Kanga

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Veteran Member From Sydney, Australia

Joined: Jun 2, 2005

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- Kanga reacted to PedrotheFisher's post in the thread Pilgrims from Australia and the wonderful New Zealand with Like.
  
  Another Aussie. 76, wife is 70. Camino every year since 2012, except for Covid. It's a lifestyle. Can't be replicated in Australia much as we love the place. Where can you wander for 30 or 40 or 50 days straight in Australia, and stay at...
  
  Oct 19, 2024
- Kanga reacted to Peterexpatkiwi's post in the thread Pilgrims from Australia and the wonderful New Zealand with Like.
  
  There's loads of excellent hiking close to home, but nothing in the same category that I'm aware of. Hiking wise some at home (or, for that matter, in Aus - although it's about 30 years since I last hiked in Australia!) are superior however I...
  
  Oct 19, 2024
- Kanga reacted to C clearly's post in the thread LIVE from the Camino Life as a hospitalero: Salamanca with Like.
  
  I look forward to your updates! Do they still have a routine with leaving backpacks downstairs, transfering things to plastic bags, etc?
  
  Oct 19, 2024
- Kanga reacted to Gobsmacked by the World's post in the thread Altus H30 vs J30 with Like.
  
  At risk of sounding like a kook...OK I might be past that point...but may I suggest the: https://www.decathlon.es/es/p/poncho-impermeable-de-montana-y-trekking-max-75-litros-adulto-quechua-900/_/R-p-5389?mc=8302454 It has huge pit zips for...
  
  Oct 19, 2024
- Kanga reacted to mspath's post in the thread What's it like to walk a Camino in winter? with Like.
  
  I walked alone in winter from SJPdP to Samtiago in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009. Later years I finished autumnal caminos in December . I never had a reservation and always carried my pack staying usually in Xunta albergues often the sole pilgrim...
  
  Oct 17, 2024
- Kanga reacted to filly's post in the thread Buying an Apartment in Spain? with Like.
  
  I wonder if you have ever thought of a ‘house swap’. I have done it several times swapping a London home for a Brisbane apartment. There were no issues… it certainly affords the chance to be an instant ‘local’.
  
  Oct 13, 2024
- Kanga replied to the thread Buying an Apartment in Spain?.
  
  @Robo have you investigated house swapping? Not to purchase, but to occupy for, say, a month. Friends and family based in Sydney have tried this. It seems to work. I’ve not heard of any failures; a couple of minor complaints but nothing...
  
  Oct 13, 2024
- Kanga replied to the thread Walks in Spain or Pilgrim.es????.
  
  I’m with Flog and Robo. I don’t do any planning if walking the Camino Francés. Catch a bus or train to where i intend to start walking, and walk. No need to book anything, let alone a company organise it.
  
  Oct 13, 2024
- Kanga reacted to Camino Chrissy's post in the thread Is there really a waterproof solution with Like.
  
  @Kanga, so nice to see you on the forum today. Welcome back! BTW, that is a very interesting piece of rain gear and looks like it possibly glows in the dark.😅
  
  Oct 13, 2024
- Kanga replied to the thread Is there really a waterproof solution.
  
  A perennial question. I’ve just changed my avatar to reflect my latest wet weather gear. Last year I “swam” on the Prinitivo and to Finisterra from SDC wearing this gear. It poured for days, and some days were also very windy. This kept me...
  
  Oct 13, 2024
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