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  1. Introibo

    Language questions

    When in Motherwell, which is only 50 miles up the road from where I live, I tried to order a breakfast only to be baffled by the option of "squirrel ink". I overcame the language barrier by pointing. When I was in Ferrol I wandered into Tourist Information and asked where I could buy walking...
  2. Introibo

    One (water) bottle to rule them all?

    Ah Mahou. If I'd known I was going to be so thirsty this morning, I'd have drunk even more Mahou last night ;)
  3. Introibo

    One (water) bottle to rule them all?

    Camelback do a similar tube attachment for their Eddy bottles. They work really well. One of the big pluses of having a water bottle outside your pack is ease of access for top ups as you come across fountains. Frequent refreshes give you constant cool water.
  4. Introibo

    Camino Ingles - how immersive an experience have you found it?

    @Varekai I walked the Ingles a couple of years ago. It's a great Camino. Starts by the sea, wanders up and down a river then up and over and up and over some lovely countryside. Couple of really nice towns to pass through. Arriving in Santiago is always special. You'll have a great time...
  5. Introibo

    Amount of time required to get from the Lisbon airport to Oriente train station

    I'd take the 4:00 pm one. We flew into Lisbon and transferred to the train station via the underground. Very slow. We had to run down the platform for the train. As we stepped on board the door closed and away we went. All's well that end's well and all that, but not a relaxing start to a...
  6. Introibo

    Trainline and registering!

    Maybe try using Raileurope.com ? This links direct to Renfe and according to Seat61.com, doesn't have the credit card rejection problems that Renfe has. Trainline may be convenient but often costs more. Sometimes a lot more. I've just bought a ticket from Bratislava to Prague direct and saved...
  7. Introibo

    Ferrol - Worth a Look?

    We had a full day in Ferrol before setting off. Really enjoyed it. I prefer working port towns to seaside resort towns. They feel more lived in. There's some really nice architecture, if you remember to look up at buildings. http://www.ferrol.es/arquivos/documentos/turismo/Modernismo -...
  8. Introibo

    Experience with waterproofing spray for cloth walking shoes?

    If only my dear mother, whose memory I cherish across the vale of years, were still alive she could have contributed to this thread. Having bought her first pair of fabric walking boots she was kindly given a tin of water repellent spray to proof them with. The following morning, after showering...
  9. Introibo

    Don't put off going back to Camino - count your remaining weeks!

    "Take care of your body as if you are going to live forever. Take care of your soul as if you are going to die tonight" Don't assume that all those incoming / remaining future weeks will be spent in the best of health.
  10. Introibo

    Gordon Ramsey and Gino in Galicia & Santiago

    Thanks Ivar, Fair warning I suppose
  11. Introibo

    Best book for my friends who aren't familiar with the Camino?

    Redemption Road : Grieving on the Camino by Brendan McManus S.J.
  12. Introibo

    Please talk me off the ledge

    Thank goodness they weren't lemmings !
  13. Introibo

    Please talk me off the ledge

    Blimey Mikeylats ! It sounds like you've been reading my diary from my first night in Pamplona! Troubles hemmed me in from every side. Or so I thought. My summary when I wrote it up several months later after having walked to Santiago. "Sometimes I get nervous / When I see an open door /...
  14. Introibo

    LIVE from the Camino My First Stone on the Camino

    Bom Caminho Sina.
  15. Introibo

    Advice needed: Am I getting enough hill training?

    "You don't need to walk to Santiago before you walk to Santiago"
  16. Introibo

    Succinct advice

    "never fear those mountains in the distance"
  17. Introibo

    Porto places to stay?

    If you want to stay near the centre then I can recommend the Hotel Peninsular. A little bit "faded Victorian glamour" but the beds were super comfortable*, the air conditioning was efficient and whisper quiet, with the window shutters closed the room was dark and silent. What more could you ask...
  18. Introibo

    what to do with pack while in a cathedral

    Waugh wasn't casting aspersions. It was a reference to the teaching that "Christ came to call sinners". Waugh understood that he wasn't going to church because he was good but because he needed to be good. There should be no offense taken from the quote
  19. Introibo

    what to do with pack while in a cathedral

    In rural churches, take it off before you enter and leave it just inside the door. If you feel the need to carry it around then at least take it off your back and carry it in your hands. Less chance this way of accidentally swiping people or inanimate objects with it. But a word of caution. I...
  20. Introibo

    Walking last 100KM. English or Portuguese route?

    Having done both I'd go for the Portuguese, either coastal or inland. The Ingles was incredibly up up up then down down down and a lot was on tarmac. I found the last stages of the Portuguese route to be more varied.

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