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  1. dick bird

    LIVE from the Camino Do not climb over this fence

    Let’s keep this relevant to the Camino, which is in Spain. For whatever reason, there is little or no difficulty but on some routes it is a different matter. The Camino is not popular with everybody and on other routes I have seen a number of attempts, usually quite petty, to sabotage the Camino...
  2. dick bird

    LIVE from the Camino Do not climb over this fence

    Farmers do, not so sure about landowners.
  3. dick bird

    Baggage transfer from all hotels or just some?

    Any hotel that is actually on the Camino will have pack transport. You don’t really need to organize it in advance - all the companies have a system for booking day by day: usually you complete an envelope which you attach to your pack and they do the rest.
  4. dick bird

    Alert Two reports of agressive dogs just after Oseira

    Report it to the police. Spain has tightened up a lot recently on the control of dogs.
  5. dick bird

    Ultimate Dog Repellent

    More or less. Working dogs are exempt though. If you check online you can get the details.
  6. dick bird

    Ultimate Dog Repellent

    I know this is little comfort after the event, but Spain has recently passed legislation making it illegal to allow a dog to roam so if you have a bad encounter you could report it to the local police.
  7. dick bird

    Backpack is 2 kg too heavy TwT

    What does your pack actually weigh? My suggestion is take the lot then dump what you find you don’t need. Somebody will be grateful for it.
  8. dick bird

    LIVE from the Camino Working as hospitalero at Albergue Municipal de La Virgen del Camino

    We met at Villadangos when Angel was showing you round. We are hospis here. Hope it goes well for you. Send me a PM if you have any questions or queries. Good luck.
  9. dick bird

    LIVE from the Camino Do not climb over this fence

    “Sometimes”, “assumption”, i rest my case.
  10. dick bird

    LIVE from the Camino Do not climb over this fence

    The fact of something never having happened in the past does not preclude the possibility of that something occurring in the future. I don’t think Spain is the only country where naughty landowners erect fences across footpaths.
  11. dick bird

    A few quick questions before departing on the Francés

    Re Q2, no restrictions at present.
  12. dick bird

    A couple of Aragonés questions

    Another option is two nights in Jaca. The bus should be running to and from the town. Check with the tourist office.
  13. dick bird

    Solo Female Traveller?

    The Camino is probably at least as safe if not safer than where you are now.
  14. dick bird

    Walking with headphones?

    Headphones isolate you from your surroundings, so yes I wear them in the albergues as I try to get to sleep, but when I am walking I want to be aware of and to appreciate my surroundings.
  15. dick bird

    Portomarin Bridge Closure

    Or in a turquoise coloured can marked ´57 varieties´ with an orangey coloured gloop that may once have had an encounter with a tomato. We usually had it on toast. Our cat thought it was Kit-e-kat because the tin was the same colour. The spoof was all the more convincing because it was narrated...
  16. dick bird

    Do I take a tent

    This is not about camping. If you look at the original question, it is someone asking if it is worth taking a tent on the off-chance that an albergue might be full. The poster clearly has no intention of using it unless they have to. The most popular answer is ´no, it isn´t worth carrying an...
  17. dick bird

    Portomarin Bridge Closure

    Er, what’s the date today?
  18. dick bird

    Bathroom stops on the camino for female Peregrinas

    This forum has pretty well zero leverage with the local authorities. Public toilets would be extremely expensive. One way to finance them would be to charge 10 euros to issue a compostela. Now there’s a controversial proposal if ever there was one.
  19. dick bird

    When should I stop training?

    If your body needs to recuperate and recover, you have been training too hard. Walking is an activity for which humans have evolved very precisely and exactly. If you get tired, rest. Never exert yourself to the point where you exhaust your reserves.
  20. dick bird

    Ruesta - dinner AND lunch?

    Wise. What date are you going to be there? We might run into each other.

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