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There were a number of Pilgrim mishaps yesterday on the last few kms into Zubiri. I spoke with a woman at dinner in Zubiri last night. She was about 2 kms from Zubiri when the storm hit at about 3:30 yesterday afternoon. She reached a point when...
Been raining between Zubiri and Pamplona. Thunder and lightening with hail this afternoon (the 19th). The already difficult last few kms into Zubiri (after the food truck) was brutal. Did not take any falls but came damn close several times.
Oh, sorry. I thought Peterexpatkiwi was referring to this one, which to me is one the great Camino iconic scenes. I am also intrigued about where the sprawling big while house is.
I have used a 24L Osprey for two previous caminos and will be using it again starting next week.
On the two previous Caminos before the 24L, I had a Gregory 36. I have only walked in May-September. So, no sleeping bag. In each of the two Caminos...
If there was bad water in Carrion de los Condes, wouldn't the people of Carrion de los Condes be sick, too? If a restaurant in Fromista was selling bad food, wouldn't enough locals get sick that they'd figure it out and shut it down? Why is it...
Hi, I don’t have diagnosed social anxiety but I am an introvert and anxious so maybe I do. I walked alone in 2016. I had some anxiety about the whole Camino family thing as I don’t like feeling like my decisions are controlled by others, I hate...
"Crowds". Four full Caminos and a partial (Leon to Sarria) and I never saw the much hyped and dreaded conga line which has become conventional albeit misguided wisdom on our Forum. To the extent that there are more people between Sarria and SDC...
That would have been a good April 1 post.
I intended to post this for April 1, but forgot:
"I finally got inijii toe socks. I think I like really like them, but it would be helpful if like other technical socks, they were marked to indicate...
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