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What the most insane thing you've seen someone bring on Camino.
For me there are two.
I saw a lady in Castrojeriz who had a curling iron. She'd been toting it since Pamplona.
The other item (in my opinion even nuttier due to the weight) was a college kid from California who had one of those huge buckets of Protein Powder in his pack.
On my first Camino in the pyreenes a group of young people were carrying a huge Antennae . They were hoping to get in touch with alians on the way. One of them had it attached to his bag when walking. They were camping and I lost them in a few days.
Bells can be used to alert wildlife when you are in the area so hopefully you won't surprise them.I met someone who had brought a headlamp and a large heavy flashlight - and a small flashlight to find the large one in the pack. And another had a bell around his neck the size of a small fist, in case he got lost (?).
The last week or so while I was walking there was a guy also dressed all in white, and always spotless.The craziest thing I've seen anyone bring with them on the Camino was back in 2014 when I was an hospitalera at Refugio Gaucelmo at Rabanal.
In walked a pilgrim from Brazil who looked like he could have been related to the Spanish actor Javier Bardem. It wasn't just his film star good looks that had me looking twice at him - he was wearing a white linen shirt and matching white cargo pants - and there wasn't a speck of dust on him. How did he do it? Did he have a mobile laundry service as a back-up vehicle?
What the most insane thing you've seen someone bring on Camino.
I remember while reading Bill Bennett's "The Way, My Way" who came across one young woman who carried 2 kilos of make up in her pack. Meanwhile he was packing 2 cell phones and a laptop.
I know that it is all about one's personal priorities, but I am not vain enough for 2 kg of make up. But I did break down and buy a smartphone the other day.
Walking back to SJPdP from Finisterre last winter I met a crazy Brazillian. He had walked the Portuguese and when he got to Santiago he decided to walk from there to Rome, because he had never been to Rome. This was December. He didn't have a rucksack, all his belongings were in a holdall which he towed on a skateboard!
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Some people pack their fears and some pack their passions.......
We (my husband and I) are going in April 2016 too! Perhaps we will run into each other. We are starting in France to Santiago. At least that is the plan...!Brilliant thread, I hope we do not become guilty of carrying unnecessary stuff in April.
Your husband???Your wife???
April 17? Starting at StJPdP 29th April, arriving 27th. Perhaps we will see you.We (my husband and I) are going in April 2016 too! Perhaps we will run into each other. We are starting in France to Santiago. At least that is the plan...!
Making sure there is nothing silly. I actually was going to bring some protein powder. That's a small amount in a plastic bag. Guess it's best to see if there's any room after everything. I would have liked to see more healthy food. Oh not being to find hummus was the worst. A guy would hAve paid me alot of money for the last container in Leon. He had been all over town looking for it.
Really? Hummus is basically nothing more that mashed cooked garbanzos, plus some stuff to make it more interesting, mainly tahin, and tahin is basically mashed roasted sesame seeds. Tins of cooked garbanzos (chickpeas) abound everywhere.
Bring or buy a hand blender along the Camino and perhaps you will make this list, but at least you will have your own hummus!
A young man toting a hair dryer to dry his socks.
You two saw the same guy.A bald man with a hair drier.
A bald man with a hair drier.
I saw a beautiful, red, leather vanity- case in the showers. I think it was Puente la Reina....
It was open and crammed FULL of every potion, bottle , jar you can imagine...there was a full bathroom worth in there.
I looked at it with envy
The first night of 2014 trip, we met an Italian policeman carrying a hair dryer. Which my wife promptly borrowed, beginning a friendship that lasted all across Spain (we last saw him just outside Finesterre). The kicker--his hair was about 3mm long.A bald man with a hair drier.
Ha! Perhaps they got in touch and went with the aliens.On my first Camino in the pyreenes a group of young people were carrying a huge Antennae . They were hoping to get in touch with alians on the way. One of them had it attached to his bag when walking. They were camping and I lost them in a few days.
Met a young guy with a cello. Later that day he gave a very nice concert in a church. Must have been in May 2014, don't remember which etappa...
I think I may have seen you walking June time 2010. We were collected by car and taken to a restaurant. You wore a long pretty cotton dress?The craziest thing I've seen anyone bring with them on the Camino was back in 2014 when I was an hospitalera at Refugio Gaucelmo at Rabanal.
In walked a pilgrim from Brazil who looked like he could have been related to the Spanish actor Javier Bardem. It wasn't just his film star good looks that had me looking twice at him - he was wearing a white linen shirt and matching white cargo pants - and there wasn't a speck of dust on him. How did he do it? Did he have a mobile laundry service as a back-up vehicle?
This young man was definitely struggling. He was carrying a didgeradoo (but he had never been to Australia), a skateboard, mandolin, and a small library, as well as tent, other camping equipment and all the usual necessaries. I'm pretty sure he didn't walk far and instead headed off to South America.
I saw a woman with high heels, and she was walking with them. I remember I was half-shocked half-in awe... Maybe it's worth saying it was after Sarria?
