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Most of the cyclists you will encounter on the Camino are not pilgrims but local cyclists out cycling their own trails, that is not excusing their behavior. I found that staying in the middle of the path forced them to call out or stop. Some come so fast that you cannot hear them in time. For...
I walked the whole of the Frances and on to Finisterre and Muxia and I always carried toilet paper from day one. Even when I'm at home, like Tinka, I carry tissues.
I don't agree, this is one of the safest forums you will get and for the most part nasty and judgmental comments are shut down asap but some people have a tendency to feel judged or offended where none has been given.
You can delete your post for up to one week, after that you can request a deletion of post or thread. This was introduced to protect the continuity of the threads because over the years a few members got the hump and started deleting their threads and posts on other threads and did some serious...
This info is from a Facebook group:
"Do you remember the genius app Camino-Ninja? Well, the developer was Andy, and he sadly passed away last summer. Things were technically complicated, but very recently we were finally able to save all the wonderful data of the app and upload it into the...
Reb's interview on providing volunteers for the pilgrim societies albergues
https://lariojainfo.net/rebekah-scott-fraternidad-internacional-del-camino-de-santiago-fics/
I don't understand the big deal about the Sarria leg, I did it during May on a Camino from SJPP and during September from Sarria, September was busier but I enjoyed it both times and loved seeing the enthusiasm of first time walkers leaving Sarria first thing in the morning. I think it has...
At the end of a 25 - 35 k day all I wanted to do was eat, drink and sleep, using a gym didn't even make my "to do if I'm able" list. I was happy when I stopped walking like John Wayne and that was somewhere after Burgos.
If I ever get around to getting a tattoo this is the one I'll get. When I finished my Camino in 2012 I went to the tattoo shop in Santiago and asked about getting a small tattoo of this but the girl I dealt with wanted to do a large one so I decided to leave it, never got around to it since.
"Those who want go ahead with getting a tattoo anyway despite the risks should consider steering clear of colors derived from heavy metals. Dr. Kunin reports that black might be the safest permanent tattoo ink; it is often derived from a substance called carbon black and rarely causes any kind...
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