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ginniek reacted to dougfitz's post in the thread Sleeping with your partner in the albergue with
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I cannot think of any response to this that isn't going to make me look like a boring, stuffy old fuddy duddy! -
Yes, that's how I use my dry bag. There is actually a product called a Scrubba specially made to wash clothes, but it's really a glorified dry bag, and is heavier and ore expensive than my dry bag or zip lock bag.
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You can have your own “portable washing machine” by using a very large ziploc bag (order online), filling it with water and detergent powder, and then moving it back and forth quickly to agitate the clothes. Then empty and fill with plain water...
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In October 2022 on the CP, I had to use laundromats because it rained every day between Porto and Santiago and handwashed clothes often didn't dry overnight. I just asked around, and people were happy to steer me in the right direction. I...
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We are currently partway through the Camino Frances. We are just handwashing every day as there have been very few washing machines, but it’s not a problem. We have brought washing sheets which are really thin and paper like, rather than carrying...
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Bring detergent sheets to use. So much easier and lighter. I found Earth Breeze on Amazon. I hand washed in the sink and found a laundromat every few days.
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22km is more like 13.5miles but still a good clip for a Day 1 Buen camino
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Hola, have reached Villar de Mazarife after a great first day, about 16 miles, 22km. Mine was a sparsely followed path and only saw a handful of other people. Feel good after a brief rest 😊. Am hungry and will be asleep by 10 I’m sure ...
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ginniek replied to the thread Saint Jean Pied de Port to Roncesvalles, leaving in the afternoon.When you said that you were a street runner with no hiking experience, I felt both nauseated and anxious (and I'm a yoga instructor and usually pretty chill). It's because I remembered a very serious accident in the foothills of the Appalachians...
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ginniek reacted to trecile's post in the thread Saint Jean Pied de Port to Roncesvalles, leaving in the afternoon with Like.
I just looked back on my Google Maps time line for the first time that I walked the Camino. I did the SJPdP stage in two days with an overnight at Orisson. Between the two days it took me a little less than seven hours. But, it was my very first...
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