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  1. P Rat

    What brand sports bra?

    Not sure where you are Tessera, but try looking up Merino Country. They have a good range of underwear and some casual wear. Made in Australia from Australian wool.The only underpants I wear now is from them, last for ages! I personally have their Merino Crop Top too, though don't wear it for...
  2. P Rat

    Hoka speed goat 5 vs hoka anacapa breeze also a sock question

    Both my husband and I wore the Anacapa (Breeze) for our Camino Mozarabe. The grip on these is superior to the Challenger (my backup) or the Stinson (hubby's backup) We continued to Santiago via the VDLP to Salamanca and then did the Coastal Portuguese. We ditched the shoes in Santiago...well and...
  3. P Rat

    0.0 and Sin Alcohol

    We too noticed the big difference between our first and second camino (only 4 yrs in between) in the availability of alcohol free beer on tap in bars. We really appreciated it, soft drink is not our choice, and alcoholic beverages with another 20 km to go is not ideal either. At the end of the...
  4. P Rat

    Running the camino portugues. Any thoughts, hints, questions?

    Our son ran the VDLP while we walked it. He accompanied us for about 300 km and ran anywhere from 30-37 km daily. Keep in mind you arrive at your destination early, your accommodation may or may not be open yet, and some places are small and don’t have much entertainment. (Though we have walked...
  5. P Rat

    Camino Mozárabe so worth it

    This is not a question, more a little promotional talk 😉. We have been back for a little while now after walking 1250 km from Almería to Mérida, part of the VdlP and then the Portuguese to SdC. Our goal was the Mozárabe, and boy, it did not disappoint. So to anyone wondering what their next...
  6. P Rat

    Hot flashes and sleeping bag liners?

    I sympathise. Maybe instead of a liner use a sheet? For exactly that reason I turned my down sleeping bag into a quilt. Just kept the foot box and I have an elastic that goes around the mattress the prevent it from slipping on the floor. (Haven’t field tested this yet though so fingers crossed...
  7. P Rat

    LIVE from the Camino OzAnnie -Camino Mozárabe de Almería to Mérida Start 28 Oct2022

    Not sure you can WhatsApp me as I don’t have the Eu sim anymore. Anyway, we’re very keen to catch up and pick your brains about the Mozarabe. We intend to start this mid April. We have just left the ferry and are in Geelong. If you respond here, or PM Patty van Hest on Facebook (me on a paddle...
  8. P Rat

    LIVE from the Camino OzAnnie -Camino Mozárabe de Almería to Mérida Start 28 Oct2022

    I’ll wait to hear from you! Speedy recovery Annie!
  9. P Rat

    LIVE from the Camino OzAnnie -Camino Mozárabe de Almería to Mérida Start 28 Oct2022

    Oh Annie! I was trying to contact you around about the time you left for Spain. We wer win your Oz neighbourhood and wanted to catch up. What a good way you picked though! We have booked tickets to do this Camino just after Easter, you can tell us all about it! So glad you got back to Spain...
  10. P Rat

    Walking Camino Frances as a couple

    Hubby and I walked together, though many times apart as well for whatever reason. The best thing of doing this journey together though is that after three years we can still share the experience. Little words, a view that looks familiar etc, we quite often at the same time may say ‘oh, remember...
  11. P Rat

    Post-Camino Travel: A Mistake or a Blessing?

    We did our first camino (VDLP) in 2019. We live in Australia, spend 3 nights in London, then 3 nights in Portugal (for both we visited family) and then we walked for 6 weeks. We broke these 6 weeks with a family visit in Madrid (4 days) then continued the VDLP. After finishing the camino we...
  12. P Rat

    Walking guide -- Mozárabe from Almería to Granada

    Thanks Kevin, we had planned this one for 2020 but alas. As it is still on the agenda, we will have much benefit from it!
  13. P Rat

    Numbers in front of church- what do they mean?

    Thanks everyone, I have forwarded the explanation to 4xtremes, the original persons asking about them. If you are in Galicia and you see a big red truck camper...that's most likely them. Talk to them, very interesting and interested people.
  14. P Rat

    Numbers in front of church- what do they mean?

    No idea Tassie as I am asking for a friend who is in Galicia but only got the info via another platform. I have the idea thought that they are common and not just the one church...
  15. P Rat

    Numbers in front of church- what do they mean?

    Curious as to what the numbers carved in stone mean, does anyone have an answer? Anyone on this forum who can shed a light on the meaning of the numbers? Much appreciated
  16. P Rat

    Searching for the perfect hiking pole

    Can recommend Helinox. Light, collapsible, and currently come in different styles and lengths. https://helinox.com.au/collections/trekking-poles
  17. P Rat

    Really Dumb Albergue Question. Sorry.

    Hahaha..yes. Can relate. Still under a sheet in Brisbane, since last year September. What, with global warming etc I might send my quilt to family in the Netherlands...;)
  18. P Rat

    Arrow at Burguete

    And how many of us are still scanning a week after finishing our camino? Was quite a shock to think for myself again :)
  19. P Rat

    What is the most unusual thing you have seen on any Camino?

    Nope, and pretty pleased about that :)
  20. P Rat

    What was the thing you were most happy to lose on the Camino?

    Left behind a massage ball at the very first albergue on the VDLP...and regretted it the whole way. Then in the last few days 'lost' my Helinox walking poles. If they were accidentally taken, so be it. And otherwise I just hope the new owner needed them more than me. I now have an email address...

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