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  1. Damico Walking

    What's a Slow Walker?

    We also have short legs being vertically challenged. On our first camino we finally found someone going slower than us.
  2. Damico Walking

    Electrolytes

    As most, I am an Aquarius fan. I also bring a couple of tubes of Nuun tablets to drop in a water bottle but never in my water bladder in my pack. The Nuun tablets can leave a residue that is difficult to remove from the bladder water system. If you are inclined to chew gum there is an...
  3. Damico Walking

    Electrolytes

    Aquarius was originally created in Japan. It was purchased by the Coca Cola company a few years ago and is marketed in most of the world in cans and bottles. Unfortunately it is not available in the USA. I do like it much better than our Gatorade, it is less sweet and much lighter. My go to...
  4. Damico Walking

    Soft tips for new walkers

    My personal set of rules to camino by: 1) hydrate often 2) snack often 3) never pass up a toilet (a function of numbers 1 & 2, no pun intended) 4) never pass up a bar, needed for number 3 5) never pass up a laundromat, you get clean clothes and you get to watch something that looks like TV And...
  5. Damico Walking

    Celebrating my old age

    Agreed, and agreeing with your later post. As a recently passed troubadour once said, "I'm all done explaining or passin' some test So pour me another, it's good for my health I'm not ready to put the book on the shelf"
  6. Damico Walking

    Drinking water @hotels

    That is true but, as we observed, there are occasional problems that do occur in the municipality supplied water. We have always drank tap water in Portugal, Spain, Italy, etc. until we ran into the localized problem this past October. Hence my motto, if it is clear no fear.
  7. Damico Walking

    Drinking water @hotels

    We just finished the CF at the end of October. We stayed in small hotels and a couple of auberges. Between Sarria and Santiago there were a few places where the water was not good to drink. Came out of the tap brown. This is the first time we had seen anything like that in Spain or Portugal...
  8. Damico Walking

    What surprised you the most?

    That it is easy to describe what we did, what we saw, the people we met, the places we went, the list goes on. But I am incapable of describing the feeling I have of the experience.
  9. Damico Walking

    Cafe con Leche / Coffee on the Camino: Enquiring Coffee Lovers want to know!!

    I am a coffee lover and drink almost a full pot of coffee most days here at home in the USA. I do make it stronger than most so it does have some good flavor. I have been coffee like this for about 35 years. On the camino I actually drink less coffee. I do love a double espresso in the...
  10. Damico Walking

    How to cook Spanish tortilla: Salmonella outbreak sparks national debate

    New news to me too. I get fresh eggs from my local grocery store.
  11. Damico Walking

    Random thing that made you smile on Camino?

    This dog adopted us for the day. He followed us through a couple of towns then headed home. He was an unexpected traveling companion that just made me smile. And a little sad when he headed home.
  12. Damico Walking

    Poll Do you listen to anything while walking?

    Usually not. But when something is driving me crazy, like the tak tak tak sound of walking sticks among other things, start driving me crazy I will listen to music.
  13. Damico Walking

    Deteriorating Behavior

    I think you hit one important point spot on, Manners. I was taught many things by my parents, respect your elders, Give you seat to a elder or infirmed/pregnant, open the door for a woman or others, say please and thank you, these are just a few things that we commonly call polite today but...
  14. Damico Walking

    Silly Christmas Tradition

    We have had a very odd tradition for decades. We get visited by the Underware Fairy who places gifts under the tree for opening on Christmas Eve. The gifts always contain..... well underware, usually goofy or otherwise humorous. We open gifts on Christmas Eve with everyone in attendance and...
  15. Damico Walking

    Merry Christmas and a happy New Year, Ivar!

    Merry Christmas @ivar Have a great holiday. Hope to see you early next September.
  16. Damico Walking

    Update on Dave Bugg

    Well, I never met him in person but feel I know him and have missed his posts since he left. This is indeed sad news and he is with me in my prayers. He will be walking with me in my thoughts when I finally get to the camino next year. I have hope that he will get better and will always...
  17. Damico Walking

    Bedbugs

    That would be the best place to walk. Then by the time you come through the bedbugs are full and sleeping 👍
  18. Damico Walking

    Camino Chat

    I considered a larger mobile phone but just can't fit a laptop in my pocket :)
  19. Damico Walking

    Camino Chat

    Ivar, Thank you for clarifying the intent of the app. It now makes sense for what I am seeing, or not seeing as the case may be. So in short it is an instant messaging app not an app for reading this site. I was hoping for the latter. And thank you for driving this forum as you do. It is...
  20. Damico Walking

    Camino Chat

    I have tried that but the text is so small I can't see it and if I make it bigger I can't navigate. Yeah I know I am just too darn picky.

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