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  1. Ian Afloat

    The New Compostela Queuing System

    Ever heard of the phrase “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it”?
  2. Ian Afloat

    LIVE from the Camino Our Vegemite only lasted 1400km

    Vegemite is horrible. You want some Marmite.
  3. Ian Afloat

    Booking.com (Good service? any complaints?)

    Death to it say I.
  4. Ian Afloat

    Eurovision Song Contest - Right Now!

    Another reason to be thankful that I don't have a telly.
  5. Ian Afloat

    Camino-themed Baby Names For English Speaker

    Napoleon
  6. Ian Afloat

    Eating vegan diet on the Camino

    Well actually there is plenty of dark chocolates less than 100% cocoa which do not have animal products in them, although they may have the "may contain milk" allergy warning as they are produced in an environment where other products are produced.
  7. Ian Afloat

    Do albergues refuse the pilgrims who don't carry their packs

    I wasn't being totally serious in my question.
  8. Ian Afloat

    Do albergues refuse the pilgrims who don't carry their packs

    What is the distance qualification for a Compestella when travelling by canoe exactly?
  9. Ian Afloat

    Eating vegan diet on the Camino

    I walked in the company of a vegan for about 5 days. He seemed to survive on a diet of tinned chick peas and dark chocolate. Mrs Ian Afloat found herself starting to eat chicken when we toured the Meseta, Asturias and Galicia by motorcycle back in 2008 (my first encounter with the Camino) simply...
  10. Ian Afloat

    Washing merino clothes!

    Has enzymes in it which nibble away at the dirt.
  11. Ian Afloat

    Blankets and Bedbugs

    The bugs are more likely to hang out in the matresses than the blankets. If you are worried, then the minimum I would suggest is a bag liner which has been treated with bug spray.
  12. Ian Afloat

    Talking to the young

    A bit like when Howard Wollowitz came back from the ISS?
  13. Ian Afloat

    Forum Patch

    Thanks!
  14. Ian Afloat

    Forum Patch

    They start off straight, but always end up wonky!!
  15. Ian Afloat

    Forum Patch

    Sewn to the mesh pocket using the first thread I could find.
  16. Ian Afloat

    What was the #1 or most valuable thing you have learnt from being a member here?

    That the best way to relax about your forthcoming first Camino is to start planning your second...oh and not to put your pack on your bed.
  17. Ian Afloat

    Easter Greetings

    Choccy eggs all round!
  18. Ian Afloat

    The ignorance of the English language...

    Not how an English person would pronounce it though!
  19. Ian Afloat

    The ignorance of the English language...

    Oh dear, turn up the drivel filter! Do the French, Italians etc call London "London" - no they don't. Do the Germans call England "England" no they don't. You need to get out more.
  20. Ian Afloat

    Cost of Camino

    I've already spent £500 and I haven't been anywhere near Spain yet! http://500milewander.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/the-cost-of-my-camino-so-far.html

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