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I am content that many are prepared to blame an unidentifiable water source somewhere in a near 100km stretch of the road to glory. Nonetheless the major vector of GI tract infection is the well known arse to mouth or bum hole to gobhole route...
I remember in years past many people pointed their finger at the drinking water in Carrion which comes from wells and/or the river. If the water level was high or low, I can't remember which, there would be numerous stomach upsets. There were...
I have walked the road from Cruz de Ferro down into Molinaseca a few times and don't ever remember seeing a bus passing.. if you are hell bent on going back up there, I think taxi only..
Could be a number of species. Most often plane trees. In English the vigorous pruning technique which results in the club-like appearance of branches is called pollarding. No idea what the term is in euskara or castellano!
One rather upmarket place I stopped at once (there was no other choice) was very busy, but they slotted me into a tiny corner table.
Their lunch menu didn’t include wine, so I asked for a glass. They didn’t do “wine by the glass” only bottles...
I have started out a bit a-typical... My first Camino was the Via Monastica in Belgium in 2011. Then in 2012 I walked for 4 weeks in Northern France. I recall my arrival to Vézelay really well. There was a real accueill pélerin with even a...
"**it happens" and I hope you had a great meal on the segundo dia. Thank God in Portugal, Sunday says something about our Lord and Monday is Segunda Feira or we would all be lost about calendar days.
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