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  1. Telboyo

    LIVE from the Camino Finally on the way.

    Come on keith,Norfolk folk think Holland is Hilly. I agree that last climb through the beech forest is awful
  2. Telboyo

    Will We reach 'Peak Pilgrim' soon? On the Frances Route.

    A simple edit to the Brierley guidebook could stop the bottle necks, a lot of pilgrims believe that the stages are set in stone. The bottle necks are usually at the top or bottom of the map page, so changing the maps will get rid of the bottlenecks.simples
  3. Telboyo

    Common Question: Days to walk SJPP to Santiago

    The answer to this question will only be revealed to those who know the answers to the other 4 questions, bag or liner, poles or no poles, poncho or rain gear, shoes or boots.
  4. Telboyo

    Blanket clarity

    I walked in April I took an 800g 5°C sleeping bag, although the out door night time temperature was between 0° and 8 ° C I was too hot in the sleeping bag because most albergues had the heating on at night. I think I got in it once and slept under it may be 5 times in a month. I don't think it...
  5. Telboyo

    A quieter Camino, Maybe?

    If you have an android phone you can use your smart speaker to find it for you, it will make it ring on full volume even of you have it set to silent. It is probably the most common thing I use on my Google smart speaker.
  6. Telboyo

    Those misleading pilgrim office statistics

    I left SJPP on 31 Mar last year and only had a problem getting a room on maundy Thursday, I had intended to stay in the village just before Astorga, but I had to break my rule of not stopping in large towns, because all the rooms were full because of the festival in Astoria. I still got a bed...
  7. Telboyo

    Which side of the path

    Only a Brit would describe the speed of a car in metres per second and Miles per hour.😃
  8. Telboyo

    Napoleon Route Closed.

    They could put a no left turn sign and a blue mandatory right turn sign
  9. Telboyo

    Alternative (historical) route Arzua - Pedrouzo

    I think I walked this way earlier this year it was a relief to get away from the crowds.
  10. Telboyo

    Camino Frances 2019 PostScript 2: CAMINO COLLOCATION

    penguin shuffle after stopping too long for coffee
  11. Telboyo

    Camino Frances 2019 PostScript 2: CAMINO COLLOCATION

    Camino Weighbridge. I have never seen so many weighbridges in my life. The CF seemed to have one in every little village and hamlet. I even spotted an abandoned one in Pontferada.
  12. Telboyo

    Is Camino Frances a Rat Race in April/May?

    I left SJPP 31 mar 2019, most of the the albergues were no more than half full, that may have been because people were holding back till the 1st April to walk over the top. It was like this all the way except for the day before good Friday we had to walk an extra 3 km to Astorga, normally we...
  13. Telboyo

    litter on the Camino?

    I ordered stuff from Amazon( I lost the charging cable for a TomTom watch) whilst on the Camino, I arranged to collect it from a camera store in Burgos. As I don't speak a word of Spanish I was super impressed that I navigated Amazon.es. I have just realised that I am still paying Amazon prime...
  14. Telboyo

    Frances in 27 days?

    Aim for 32km per day and you will achieve it, if your feet hold out. I managed it in 27 days including 2 nights stay in Burgos to repair my feet and get new socks and insoles on my shoes. Stay clear of Brierley stages and you should not have any problems with accomodation. I walked in April, I...
  15. Telboyo

    How do you travel with money on the Camino?

    I live my whole life with this level of trust, I never lock my backdoor in case I need it as an emergency exit. At home in the UK I never carry cash, every transaction is done on my phone, if someone gives me paper money I just keep it in my wallet until I give it away. Using cash on the Camino...
  16. Telboyo

    How do you travel with money on the Camino?

    On the CF I tended to leave everything on my bed or in my bag when I went for a shower, for added security I would hide it under my pillow. I took the view that most pilgrims have a phone, passport and some money so don't need mine. If truth be told, a banana left in plain sight is more likely...
  17. Telboyo

    The 100 km mojón on the Camino Francés

    I too found the metre markers ridiculous, I stopped reading distances after the 2nd day after leaving SJPD, most of the the adverts for the "best" albergue in the town are 3 Km away until I had walked 4km and then they were still only 1 Km away. I decided then to just get there when I got there...
  18. Telboyo

    Waking up in the night

    I wake up every night at 4 am home or away, this is not a problem on the camino as I don't fall asleep in the afternoon whilst walking, at home I have a tendency to nod off at 2 o'clock. Not a good idea whilst driving.
  19. Telboyo

    Just a couple of thoughts after my last camino

    Following the stages of the guide books is the cause of the bed race, which will just concentrate the accommodation in the "big" towns yet it lets the intermediate albergues to go out of business. I made a point of skipping the brierley stages after arriving at Roncesvalles, I just didn't like...
  20. Telboyo

    20 irish pilgrims rescued yesterday in Lepoeder

    As an experienced tour company they should have known taxis were not an option for those 5 km and shoild have ensured appropriate equipment was available. The photograph shows them wearing shorts and t shirts on a mountain, where were their layers and protective clothing? On a mountain it is...

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