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  1. TG874

    Primitivo Albergue Closing Dates

    I did the Primitivo late Sept into October this year and had no difficulty with albergues and accommodation - did some hotels as well.
  2. TG874

    Something terrible happened to me on the camino today

    By George, she's got it!
  3. TG874

    Something terrible happened to me on the camino today

    Hey, hang on a minute - we have had the driest summer since records began and it still hasn't rained properly here in the south east!
  4. TG874

    Blister product advice

    On toes to prevent blisters I use silicone tubes which you can cut to size.
  5. TG874

    Blister product advice

    Prevention and cure.. I use Micrpore tape or in Spain it's Lucopore, it's a sticky paper and doesn't allow the skin to move creating the blister - it's always worked for me! If I feel a blister developing I tape it over with micropore which effectively stops it developing!
  6. TG874

    How to train for downhill walking

    Hi - I've just completed the Camino Primitivo - had a real problem with my right knee after the Hospitales route (2 heavy downhills) - I ended up in the next few days till Melide (where I ended this time) coming down sideways ie like a crab on most of the downs. I didn't care how I looked, I...
  7. TG874

    New albergue in the concello (NOT the town) of Castroverde

    I stopped by there on Sunday the day after it opened on Saturday, it's really lovely in a quaint old courtyard - there were tables outside and coffee on the go very kind hospitaliero had loads of food laid out - a stop here is highly recommended :)
  8. TG874

    Tineo-Melide on 23rd September

    Thank you very much for your reply, it has been dry everywhere even here in the UK! I start walking on the 23rd and will take what comes and enjoy it anyway!
  9. TG874

    Tineo-Melide on 23rd September

    Thanks, that's a great relief!
  10. TG874

    Tineo-Melide on 23rd September

    Thank you!
  11. TG874

    Tineo-Melide on 23rd September

    >< MUD I hope you are right!
  12. TG874

    Tineo-Melide on 23rd September

    Thank you Tim, that's really helpful ..
  13. TG874

    Tineo-Melide on 23rd September

    I'm starting to walk from Tineo to Melide in just over a week, firstly is the Primitivo well waymarked, I can't find any information about this? Also I wonder what the ground is like at the moment - has there been any rain, is it muddy or is it still dry after the summer? What is the prospect...
  14. TG874

    Headlamp or tiny flashlight?

    So much advice! Here's what I do, I have a tiny torch safety pinned to the inside of my backpack,very useful any time of day or night. Most albergues aren't completely dark even in October. Carry a small hand held torch in preference to a headlamp which takes up space and also weighs, so for the...
  15. TG874

    Reflections on a higgledy-piggledy Camino

    Sorry to hear you had the stomach bug - it floored me too. I must have been just a day or two behind you and was struck down in Campiello - I was lucky that my partner wasn't walking and had the car - he took me to Tineo to the Medical Centre there where I got treatment and medication, they...
  16. TG874

    On the Primitivo

    Hi - I had to abandon my camino on the Primitivo because of the tummy bug ... are you sure it was a virus you had? I definitely had the virus (hospital in Tineo confirmed this and gave me very very good treatment) and about 10 other pilgrims I know had it too, we think we picked it up around...
  17. TG874

    Taping blisters

    ha ha hahaha .. lovely phrase to use .. "threads" a friend sent me a photo of her blisters with threads through them it looked horroble .. I have always used a sterlised needle (I always have one with me) release the fluid and then use a pad of tissue and sticky plaster and leukopore or...
  18. TG874

    Virus on Primitivo

    Warning, be very very particular about hygeine, washing hands etc I became ill in Campiello, very sick, very weak, couldn't move from my bed. Got a lift to the medical centre in Tineo after 24hours where they treated me for pain and dehydration. I was lucky, there have been many others with this...
  19. TG874

    heatwave on the Camino???

    I agree - 13lbs 7oz is pretty heavy - I heard that 10% of your body weight is the most you should carry, unless of course you are a SuperHuman!
  20. TG874

    Two pilgrims lost and found in SJPP-Roncesvalles

    My thoughts exactly - if the phone still had battery life I want one of those!!

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