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  1. dazzamac

    What are the Do's and Don'ts of Albergue Etiquette?

    When I walked the Frances last year, the guideline for lights on seemed to be 6am. The albergue in Roncevalles has automatic lights that turn themselves off at ten and back on at six. At Casa Paderborn we were greeted with an operatic morning call from the German hospitalero. At many of the...
  2. dazzamac

    Did your Camino fail or exceed your expectations?

    Before I walked the Camino last year, I deliberately tried to limit my exposure to films, books and blogs that detailed other people's experience of the Camino. I read posts on this forum and others for advice on equipment, accommodation and the like but I wanted my experience of the Camino to...
  3. dazzamac

    Small unexpected kindnesses on the Camino

    I remember arriving having a cafe con leche and biscuits prepared for me by a woman in Calzada de Coto. I'd been searching the small town for a bar to satiate my cafe-con-leche addiction only to find that the bar was closed. As I was about to turn away, a woman came out of the house next to the...
  4. dazzamac

    Money:)

    I averaged about €20 - €25 a day including all meals and accommodation. That was mainly cause I was eating the pilgrim meal most days. That said, I did cook occasionally and one evening a group of us fed about 8 people for the price of a single pilgrim's meal. So you can manage with much less if...
  5. dazzamac

    Question - Training for the Camino

    Whether you regard it as training or preparation, I think it's important to break in shoes, boots, backpacks, etc well before you depart. I think it's equally important to have a general level of fitness before you go. There's no need to be excessive, and there's certainly elements of the...
  6. dazzamac

    Walking Speed

    I average 5.5km as a comfortable training pace though on the Camino, this average invariably falls as I stop to take photos and explore the countryside I'm walking through. I could walk faster but except on training sessions when I'm trying to get the heart going and improve my fitness, I don't...
  7. dazzamac

    12 year olds on the camino...2013

    Re: Bringing a Child Question Wildrover, I would imagine that you'll find yourself detouring quite a bit as many of the the trails narrow quite considerably. Additionally, they may be waterlogged and/or rutted making passage via a wide chariot somewhat difficult. Not to discourage you but...
  8. dazzamac

    Did movie: "The Way" motivate you...

    I have to say that 'The Way', despite being a rather good film, had no influence on my decisions to undertake my second Camino. That decision was made while walking the first. :) 'The Way' was released before my first Camino but as far as I am aware, it hadn't reached Ireland before I...
  9. dazzamac

    Afraid to do El Camino - Photography

    Having walked with a DSLR myself, I can understand where you are coming from. Without knowing your level of fitness or the distances you intend covering each day however, I can't offer much more than general advice. Bring your camera but be prepared to trade its weight for something else. The...
  10. dazzamac

    Guitar on the Camino

    Could well be. He was across the small square from me at the time and I didn't get a good look at the instrument. Googling images of both flutes and clarinets suggest that at that kind of distance, I could have mistaken one for the other not being overly familiar with either. I just remember...
  11. dazzamac

    Guitar on the Camino

    I only met the one man carrying a guitar on the Camino and never heard him play but there was another man who brought his clarinet and entertained the crowds waiting to get into the albergue in Burgos. Didn't see him afterwards but everyone appeared to appreciate the musical interlude. I'd say...
  12. dazzamac

    What are the Do's and Don'ts of Albergue Etiquette?

    I remember being woken in one albergue by a very earnest man keen to impart some sort of warning. To this day, I'm not sure if he was asking if I snored or warning that he snored. All I really understood was the suggestion at the end that I should get another room if I had a problem. My pet...
  13. dazzamac

    What issues arise when walking with a companion?

    A few years back, myself and my father used to cycle together - taking part in a few endurance/ leisure cycle events together. While training, we'd cycle side by side amicably chatting about the week's events or whatever happened to crop up in the course of the training ride. However, on the day...
  14. dazzamac

    Age old question - Water on the Camino

    After catching some kind of stomach bug while walking last year, I started adding lemons to my drinking water. Half a lemon to half a litre seemed to work well. Just slice it up enough to easily get the lemon out of the bottle when it comes time to wash it at the end of the day. Adding lemon...

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