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  1. newgabe

    I could have murdered for ...

    That's funny Rebekah.. Spain IS first world! And yes, I agree it's more about eating with local seasons. it's Spring and local fresh stuff isn't grown yet. I've been looking in shops all along to buy veges and there just isn't much at this time of year. There was some big white asparagus...
  2. newgabe

    I could have murdered for ...

    Nup. Fresh veges aren't common in cafes/restaurants. Not in spring (now) at least. Maybe later in the growing season. Dried/recooked beans don't count. Potatoes are veges but that's the main one I ever see. Not interested in iceberg lettuce or the odd slice of pale tomato. I've been served a...
  3. newgabe

    British Summer

    Yep, 10 days in Bristol sleet gales etc has certainly prepared this soft subtropical plants for the rigours of Northern Spain...
  4. newgabe

    Are we making it all too easy?

    Gosh, I'm really the first person to respond to your interesting comments Tincatinker? ? Yes, I can relate to what your saying. I have the same experience travelling solo in India and Nepal way back in the day (early 70's) way before guidebooks. Indeed the first roneo'd (remember roneo?)...
  5. newgabe

    Pre Camino anxiety

    Well I'm due to leave Pamplona evening of 5th or morning of 6th and I'm a slow coach, so perhaps we'll run into each other.
  6. newgabe

    Pre Camino anxiety

    How are you doing, julia-t?
  7. newgabe

    Pre Camino anxiety

    Yes, I agree! Maybe I wasn't clear but that's what I just did. I now have tried and tested ultra light/small non slip 'barefoots' that I know are perfect for roads, cobblestones, dirt/forest/offroad paths, rock hopping, indoors, slippery surfaces, beaches, transits, and uneven surfaces like...
  8. newgabe

    Pre Camino anxiety

    Well I have had a successful day and have brightened right up. Bought a few more crucial light/warm clothing layers to initially survive arriving in UK with, after which Spain will feel warm! Returned the Boots of Tears and found some shoes I think I can bear.. very light, waterproof , and with...
  9. newgabe

    Pre Camino anxiety

    Kanga thanks so much. Genius suggestion~ muddy patch ~ my scuba shoes!!! and if it's too cold.. a bus! (and I thought I would be inspired but instead have been appalled by reading a book called Grandma's on the Camino where a lady my age is ripping her feet apart walking in horrendous mud and...
  10. newgabe

    Pre Camino anxiety

    So interesting this thread has come up, thanks all of you for sharing. Tonight I went for a walk in my new 'proper' shoes and actually fell over walking up up a dune I've walked a hundred times.. had a total meltdown, my feet cried, I cried, spoke to my dear daughter and realised that I just...
  11. newgabe

    Pre Camino anxiety

    'support' as in some kind of stiffness or being high on the ankle? That's not at all important to me, I've never wrecked my feet with high heels or stiff soles (literally live most of my life barefoot) so what's bliss for me with these is as that my feet can move naturally with no restriction...
  12. newgabe

    Pre Camino anxiety

    I doubt they sell them in US, trecile though you might get mail order. They are sold by an Australian company called Rivers, they look like slippers and are cheap as chips. I think they are an imitation of Sketchers I prefer Rivers pattern of studding on the hyper-resilient (bouncy) sole that...
  13. newgabe

    Pre Camino anxiety

    Well one thing I've definitely added to my kit, based on the weather this year.. the rain in Spain and all that (https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/the-rain-in-spain.39825/#post-400592) is a pair of boots that won't slip off in mud. I'd been happily planning to walk in...
  14. newgabe

    Scallop Shell

    I live by a beach in Australia so I have found some beautiful scallops there and will certainly be bringing one from home
  15. newgabe

    Have I gotten the wrong idea?

    Thanks Dov for bringing this up so honestly as sleeping in dorms close to others is something I'm not looking forward to either. Not because of any gender/sex issues just because I have never liked/slept well close to others.. not even when I was married! So 'marital closeness' doesn't imply...

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