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Definitely ‘Polarsteps’……I’m using it every day right now for the first time to track/follow a friend of mine who is walking the CF at the moment. It’s terrific and very easy to use. Buen Camino !
I used the All Trails app last year on the Norte between Bilbao and Santander. Yes the app had the features that I needed, but you also need to look at the track you plan to follow. The Norte has many options and variations where you can stay...
I started from the Biarritz lighthouse last year. I had spent the night in Bayonne, and took the train to Biarritz, then a bus to the lighthouse. The distance walked was about 13 miles.
Here are some pictures from that day
Clearly, we didn't have to, but we enjoyed it anyway.
It is a pleasure when you get to your mid-70s to do it from time to time in the interests of seeing what is on the other side
I was walking on this part of the trail at around 8 am this morning. I noticed some strange materials along the path (some condoms, a pornographic picture, a pair of male underwear). The path is sometimes littered with this kind of stuff but...
I know we’ve had this discussion many times before, but my understanding from Spanish pilgrims and friends (assuming it’s the same in Portugal, but maybe not) is that ganado bravo are the ones raised for bull-fighting and are kept by law securely...
I was on the Nascente last week and came across a field full of cows - possibly the same place. Blithely started walking through them (I’ve lived in the countryside all my life and am used to cattle) and then spotted the bull watching me walking...
I called the Guardia Civil in Cáceres to get more information about this incident. The officer agreed what I wrote in a previous post about that I thought they weren't in real danger and simply were scared because the cows had calves and made...
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