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MadridWay- Fall '23
I feel for ya, buddy.
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I feel for ya, buddy.And me!
I feel your pain too!!!I feel for ya, buddy.
I did no suffering at all , didn't get one of them .And me....there’s MMR now..
That...is a lovely story!The mud, wind, and rain are pretty universal.
But the getting lost...
So there I was, early one morning, on the tail end of the Lana, blissfully taking off up the hill out of Santo Domingo de Silos after following a waymarked sign at the top of the village. I had a GPS on the phone backed up by screenshots of someone's wikiloc track - but hadn't tested the GPS in Spain and wasn't even looking at the screenshots. The sign had pointed to Covarrubias, after all, and that was the next town - so why bother? Never mind that the distance seemed suspiciously long. I figured that was just a wild mis-measurement.
(So many assumptions...what could possibly go wrong?...)
After a while, when it seemed like the path was going in totally the wrong direction, I found out that the GPS didn't work without an internet connection. Oh, well. The screenshots were OK, though, so I merrily followed them, 'bending the map' to agree with what I told myself I was seeing.
More than an hour later after a very nice wrong turn that led to a dead-end viewpoint, and convincing myself I was someplace else altogether, I came down a hill to a sign that said 'Sad Hill Cemetery'...which was a complete surprise. Sad Hill Cemetery?! Like...The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly Sad Hill Cemetery??
Well. How bizarre.
It was completely surreal. And it was so strange that no-one had mentioned this - but how in the world could they have missed it? I told myself a story that they were intentionally not saying anything for the surprise effect. Which it was, of course. I didn't linger, though - I had set out early without breakfast, and was eager to get to Covarrubias for something to eat.
So it was even more of a surprise when I came to the nearest hamlet to find that I wasn't at all where I thought I should be. It wasn't the cute tourist town full of restaurants and places to eat that I expected to find. There were several houses but no bar no nothing...which was 'interesting.' There were some people cleaning up after a fiesta from the night before who kindly told me where I wasn't. And Covarrubias was many kms away.
Well, no breakfast for me. (Nor lunch, either but that's another story.)
But I saw Sad Hill Cemetery!
And the view getting there was stunning.
So if you're on the Frances and go to Santo Domingo de Silos, and decide to walk back to Burgos...
First eat breakfast.
And pack a lunch, because there's no-where to eat. But the 'wrong way' to Covarrubias on the GR 82 is stunning. And you get the Spaghetti Western attraction thrown in for free.
And please tell the good folks in Contreras that the peregrina did get safely to her destination. They were concerned, the elderly ladies and clucking over me like mother hens.
It was the best day ever.
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Oh, oh! Then you are still vulnerable...better stay away from all children!I did no suffering at all , didn't get one of them .
I can't really admit to being confused, can I? this is one of the
Yes, we now have two going simultaneously! Are there enough hours in the day to devote nonsensical clichés on both of them...and still have enough time to get our daily chores and other life commitments finished? Not sure I'll even have time to train for my next camino!I can't really admit to being confused, can I? this is one of thecrazythreads, isn't it?
You will!!!Yes, we now have two going simultaneously! Are there enough hours in the day to devote nonsensical clichés on both of them...and still have enough time to get our daily chores and other life commitments finished? Not sure I'll even have time to train for my next camino!
Some members from the " NOT a serious thread " want to begin a thread where you can post about the stories of Not being bitten.
Enjoy my friends.
They said tinto...not Vimto!I had two glasses of tinto and my feet are still killin' me!View attachment 47631
Oooops! Still...no bedbugs!!!
That photo Peter posted of the albergue in flames is how they got rid of all the bedbugs in that place...unfortunately Albergue Chihuahua no longer exists.Oooops! Still...no bedbugs!!!
Nice one Jim...now I’ve got the image of a current bun being maced!...still, they don’t bite So can be included...I think!Pmsl .... will never be able to look at either the same again .....
So brilliant .Pmsl .... will never be able to look at either the same again .....
So true.Nice one Jim...now I’ve got the image of a current bun being maced!...still, they don’t bite So can be included...I think!
Yes, but I don't know what "pmsl" means.So brilliant .
Nor me...but was afraid to ask!Yes, but I don't know what "pmsl" means.
Were you swimming or snorkeling? ...seriously! I think a scampi is a shrimp, but I thought they were only in the ocean!I’ve never been bitten by a current bun but I have been badly bitten by a scampi in the Lake District...seriously!
Um...”bitten” was a bit of a euphemism Chris.Were you swimming or snorkeling? ...seriously! I think a scampi is a shrimp, but I thought they were only in the ocean!
Folks, thanks for the laughs! Revenge is indeed sweet and neither do I know what those initials stand for. They just don’t stand for stgcph, and I am missing him here...Um...”bitten” was a bit of a euphemism Chris.
Took me four days to recover...and I was only there for four days...and I did climb “the old man” of Coniston (twice) but needed a few stops...if yaknow whaddimean!
I PM you about it .Yes, but I don't know what "pmsl" means.
Well the scampi’s revenge wasn’t too sweet!Folks, thanks for the laughs! Revenge is indeed sweet and neither do I know what those initials stand for. They just don’t stand for stgcph, and I am missing him here...
I have no idea what you are saying, BB! It didn't really answer my question, which was out of curiosity as I've done alot of snorkeling over in the past!Um...”bitten” was a bit of a euphemism Chris.
Took me four days to recover...and I was only there for four days...and I did climb “the old man” of Coniston (twice) but needed a few stops...if yaknow whaddimean!