We prefer the term folically challenged.
...a man had a pair of crocs and an ice axe! - what went through his mind whilst packing, climbing an ice flo using his ice axe and wearing his crocs!I met someone who had brought a headlamp and a large heavy flashlight - and a small flashlight to find the large one in the pack. And another had a bell around his neck the size of a small fist, in case he got lost (?).
Lol... Think I was married to him once : )A young man toting a hair dryer to dry his socks.
You too! I have the same issue. Two of the guys are really nice but the third one's a real pain in the #^*+, ha haCraziest thing: Me, myself, and I.
I prefer the term "streamlined" or "further up the evolutionary curve" myself and besides we can walk faster carrying noWe prefer the term folically challenged.
What the most insane thing you've seen someone bring on Camino.
For me there are two.
I saw a lady in Castrojeriz who had a curling iron. She'd been toting it since Pamplona.
The other item (in my opinion even nuttier due to the weight) was a college kid from California who had one of those huge buckets of Protein Powder in his pack.
Who would be so crazy to bring a first aid kit, if someone else is willing to bring one?........ But for me it is crazier not to bring some items like a first aid kit. I don't know how may fellow pilgrims I have handed out bandages, tape, compeed etc to.
That really cracks me up, because I remember how many times I asked myself what the heck was I doing?Craziest thing: Me, myself, and I.
I am seriously dying!a pair of white patent-leather go-go boots.
You can get collapsible alphorns like that too. I haven't (yet) seen one on the Camino, but here is one in Ladakh--bulky but not too heavy. A huge hit with all the local kids!!I met a fellow this weekend who did travel the Camino with a didgeridoo - an Aussie and a great player - but he was canny; his was a special plastic lightweight travelling model that came apart.
My daughter saw a young man walking the Camino backwards carrying an equally big white teddy bear on his shoulders. I was paying for our breakfast coffee at the moment and only heard the loud amazement of the coffee shop staff who all rushed to the door to see the guy. My daughter found him and his story on Instagram but sorry, I have forgotten what it was. EDIT: Michael Gray had just posted about this guy with the white teddy bear! I'm sorry I rushed to reply before reading all the new answers.Was overtaken after leaving Rabal del Camino, one September morning last year by this guy!
In fact a fork would do it - just mash a tin of cooked chickpeas (unless you cook them at an albergue yourself - soak first) with loads of fresh garlic and some lemon juice and olive oil, tahini optional, as is basil...Really? Hummus is basically nothing more that mashed cooked garbanzos, plus some stuff to make it more interesting, mainly tahin, and tahin is basically mashed roasted sesame seeds. Tins of cooked garbanzos (chickpeas) abound everywhere.
Bring or buy a hand blender along the Camino and perhaps you will make this list, but at least you will have your own hummus!
I was told he had carried the bear, to draw attention to the plight of Syrian refugees, from Barcelona to Santiago, was on his way back to St Jean, and planned to walk back to Santiago again!
Must be the same guy. The same one as here: https://ajollylongwalkblog.wordpress.com/My daughter saw a young man walking the Camino backwards carrying an equally big white teddy bear on his shoulders.
A non-schism Catholic priest said they'll pass out before they hit Santiago.
I just don't understand what he must have done off-road. How do you take such a load walking across stretches like those just past Atapuerca?View attachment 32088
See the movie about that young musician and his pilgrimage. http://www.clevelandfilm.org/films/2017/strangers-on-the-earthMet a young guy with a cello. Later that day he gave a very nice concert in a church. Must have been in May 2014, don't remember which etappa...
The young monastics referred to themselves as a schism order
The first person I walked met along the Camino and walked with was a guy that had a dress suit and clothes to wear to the Opera (post Camino trip) in his 23kg backpack. This was in addition to complete camping gear. I never saw him again after I stopped at Orisson, but when I mentioned him to others later on during the Camino I was told that he had jettisoned all the extraneous stuff bought a new backpack in Pamplona.
Well actually I disagree - being a vegetarian myself I do find it difficult to eat along the way but what the heck it is only for 7 weeks or maybe less and my body has enough reserves to keep me well and fit - i never get sick but then if some need to lug all that stuff and be weighed down and they are happy who am i too judge- buen camino and happy paths for you all!!Hummus is great -- and far easier to find in the French stages than the Spanish.
And I think you underestimate the effort that would be needed to make your own while walking the Camino ...
And really ? Carry a blender in your backpack ? LOL
(but I do agree that implicitly, protein powder and chick peas hardly qualify for the crazy list)
What the most insane thing you've seen someone bring on Camino.
For me there are two.
I saw a lady in Castrojeriz who had a curling iron. She'd been toting it since Pamplona.
The other item (in my opinion even nuttier due to the weight) was a college kid from California who had one of those huge buckets of Protein Powder in his pack.
Or, as a bald friend of mine said: "I am not bald: You are looking at the solar panel of a sex machine!"We prefer the term folically challenged.
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