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  1. Anamiri

    Afraid of top bed without fence

    If I was faced with a top bunk with no railing, I would definitely use my pack as a fence. Way more scared of falling out than bedbugs. Scared of heights to begin with so glad I haven't faced one yet.
  2. Anamiri

    Last min questions

    Dont worry, you will meet people. As far as walking, think of your day as a series of walks, not one long one. Walk for an hour, stop , have coffee, take photos, look around, chat, walk again - rinse and repeat. You shouldn't have difficulty getting accommodation especially if you are flexible...
  3. Anamiri

    Are you 70+ and still walking Caminos?

    I will miss you guys by a couple of weeks. Flying out of NZ on the 29th.
  4. Anamiri

    What do you wish you had worried less about?

    Set off from SJPDP 1st Sept in the middle of a heatwave.
  5. Anamiri

    What do you wish you had worried less about?

    I don't think I was particularly worried about anything, I was excited to be off on an adventure. No real planning other than to arrive in France. Once I reached Bayonne, it was a different story - the heat was so intense that I did wonder if I would cope with it. I did - I became an early starter.
  6. Anamiri

    Inviting reflections on the wider costs of walking a Camino

    I just accept that I will have to fly a really long distance to get there. I do reuse items, clothes, sleeping bag, pack etc - but I do need new shoes. Apart from shoes my gear lasts me a long time. I am taking stuff on my next one, that I bought for my first. I buy or make, only as I need. At...
  7. Anamiri

    Embarrassing moments

    I had a moment when I needed to 'go' , quickly checked around me, coast seemed clear. Stood up to find that the wild wheat on the field edges had drilled its way into my underwear and clothes, stabbing me in the process, and as I was frantically trying to get rid of the sharp seedheads, I...
  8. Anamiri

    Advice… please… 🙏🏻 (About starting time each day)

    Lots of us fall into a 'breakfast', 'second breakfast', then early 'evening/dinner' routine.
  9. Anamiri

    Advice… please… 🙏🏻 (About starting time each day)

    I've walked in late May- June and it does get very hot, by the time I reached Santiago at the end of June it was 43 degrees. My sister, who I walked with for a few weeks, who is not an early person was planning to walk later, and revised that plan after the first day of walking, and left at 6...
  10. Anamiri

    Albergue or hotel

    I normally book a day ahead.
  11. Anamiri

    What to do different next time?

    I wore mine nearly every morning. Then stripped off all my layers. May/June, September October (twice). This time I will take an umbrella (for the sun)
  12. Anamiri

    Retail Camino Related Art

    Stephan's paintings are wonderful, you can see them on his Camino thread.
  13. Anamiri

    Hotel business and numbers/ newsarticle

    An odd thing not mentioned, is that the pilgrims are part of the tourism attraction/experience, as I experienced once when some tourists shoved their cameras in my face. We are even included in commentaries.
  14. Anamiri

    Camino Family Experience

    My problem is just that I struggle to hear, multiple conversations just become a jumble, and I have to really concentrate to pull one conversation out of the total hubbub. I find it exhausting. So I hate people suggesting a noisy bar to have a chat. Apparently I have full range of hearing. I can...
  15. Anamiri

    Camino Family Experience

    On my first Camino we became part of a family, people we noticed on the first day but gelled organically after 3-4 days. a loose group of 20 or so that we kept meeting up with and a tighter group of 6, aged from 69 to 26. From NZ, Canada, USA, Denmark. We often left together in the mornings, but...
  16. Anamiri

    Camino Wildlife (excluding escaped circus animals)

    I remember it took me a long time to walk out of Ponferada (I've missed signage both times) so I assume the bear had a quicker way and wasnt following the Camino! I dont remember it being a quick exit from town. (Could have something to do with the number of wrong turns)
  17. Anamiri

    The ticking clock

    My father was always an active person, running, cycling, boating, kayaking, motorcycling. He was always obsessed with one activity or other most of his life until more recently. He was a very successful farmer, an environmental activist, and interested in all sorts of topics. He always dreamed...
  18. Anamiri

    Camino Wildlife (excluding escaped circus animals)

    A sea otter at Muxia. bringing in a fish, and then crunching it up under the rocks.
  19. Anamiri

    Carry your backpack please.

    Carrying your pack gives you more options to stop where you like, and saves you a lot over time. However when I hurt my knee, sending my pack ahead for a week was brilliant. I had limited days only, as do many, and it meant I could continue walking.
  20. Anamiri

    Locals Only

    I dont recall any rude locals. I do remember seeing some harried looking staff/hospitaleros occasionally. They were still nice to us. I found people generally to be friendly and pleasant. The only rude people I met were pilgrims on my first Camino in Bayonne. Assuming we were French because we...

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