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I have to say the bikers have surprised me.Just found this link.
https://www.outsideonline.com/2199646/ten-types-people-you-meet-trail
All just for fun. Yeah I know this happens when you are just having a very lazy sunday and browsing the internet.
But I do admit that I met some of these types on my Caminos and training walks.
Hi Sabine,
Years ago my brother and I met a " gear junkie "in the Alps he had everything exept he forgot to pack a jacket.
It was early April and it started to snow ,
we gave him a extra sweater for the walk to his car.
We never saw him again .
Love the other nine to , some of them are very annoying .
p.s. also love a lazy Sunday some times.
Wish you well , Peter.
I had a problem with some " gear junkies " wearing X-1000 of € when on a Camino but only giving one ( 1 € ) for a donativo = bed/ breakfast and dinner...Then it is hard for me not to judge.
I had a young police officer rip into me while I was carrying a back pack & looking like crap, in my own town, because he thought I was going to cross over a construction line.#4 could be any of us doing training walks in the city. Some people have asked me if I am training for something, some think I am homeless and some just don't want to know. LOL
Other than my pack and shoes, most things came from the thrift store or discount store. I did spring for a few ultralight items trying to keep the pack weight to 15% of my body weight.thrift stores
Other than my pack and shoes, most things came from the thrift store or discount store. I did spring for a few ultralight items trying to keep the pack weight to 15% of my body weight.
Many bicyclists sprayed me with a cloud of dust and 70% did not make me aware they were barreling through right behind me, scaring me when they passed by! In fact, on on a weekend in 2015 on my way up to Alto del Perdon, a bicyclist going opposite direction on the downhill, crashed on the big rocks, fell and moaned, not moving or getting up. Thankfully a couple was right behind me who spoke to him in Spanish, took his cell phone out of his pocket and called his wife to come get him. Never heard if he was going to be ok. Pretty unnerving.I have to say the bikers have surprised me.
Never expected them to be so polite.
One guy did spray me with a cloud of dust while coming down a trail too fast and had to break harder than he anticapated.
Besides that, no problems
I never heard or saw anyone with a boombox on my three Caminos. Maybe it's because I always go in April/May with all the retirees. I doubt any of us want to haul a boombox on the Camino. Too much weight!the one that resonated with me was the Bro with the boom-box. A lot of that on the trail lately. Bad enough when people are plugged into earphones and can't hear anyone say hello (and can't hear the giant combine harvester that's about to run them down), but the speed-metal aficionado who feels the world deserves to share his "music" is beyond the pale.
Yes Lmsundaze! We should have our own category! The Grannies who stop and talk to every trail cat they see, comfort the young kids with sunburns or blisters, and walk slower than dial up internet (remember the electronic beeping of AOL?). That's us. We are Analog Girls in a Digital World. Grannies Unite!They forgot me. Gray haired old lady trudging along slowly.
I got them. And yes, after Sarria.I never heard or saw anyone with a boombox on my three Caminos. Maybe it's because I always go in April/May with all the retirees. I doubt any of us want to haul a boombox on the Camino. Too much weight!
We've actually met a couple of nice people who looked at our packs, etc. and guessed there was a camino in our future.#4 could be any of us doing training walks in the city. Some people have asked me if I am training for something, some think I am homeless and some just don't want to know. LOL
I wondered what that avatar picture was. I still can't envision it as a toaster, but it's definately very cool!my "gear" costs next to nothing at the thrift stores I frequent ... a prime example is the "clam shell" toaster pictured on my avatar (?) ... got it for 5.99 Dollars plus tax last month ... will likely donate it to a donativo (plus some cash) if and when I encounter one ...
I've lost so many material things in life that all the things I have are mostly second hand and come from thrift stores ... it pains me when/if they are stolen, but its just a consolation that they didn't cost too much in the first place. They were just hard to find ... I never say to myself: "maybe they needed the item (which they stole it) so that's why they stole it ..." ... that statement is pragmatic and wishful thinking - it's been my experience that the thief needed money and took it because he/she thought it would sell for a lot ... or maybe people just hate me ...
I wondered what that avatar picture was. I still can't envision it as a toaster, but it's definately very cool!
I wondered what that avatar picture was. I still can't envision it as a toaster, but it's definately very cool!
These days, substitute iPod portable speakers. Heard and saw one group of young Italians on my Camino -- they were cool and the music wasn't bad. A nice break from the monotony actually, but I did pass them rather quickly.I never heard or saw anyone with a boombox on my three Caminos. Maybe it's because I always go in April/May with all the retirees. I doubt any of us want to haul a boombox on the Camino. Too much weight!
Still laughing at your category Lmsundaze, 'walk slower than dial up internet'.. that's me too... this could be a 'thing'!Yes Lmsundaze! We should have our own category! The Grannies who stop and talk to every trail cat they see, comfort the young kids with sunburns or blisters, and walk slower than dial up internet (remember the electronic beeping of AOL?). That's us. We are Analog Girls in a Digital World. Grannies Unite!
The superfit young hiker girl from NZ who just walked the Pacific Crest Trail then Via de la Plata and went back to the start of the primitivo "to have a go at that too" at 45km a day.
Ahh, now I see the hinge and know what you are saying. Yes, it's a double sandwich maker, but can't see the long handle in your picture. I have a single round one for camping. We call them pie makers, but mine is not shiny any more from placing it in the fires.will take another picture of it from a different angle ... and post it ... soon ... oh, did you notice the hinge? each side closes shut ... it's actually a sandwich maker toaster like thing ... when I was a kid, it was shaped like a flying saucer (that design was the most popular back then) ... and we called them flying saucer sandwich makers (a bit of a mouthful I agree) ...
Right On!Yes Lmsundaze! We should have our own category! The Grannies who stop and talk to every trail cat they see, comfort the young kids with sunburns or blisters, and walk slower than dial up internet (remember the electronic beeping of AOL?). That's us. We are Analog Girls in a Digital World. Grannies Unite!
Add one more ;
The school group of adolescents who would rather be anywhere else in the world apart from the Camino . Complete with scowls , pouty looks , fag ends , lolly wrappers , screams , pointy sticks waving , vile cuss words [ in various assorted languages ] , I tunes blaring , heavy petting on the move [ how they manage this is a wonder ] and strategically dispersed across the path to prohibit anyone passing
Yes after Sarria .
That makes two of us. LOLThey forgot me. Gray haired old lady trudging along slowly.
That head torch was undoubtedly a GoPro camera, a definite necessity among all those other things.As for the gear junkies, I met a duo of girls on their early 20s, Under Armour gear from head to toe, all shining brand new. Head torch (during the day), camel back, fitbit, lots of tubes and strings coming out of the pack.
Agreed, might be a generational phenomenon. Fortunately, I never encountered any boomboxes during April/May.I never heard or saw anyone with a boombox on my three Caminos. Maybe it's because I always go in April/May with all the retirees. I doubt any of us want to haul a boombox on the Camino. Too much weight!
I don't have any grandchildren. May I still be a member? LOLStill laughing at your category Lmsundaze, 'walk slower than dial up internet'.. that's me too... this could be a 'thing'!
The Irish, getting closer to Santiago one short holiday break at a time (I blame Ryannair).Love 'em.
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