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  1. oldchieft

    Has anyone ever considered a Camino "round trip"?

    I seem to recall Captain Henri Sebastian in the film 'The Way' walked the way to the Atlantic, there and back three times.
  2. oldchieft

    Funniest Camino Picture

  3. oldchieft

    Minimalist shoes on the Camino Portguese (cobblestones - yes, I'm obsessed)

    I wear Vibram Fivefinger most days and other shoes next to never. I wear boots to walk and Vibrams the rest of the time, I have tried to walk in the the Vibram Fivefinger and I could not get my feet hardened enough past five km. Modern boots are light and good for all day walking. Jon
  4. oldchieft

    Starting Saturday 09.09.2017 CP Central from Porto

    I am on the same route walking with Fr Gerard and his group with my wife Ann. We look forward to meeting you. Jonathan Timmins (Old Chief)
  5. oldchieft

    recharging several high demand devices at once

    Buy a four or five outlet gang extension before you go, and buy a local plug and screwdriver when you get there. Cut off old plug, fit new. Problem solved. Jon the Chief
  6. oldchieft

    Portuguese Camino

    Buy some Coquille St Jacques from the fish counter, get a red touch up pen from Halfords. Then you can make your own and enjoy the sea food. Jon the Chief
  7. oldchieft

    Boots resoled ?

    LSR (Lancashire Sports Repairs) Ltd 19 Athletic Street Burnley Lancashire BB10 4LP Tel: 01282 439 109 They fixed my Berghaus yeti gaiters Jon the Chief
  8. oldchieft

    Shoes

    I don't much care what they look like, I call them my Hobbit feet. Jon the Chief
  9. oldchieft

    Shoes

    Vibram FiveFingers Men's Trek Ascent Trail Running Shoes They weigh nothing and you can use them indoor, or out. They are the closest to walking bare foot. Jon the Chief
  10. oldchieft

    Tips for first time Camino Pilgrims

    We did this in September, very good time was had. The distances between albergue is nice, were the are longer gaps the are other places. Pontedeume (or the bridge of doom as I called it!) is hard because it starts from your first step of the day, before you have warmed up. Johnnie Walker's...
  11. oldchieft

    Don't Rubbish the Camino

    The cruceiro is near the top elevation before Hospital de Bruma, if you Google 43°10'15.6"N 8°18'54.0"W and change to maps. Then change to satellite view, then zoom in. Johnnie Walker, says little about it in the guide. " Pass a cruceiro in a clearing with a forest path coming from the left...
  12. oldchieft

    First Camino... of many

    Yes we had that feeling that tomorrow we will have a day off and sight see. But each morning Santiago is calling and you have to walk, and each day the wonder of the work that has been done to help you get there, and foot prints both real on the ground and in the atmosphere of the way grows...
  13. oldchieft

    Don't Rubbish the Camino

    Hi Tulle The pictures were taken about 14.00 on the 13th of September, maybe we met around that time? I was walking with Ann my wife. (in shot on the picture and below) Best wishes Jon and Ann
  14. oldchieft

    Smart Packing and Unexpected Backpack Items

    The late, great, Douglas Adams. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy “A towel, [The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy] says, is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have. Partly it has great practical value. You can wrap it around you for warmth as you bound...
  15. oldchieft

    Don't Rubbish the Camino

    Hi all. I am new round here so I thought I would try to work out how to post pictures I think this shows the sort of problem, how does this fits in with the prayer? Lord, may this stone, a symbol of my efforts on the pilgrimage. That I lay at the feet of the cross of the Savour. Weigh the...
  16. oldchieft

    Boot prints on the Pavements in Santiago

    Good day all, this is my first post. I not long returned from my first Camino, it is like first love, the next time will be good but the will only be one first time However I was looking at Google street view and I saw some pavements have boot prints set in them. One is outside the home of...

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