Yes, thanks, Peter, for the insight! Now I'll see if I can remember if I see it in the future...lol.I PM you about it .
I PM you about it .Nor me...but was afraid to ask!
I thought the L was an explanation mark! Doh!I PM you about it .
I know...but I had googled PMS and.....Peter is a gentleman...
You are incorrigible!I know...but I had googled PMS and.....
Pissing myself laughing = pmslYes, but I don't know what "pmsl" means.
True...but I thought that can’t be right because Jim..is a gentleman!You are incorrigible!
Thank you .Peter is a gentleman...
Yes, he only says "off color" things in private, not publicly! Lol.Peter is a gentleman...
Yes, you are, BB!You are incorrigible!
Jim isn't a gentleman...only Peter is!True...but I thought that can’t be right because Jim..is a gentleman!
Hilarious!Lol , never claimed to be a gentleman and have been called a lot of things in my time but gentleman isn't one .... ha ha ha ...
No what I meant is Jim is a gentle....MAN!!!!!Jim isn't a gentleman...only Peter is!
Bless your little ticker...not wrong there!!BB, I love your Avatar...it is so YOU!
A fun loving cute little donkey, not an A double S!
Peter, you truly are a gentleman, seriously. I was only kidding on my above post.Yes, he only says "off color" things in private, not publicly! Lol.
Had he tried to steal them?
He was too young for a bottle of chianti...Had he tried to steal them?
I did the most suffering cuz I've had measles, mumps and chicken pox!
I did the most suffering cuz I've had measles, mumps and chicken pox!
Well, you were seriously bitten..seriously!!!You're not the only one. Everybody got them when I was that age. No vaccines yet. Both kinds of measles, mumps, chickenpox, then I got scarlet fever too. That was not as common.
The next time you are passing you could be in for a chock.I have been not bitten a few times on the camino.
But I did get bitten in Villavante. By Coco the parrot. (Albergue Santa Lucia).
He didn't like my singing.
I always visit him when I pass by now. And sing to him when he's locked in his cage.
Revenge is sweet.
You're not the only one. Everybody got them when I was that age. No vaccines yet. Both kinds of measles, mumps, chickenpox, then I got scarlet fever too. That was not as common.
I've been bitten by the camino bug.
Does that count?
Find it brilliant.Lol , never claimed to be a gentleman and have been called a lot of things in my time but gentleman isn't one .... ha ha ha ...
But never, so far, by bedbugs.Well, you were seriously bitten..seriously!!!
Hi,But never, so far, by bedbugs.
I've been bitten by the camino bug.
Does that count?
By George, she's got it!Me too. I seriously think that counts.
Just wait till bristle boy finds some ultra apposite as a reposte!Good news guys 'n gals.
My bad-luck ran out today.
After years of un-luckily being nearly bed-bug bitten on Caminos I did some gardening today and got bitten by mosquitos.
I'm so happy.
Buen (finding your own biters) Camino
Noooo! This is the Not seriously bitten thread!Good news guys 'n gals.
My bad-luck ran out today.
After years of un-luckily being nearly bed-bug bitten on Caminos I did some gardening today and got bitten by mosquitos.
I'm so happy.
Buen (finding your own biters) Camino
Just wait till bristle boy finds some ultra apposite as a reposte!
She’s got a third eye!!!!You're good Kirkie.
Bristle Boy was only 10 minutes behind you.
Are you a clairvoyant?
Buen (fortune-telling) Camino
Yes, me too!By George, she's got it!
By George, she's got it!
So am I Peter...lost a bit of weight recently!I'am so Enlightened
You have to be carefull when you decide to go in there .
I don’t know whether the iPad has the same keyboard as the iPhone. If it has on the bottom line is a smiley face..press and voila!Well, whatever about being bitten, today I renewed my subscription... is that a sign of being Very Seriously Bitten??? So now, seeing how and as (bad English, do not copy) I missed a few pages on the not serious thread, not to mention all the others, i gather there are livelier emojis lurking around. Spill the beans again, someone, please! How do I access them on an ipad?
Have just seen I am twice a donating member. How can I fix that?
Thanks, BB. I have to go out now, maybe someone will give another clue! And does it matter? Not a whit!I don’t know whether the iPad has the same keyboard as the iPhone. If it has on the bottom line is a smiley face..press and voila!
If it isn’t then completely ignore kirkie and someone with an iPad is better placed than me to advise!
If not....Well, whatever about being bitten, today I renewed my subscription... is that a sign of being Very Seriously Bitten??? So now, seeing how and as (bad English, do not copy) I missed a few pages on the not serious thread, not to mention all the others, i gather there are livelier emojis lurking around. Spill the beans again, someone, please! How do I access them on an ipad?
Have just seen I am twice a donating member. How can I fix that?
But how many of you have been seriously bitten by the Walking a Camino bug and just can't get rid of it?
Yep..personally caught a “Christmas bug” this year but it wasn’t serious and worth a mention..to paraphrase that dear ol’ Britney...oops I did it again!I was trying to figure out how I missed this thread...and finally realized that when it was started, I was in the air on my way to Madrid and a fall Camino...no time later to catch up. The Walking-a-Camino bug is the best bug to catch!!
Sooo funny! Glad someone posted on this thread today. I've been checking to see what I missed way back yonder!Shouldn’t we be in the other thread...seriously!
I still haven’t been bitten today!
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Did your son help you with that?If not....
Launch settings app from home screen
2. Tap “general”
3. Tap “keyboard”
4. Tap “add new keyboard”
5, tap “emojis”
Hope this works!
No...Mr. G did that one!Did your son help you with that?
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