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  1. Marcus-UK

    Night stage recommendation?

    When I was young I did the Lyke Wake walk in Northern England. This is around 67KM long and is a challenge walk meant to be completed in 24 Hours. A popular dodge was to start the walk during the night, to allow arriving with plenty of light at the more difficult bits around Ravenscar...
  2. Marcus-UK

    The Two "Chickentown" Paradores

    It has been 20 plus years since I stayed in the SD dl Calzada, so my comments would be extremely out of date. However do join the Parador Amigos club which will entitle you to a discount on meals and drinks at all Paradors even if you are not staying at them. Also when you book look for the...
  3. Marcus-UK

    Euro budget needed for food on Frances

    Having just come back from vacation in Spain and Portugal I have noticed most restaurants even tiny ones, have started to use On-Line Menus to avoid the possible spread of Covid via contact with an infected menu. This means that you need a data plan on your smartphone along with the QR reader to...
  4. Marcus-UK

    Peregrina bitten by snake near Lintzoain

    The only venomous snake native to the UK is the adder which is also called the European viper which is found in Spain. They prefer heath lands and during the mating season can be aggressive. Strange as it seems they can balance on their tale and reach up quite high. My grand father told me they...
  5. Marcus-UK

    Using 3G cellphone on Camino Frances with a Spanish SIM card

    Just goes to show that when you think you know a subject well, things move on! I think my original advise should just have been "Buy a cheap 20 Euro phone when you land" You can then buy a local SIM package! I worked in the Telecoms/IT industry for 30 plus years and retired five years ago. This...
  6. Marcus-UK

    Using 3G cellphone on Camino Frances with a Spanish SIM card

    3G is still popular in most of Europe it is the fallback in areas where 4G LTE has not been rolled out. 5G is also being rolled out. There has been no major announcement for discontinuing 3G services in Europe. However be wary some US phones do not work on the same frequencies as European...
  7. Marcus-UK

    Proper Bag Transfer Etiquette

    You may be able to use the post office Paq Mochila system to pick up your pack and leave it at a local post office. The link below illustrates how to arrange a pickup. I have not used this system but I have used the Correos Post Restante system to post ahead unwanted items that I needed post...
  8. Marcus-UK

    Solo 40th Bivy

    I am assuming you considering doing the Frances? The weather in April is likely to be chilly at altitude and mild lower down. It may also be quite wet especially in Gallicia. By the end of your Camino it will be warming up but not excessive in the the North.
  9. Marcus-UK

    Fromista Canals? What was their purpose??

    Remember the Irish group who rowed all the way from Ireland:cool:
  10. Marcus-UK

    What is the app used on the Camino to secure beds?

    I have used Booking.com for many years and been happy with it. However the only time it failed me was on my day of arrival in Santiago de Compostella! It would appear that not all of the Hotels/Hostels/Albergues are electronically bonded into the Booking.Com reservation system. These hotels...
  11. Marcus-UK

    Santo Domingo de la Calzada - plenary indulgence for next 7 years

    Is there not a similar claim about a chicken in Barcelos in Portugal? Barcelos is on the Portuguese Camino and I spent a pleasant day there and attended a Pilgrims mass there.
  12. Marcus-UK

    Puente le Reina ‘German Church’

    Post Roman Occupation and pre Moorish invasion A lot of Spain was under Germanic Goth/Visigoth control. There are one or two Visigoth churches in Barcelona and Santa Maria de Lara near Burgos. May have nothing to do with the German Church, but what the heck:-}
  13. Marcus-UK

    From which country this pilgrim is from?

    I have worked in the Netherlands off and on for over 30 years and found the locals to be friendly and good company and generally have a better work life balance than most other nations. But to paraphrase an ex colleague of mine. "The Dutch are like Scots but with their sense of generosity...
  14. Marcus-UK

    From which country this pilgrim is from?

    And not buying a round of drinks🙃
  15. Marcus-UK

    From which country this pilgrim is from?

    I wear an Austrian broad brimmed wool felt hat that I bought in the Tyrol many years ago. I have been accused of being Australian in many countries including Turkey. I probably smell of goat or bovril depending upon weather conditions. But this better than the ammonia smell generated from my...
  16. Marcus-UK

    transferring an empty duffel bag from St. Jean to Santiago

    The Spanish postal service Correos have a Post Restante service. Go into any Post Office and they will supply a box which you can put stuff not required for the Journey and they will then deliver it to the SdC post Office near the Cathedral for a later pickup. I have used this service and it...
  17. Marcus-UK

    Fear of heights (don't laugh- It's real!)

    I too have bad acrophobia which I usually control by a technique. I define my vision areas as Near - Middle Distance and Far Distance. When I need to traverse obstacles with a vertiginous drop I focus on only Near and Far Distance points. This reduces my fears quite considerably. As a young man...
  18. Marcus-UK

    Tonight's Dessert

    More easier to find are the lazy omelette makers that are like two frying pans connected together with a hinge. You just turn the fring pan upside down and start cooking on the opposite side. Just search on Amazon for omelette pan and you should find a few.
  19. Marcus-UK

    Grenwich meridian

    I thought it was Canfranc, since this was the main railway hub for interconnecting Standard gauge SNCF railways to the Broad gauge Spanish railways. However memory is fickle and I stand corrected. Canfranc had massive platforms designed to allow two trains to halt opposite each other and allow...
  20. Marcus-UK

    Grenwich meridian

    Weird fact and totally nothing to do with the Camino. Spain changed from GMT to European GMT+1 after Franco was an hour late for an appointment with Chancellor Adolf Hitler at Canfranc station on the French / Spanish border. The late arrival at the meeting was put down to a misunderstanding...

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