was a strong wind pushing me uphill. I picked it up and wanted to take it home, but now this...

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