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    Good snack for the Hospitales

    Only on CF would those bulk tortillas be served ! Never seen em on any other camino. Using your eyes is best way of discerning quality. Microwaving egg renders them rubbery.
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    How many days from Lisbon to Santiago?

    Can I ask what is your first ?
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    Is it possible to order from Decathlon for delivery to an albergue?

    Leave later
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    Effectively Avoiding Blisters

    I wear short ‘pop’ or stocking socks on top of Vaseline which takes much of the residue and also helps with friction so avoiding blisters. These are easy to clean out & dry at the end of the day. Eventually after hundreds of km you may get a bit of a build up on socks. Nothing that can’t be...
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    Permethrin treatment, down bags and putting one’s pack in a garbage bag at night….

    Permethrin is a highly neurotoxic dangerous chemical. The thought of choosing to sleep bathed in its poison cloud baffles me.
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    Is it possible to walk the camino primitivo as a vegetarian?

    Haha ! Chicken is meat !
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    Spider bites?

    Permethrin can be very toxic. I react to it and avoid contact. Read the active ingredient and google it
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    Spider bites?

    Oh well. That was my experience at A Guidiña. I have had many experiences of fleas and bedbugs. These were different. No itch. No nasty ongoing effects. They simply resolved without any attention
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    Spider bites?

    I had spider bites all over me after staying in the huge old dorm in A Gudiña on the VdlP. They weren’t itchy at all but looked pretty bad. It was ascertained by the pharmacist and others that it was spider bites not bedbugs. I stayed two nights in that dorm due to an injury. I changed bunks...
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    Dangerous dog between Triacastela and Sarria (2019)

    Pop up umbrella saved me a few times from gnarly dogs with ill intent !
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    Securely Storing Valuables While Showering

    Bum bag. Fanny pack. Take it with you
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    What Does 'WC' Mean in Cicerone Guidebook of Via Podiensis?

    But….WC !!
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    How did you transition to new credencial when your first got full?

    Oh sorry I didn’t realise Marbe2. I guess I was only going on hearsay. On my seven Camino’s I’ve only ever collected the one a day unless it was an extra pretty one :)
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    How did you transition to new credencial when your first got full?

    You don’t need two stamps a day on the final 100km unless you’re only starting 100km out. You’re obviously not. And no need to join them together. Just fill in your own details
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    Via podiensis guide book

    Are you anywhere near Wellington ? I walked the Via Podiensis (and onwards) in 2019 and used the Miam Dodo app which was excellent in conjunction with the Michelin guide which was of limited use but I liked it because it was light and was set out in sections with kms marked between villages and...
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    Staffs in Seville?

    I didn’t see staffs but bought walking poles at centrally located Decathlon in Sevilla before I started. Enjoy that wonderful Camino. I’m very envious :)
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    Vegans on VDLP

    Avoid soya milk if you’re serious about your health
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    Raincoat or poncho?

    Poncho with sleeves and zip right up to neck from knee
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    Dangerous dog between Triacastela and Sarria (2019)

    I bought a small canister of pepper spray ( I think it had 3-5 sprays in it) at an army disposal type store in Salamanca. I never needed to use it but it gave me great security. Untethered dogs are my greatest and only fear on any Camino
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    Silk liner or sleeping bag, sun hat or umbrella?

    That's shadeless thanks spellcheck :-)

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