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I fall into the undecided. Being an Australian, my instinct is to move to the left, which in Europe would be into the path of the bike. Sometimes don't have time to correct my mistake and have to hope the cyclists accepts my appology.
There are a couple of things to consider, number 1 would be how far do you want to walk. Some people on this forum would consider 600k a short Camino, while a lot of first timers think that the minimum of 100k to get the compostella is a very long way. The other consideration, which most...
Even though I don't think sleeping on the top bunk will stop bed bugs, I think it is a good rumor to spread. Sleeping on the top bunk has a lot of advantages, the main one being that it leaves the bottom bunk free for me.
I don't do a lot of training prior to a Camino. I live on a small farm on a mountain, well, hill by European standards, so I get a fair amount of exercise every day. I am 69, fat, but reasonably fit, if that makes any sense. The training I do is usually a couple of 20km walks with full gear...
Yes, best wishes to all on this forum and especially to Ivar for providing the platform. I'm from regional Victoria, so the lockdown wasn't as severe for me, but the forum has brought back many pleasant memory's of my times spent in Europe and my heart goes out to those that are going through...
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