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mattythedog reacted to Simperegrina's post in the thread Pilgrim attacked by bird of prey with
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It was only after the pilgrim’s Osprey I’m here all week, etc etc -
Perhaps it was a peregrine falcon? The Camino del Norte is 850 km long. Whereabouts did this happen? Birds of prey occasionally attack humans in general, they have no specific preference for pilgrims.
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Hi @slewis, welcome to the forum. It might help if you could tell us where you heard this rumour. Whether you were under the influence at the time or ever voted Reform.
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OK - - time to share this in here. It's happened again. I have spent nearly three weeks making my way towards what will be my "proper" starting point in Ponferrada, and during that mostly hitch-hiking journey I decided to let the Way take me...
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mattythedog replied to the thread Which side of the road to walk on?."I recommend walking on the underside of the road" But your health might be at risk because you would usually be under the weather.
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mattythedog reacted to bullingtonce's post in the thread Which side of the road to walk on? with Like.
To cover all bases, I recommend walking on the underside of the road; this way you don't break any laws or offend any sensibilities. More preferable is to walk on air so as to not kill any insects, bugs, creepy crawlies, which is also life. I...
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mattythedog reacted to David Tallan's post in the thread Which side of the road to walk on? with Like.
In general, this is the rule. In practice, I tend to temper with a little common sense. A couple of examples: If I am approaching a sharp, blind turn I will walk on whichever side makes me most visible to oncoming traffic. Sometimes this is the...
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Well this is very subjective, but, I think as above, €50pp is sensible if you are Albergue living (in Spain). Some days you will spend less, for instance the cheapest Albergue I stayed in was €7 and the most expensive €20, and the cheapest...
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mattythedog reacted to Simperegrina's post in the thread Walking the Norte over the past few weeks with Like.
I finished the Norte last Saturday, and want to post a few thoughts. Some may be of use to those thinking of walking the Norte in future. I’ve been on a bit of a Camino blitz this year - Portugues from Porto, Invierno, and Sarria-Santiago whilst...
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mattythedog reacted to Perambulating Griffin's post in the thread CF… So strange… any explanation? with Like.
Based on timing: you were being asked to leave so they could set up for noon mass. Some places or people would have invited you to stay for mass. If you aren't fluent in Spanish, you could have missed an invitation to return for the mass. I...
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