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Bingo!...works for me. I also never hear the early riser bag rufflers and am surprised when I finally wake up and take my ear plugs out, how noisy the room actually is by then with everyone rushing around, packing up.
Snoring (another post ...)
After 4 days of seriously noisy snorers in albergues, I was getting increasingly drained during the day. At one point, I was thinking whether I can continue, whether I want to, or should have to, use hotels just to be...
Some news that was posted on Facebook by Johnnie Walker which I'm sure he won't mind my repeating here. Not sure who his informant was. The post was quite long but I'll just repost it here in full.
"Hi John! Important news about the bus...
A young Korean girl lost her ear buds between SJPDP and Orisson and was really sad about it.
So whoever might have found them, she will be staying in Roncesvalles tonight and I am shure she would be very happy to get them back.
Just let me...
I love Patagonia clothing. My go-to long sleeve shirt is the Patagonia Capilene Merino long-sleeve shirt - it doesn't have a hood, but its a great lightweight option. It dries super fast as well. I have a few Cool Daily shirts, but I find that I...
10 years ago I had no problem exchanging books on the camino, but sadly those days have almost gone. Occasionally you might find a book left somewhere, and I still do leave paperbacks in albergues. Sometimes I have to carry it an extra day or...
Not common but it does occur. A book left on a communal table may be appreciated or may provoke a frantic search for the owner… a note in Spanish and English “in search of a new reader” might avoid the maybe 😉
Not on the CF but worth a detour: las Pozas de Arnedillo, located at 60 km from Logroño.
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