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  1. Tom Vickers

    Clothes lines

    I use paracord for bootlaces. Tie spare ones together and use them for a clothes line. Tying the line around your bunk is also useful if you want to use a towel to kill the light from exit lamps.
  2. Tom Vickers

    WiFi Hackers/Snoopers

    I have given up using WiFi on the Camino. There are so many people trying to upload images etc during breakfast in albergues that the connection slows to a crawl. I have sufficient mobile data on my phone to make connections without bothering with WiFi and if I have to download anything to my...
  3. Tom Vickers

    Feedback on Primitivo Stages

    This is true. When I arrived in Bodenaya this year I discovered that the hospitalero in Villapanana had gathered together everyone headed for Bodenaya and took a photo which was forwarded to David to reserve places.
  4. Tom Vickers

    Feedback on Primitivo Stages

    I agree with previous posts that Bodonaya is a place not to be missed. The only snag that I can see, if you want to book ahead, is that the telephone number is out of date. David can be contacted on 0034 645 888 984.
  5. Tom Vickers

    Clothesline and pins

    I use spare boot laces tied together to make a clothes line which can also be tied around a bunk if there is nowhere else indoors. The laces are made from parachute cord and are very strong. I started by using safety pins instead of clothes pegs but now have switched to nappy pins where the...
  6. Tom Vickers

    Question re using my tablet

    I have found that wifi in albergues etc is painfully slow because the bandwidth is shared by all users. A hotspot on a smartphone is personal and can be a much faster way to get a tablet online. If you have a good signal this works anywhere, even on a mountain side.
  7. Tom Vickers

    Portico de la Gloria recovers its magnificence after ten years of restoration .

    Leaving for Spain on Monday 2nd July to walk San Salvador, Primitivo and Fisterra. Looking forward to seeing cathedral at SDC without scaffolding.
  8. Tom Vickers

    Pilgrim passport for Camino Finisterre

    You can get a credencial for the Fisterra route from the Galicia Tourist Information Office in Rua Vilar. This is not the town Information Office next to Café Suso but the one on the other side of the street closer to the cathedral. This credencial also includes a decent map of the route and...
  9. Tom Vickers

    Sleeping bag - yes or no?

    I usually just take a microfiber liner (rectangular shape for more room). Most albergues have blankets and that is normally sufficient. On extra cold nights I can zip up my waterproof jacket (poncho) and pull it over my feet and legs.
  10. Tom Vickers

    Updating my Camino Primitivo Guide

    Thank you Liz for the revised guide. I have used the PDF version on my laser printer with A4 sized paper. The settings to use are 1) Landscape format 2)Shrink oversized pages to fit 3)Print on both sides 4)Flip on narrow side 5)Fold the stack of printed paper in half to form a booklet My laser...
  11. Tom Vickers

    Alone on Camino Primitivo September 2016

    Hi Kristyna. I will start from Oviedo on 1st September and intend to have a short day after viewing the churches on Naranco. I will aim for Escamplero for the first night then decide how far I walk the following days depending on weather and fitness. Good luck.
  12. Tom Vickers

    Safety Pins for Hanging Clothes on Rucksack

    I have also used safety pins to attach socks etc to the rim of my rucksack lid. Nappy (diaper) pins are better because of the locking device. Buy them from Amazon because they are very rare in shops. I also use paracord as a spare clothes line but mine is two 1.5 metre lengths tied together...
  13. Tom Vickers

    Allariz on the Vdlp

    Hi Laurie It was me who went from Xunqueria to Allariz in 2006. The link is here http://www.peregrino.pwp.blueyonder.co. ... eca05.html I stayed at the Hostal Alarico which is next to the town police station so is easy to find. The hotel seemed ok but the whole town was in fiesta so I don't...
  14. Tom Vickers

    etapes from santa croya de tera to a gudina

    Hi Andy Thats exactly as when I found it in 2006 but it seemed as if there was some building work to be completed. I was there with a German guy, Peter, and Teresa sat with us on the outside terrace as we ate the wonderful meal she had prepared in her house next door. The next stop was...
  15. Tom Vickers

    etapes from santa croya de tera to a gudina

    In 2006 I found Domingo's advice very useful especially for Theresa's accommodation in Palacios de Sanabria. Does anyone know if the building has been completed yet?
  16. Tom Vickers

    Photos from Zamora to Astorga?

    Hi Annie There are a few photos on my journal covering the first couple of days from Zamora until I turned west at Granja. http://www.peregrino.pwp.blueyonder.co. ... eca02.html You can also find photos on the consumer.es site from this link. http://caminodesantiago.consumer.es/eta ...
  17. Tom Vickers

    Can i expect bulls on my route from salamanca to ourense?

    The nearest I got to being gored on the route was at the Festa do Boi in Allariz. This is a week long festival ending on Corpus Cristi and the bull (bullock really) is run through the town every day on a tether. The greatest danger is in falling over one of the drunks in the narrow streets...
  18. Tom Vickers

    Zamora to Astorga

    Hello Annie I walked this route in 17 days (plus one day off in Santa Croya) in 2006. I could possibly have knocked 2 days off but I was in no rush. My journal is here http://www.peregrino.pwp.blueyonder.co. ... eca00.html Good luck Tom
  19. Tom Vickers

    Xunqueira de Ambia - Allariz - Ourense?

    Ho Bjorg I did this route in 2006. The route is not marked with yellow arrows and I walked along the road. This was only about 8km and impossible to get lost. Allariz is an old town built on a hillside above a river and is very nice. The old town is a maze of narrow streets and plazas with...
  20. Tom Vickers

    Sello in Sevilla

    It doesn't really matter where you get your first sello provided it is in Seville. On my first Camino Frances, in 1993, I arrived in SJPdP too late for Madame Debril (RIP) to stamp my credencial so my first ever pilgrim stamp was from "Handy Jules" in the local petrol station. You may have...

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