From one perspective, it makes no difference whether a person likes the stickers or not. They are what they are and it appears that a significant number of people have their reasons for putting stickers up and I can't believe that all of these...
I dislike the stickers, but not as much as I dislike the graffiti. At least the stickers will disintegrate in the weather or can just be scraped off. The graffiti can cause permanent damage.
Both lump in with other dumb things pilgrims do such...
Nice hat. Good replacement.
BTW I enjoy the small breakfasts sometimes given by albergues. Coffee or tea, biscuits and/or toast. It's just a wake up thing for me and I eat a real breakfast later. I don't see it as competing with local cafes...
That sucks somebody ripped off your Tilley hat and in a church of all places. 🙄
I know they're not cheap and if it's a hat that has some history for you that of course isn't replaceable.
If you meet a fellow pilgrim who does have a guidebook simply ask them if you can take photos of the pages you need from it, which I assume is mainly the maps and the albergue information.
There is no evidence for this statement whatsoever and you're probably a million times more likely to get killed by a randy cow than devoured by a pack of wolves.
I have only carried gloves once on the Camino, in October. Wore them twice on that trip. They were surplus wool military. Worked great. Small, took up as much room and weight in pack as a pair of socks. I didn't find carrying them to be a paradox...
Doubtful that a wolf would try and take on a group of humans unless it was rabid. I personally would have been more inclined to want to scare the wolf away by yelling, banging together trekking poles, blowing on whistles etc so as to avoid any...
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