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  1. Tandem Graham

    Water, water...

    I carry a 660ml bottle (about a pint). I get into the habit of taking a good swig as I enter each hamlet or village, and refill it every time there is a source. At Carrion los Condes (or similar places on other Caminos where there is a known gap between fountains) I buy an extra small bottle to...
  2. Tandem Graham

    What do you wish you had worried less about?

    My first Camino was by tandem bike with Carol, my wife. I didn't worry or obsess about it, because by then we had made several long journeys in Europe that way. When I decided to walk on my own from Le Puy, it wasn't just my first walking Camino but my first solo multi day hike. I was most...
  3. Tandem Graham

    Niggling hates (dislikes) on Camino

    Pilgrims who grumble about other Pilgrims' annoying habits without 'fessing up to their own. 🤔😉
  4. Tandem Graham

    Pre-Camino day in Bilbao

    I arrived at Logrono cathedral a few years ago with a very experienced and self confident Brazilian pilgrim who had walked from Rome. He ushered me with him to the Cathedral Dean or Cannon's office where a somewhat grumpy secretary reluctantly rummaged for a stamp in her desk, and imprinted both...
  5. Tandem Graham

    Staying at Paradores?

    I prefer to stay in the albergues with my fellow pilgrims. However, I also like 'living it up' by visiting a parador lounge bar (in Leon, for example) for a glass of cava, after my shower. It feels like luxury, but for a glass of good fizz, some olives and nuts and a comfortable chair in a...
  6. Tandem Graham

    Why Walk the Camino: Insights from Chat GPT

    It's not incorrect but it isn't offering many original insights is it?! I accept the 'A' in AI but I'm not convinced there's much 'I'. From this and other examples I have read of GPT's answers to non-trivial questions, it seems to be a sieve and plagiarist of information held elsewhere on the...
  7. Tandem Graham

    Takeaways from our first Camino

    Oh dear, I think you may have caught the same condition as the rest of us on here. Don't worry though, it's largely benign!
  8. Tandem Graham

    Takeaways from our first Camino

    There are some valuable insights here, and the OP's conclusions are legitimate, of course. May I offer some alternative conclusions? For me, while I still can carry my own pack, I will carry my own pack. That is an essential part of my Camino - the flexibility to respond to opportunities and...
  9. Tandem Graham

    Wine geeks on Camino

    In San Esteban de Gormez, on the Camino del Lana (by tandem in 2019) we were disappointed to find no pilgrim style accommodation, so forked out for a hotel close to the centre. That reduced our budget for dinner, so we bought picnic ingredients from the local supermarket and had cold meats and...
  10. Tandem Graham

    My Shell!

    Yes, me too. My (Jack Wolfskin) pack has an unused elasticated loop near the base, meant for hooking walking poles, I think. I tie the shell with linen thread just above the loop, then stretch the loop over the shell to stop it wobbling around in time with my stride! It works, though I...
  11. Tandem Graham

    The Pilgrim's Menu

    Menu of the Day - or the set meal, often with a couple of choices for each course. It can be a bit more expensive than the Pilgrim's menu, but usually changes frequently according to what's fresh.
  12. Tandem Graham

    The Pilgrim's Menu

    Jabba, I very nearly ignored your thread because I have seen already too many discussions on whether to take the Menu del Dia or Menu del Peregrino (always the former where available!). I'm glad I read your post! I relate strongly to the choice between eating the best on the plate firstly or...
  13. Tandem Graham

    Camping-- Concern

    I agree with most of the advice so far that wild animals shouldn't be a problem for wild camping. However, wild camping is discouraged in France apart from above the treeline - which doesn't really include much of the Le Puy route. In the right places with permission from the landowner or by...
  14. Tandem Graham

    Walking in cooler temperatures.

    @Dadhairday I may see you along the Primitivo then - if I do catch up, it'll be two or three weeks in, I'm sure. I'll take the Primitivo unless the weather is shocking in the mountains. Buen Camino!
  15. Tandem Graham

    Walking in cooler temperatures.

    Buen Camino! I will set out from Bayonne on 25th March, also on the Norte, but 5 or so days behind you. The temperature isn't the only factor: April typically is a rainy month along the coast. I will flex my packing list according to the 10 day forecast for Northern Spain, just before I leave...
  16. Tandem Graham

    A 'One Word' Why?

    Sorry. Couldn't stop at one. Thanks for the excuse to revisit my pics and the emotions they inspire though! Landscape Camaraderie History Awe Simplicity Fulfilment
  17. Tandem Graham

    All Welcome on the Camino

    I agree that there is more than one kind of pilgrimage. I'm not sure what status you are giving your definition of Camino. If you mean that, for you, it's not a Camino unless it's under your own steam, then you're of course perfectly entitled to that view. I'm not sure it works in Spanish...
  18. Tandem Graham

    Has anyone ever considered a Camino "round trip"?

    I have two stories on this topic. In 2011 my wife and I took an independent camping holiday in the Spanish Basque country. We had a few nights near Puenta de la Reina and heard about pilgrims passing through the town. We'd heard of the Camino but knew little about it. Decided to walk a stage to...

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