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  1. Glenshiro

    What Garmin are you wearing?

    Why do I get the feeling I'm in the wrong century?
  2. Glenshiro

    My Take on the Rain Jacket vs Poncho Debate

    I slice off the top of my boiled egg at the big end. Can't imagine why anyone would choose the small end.
  3. Glenshiro

    Water filter system needed?

    A good case for the water reservoir. I carry one, 2.5 l when full and even on the hottest day have not run out - although a little judicious topping up is advisable when possible. Using water bottles, I once ran out of water on top of the South Downs in Sussex on a very hot day. You don't make...
  4. Glenshiro

    Water filter system needed?

    I can't speak for the USA, Canada, Australia or New Zealand, but I don't know any country in Europe that doesn't have ample supplies of drinking water. The only time I use a water filter is hiking in remote areas of the Scottish Highlands where I get my drinking water from a river. I think some...
  5. Glenshiro

    Immersion heating wand for breakfast drink?

    I take a heating coil and a lightweight titanium mug together with a supply of teabags and instant coffee and chocolate. I mainly stay in cheap hotels (not that there's any other kind in most of rural Spain) and can't really start the day without a shot of caffeine. And a hot chocolate is great...
  6. Glenshiro

    Getting from Madrid to Urdos/Somport to walk Aragonés

    Lots of direct trains from Paris Charles de Gaulle airport to Lyon, then regional trains to Le Puy, changing at St Etienne. It's a beautiful scenic trip up the upper Loire valley. Allow 5-6 hours for the whole trip. As for transferring to the Aragonés, you need to head to Pau, on the main...
  7. Glenshiro

    Visiting Zaragoza

    Do you know if it follows the railway line? When I travelled it in 2008 most of the stations past Huesca, apart from Jaca, looked unused, not to say abandoned.
  8. Glenshiro

    Visiting Zaragoza

    Me too - can't decide between the Aragones and a return to the Invierno, which I loved, Sadly, trains only run Zaragoza - Huesca at the moment, (three a day) pending an upgrade of the line to Canfranc Estacion. It's one of the great railway journeys of Europe. I can fly direct to Zaragoza from...
  9. Glenshiro

    Paying a parking ticket in Santiago

    Don't ignore traffic tickets in Switzerland: https://www.channel4.com/news/by/jon-snow/blogs/naked-arrested-middle-night-fifa
  10. Glenshiro

    Paying a parking ticket in Santiago

    This may have been the case in the past, but computers have a long memory and if the OP returns to Spain in the future, it may come back to bite him on the arse. It's a rental car - the renter is liable for all penalties, whether he was driving or not. Not a good idea to lie about it anyway...
  11. Glenshiro

    New route from O Barco to A Rua

    My thoughts exactly! I see that Gronze still sticks to the north side, Wise Pilgrim shows the southern route but without comment. Haven't checked anyone else. Looks like a good choice, though.
  12. Glenshiro

    New route from O Barco to A Rua

    When was that, exactly?
  13. Glenshiro

    New route from O Barco to A Rua

    Well, thanks, that's interesting. I walked the (waymarked) route in June 2022 on the north side of the river. Anyone walk it later that year? Have the mojons on the north been removed, I wonder?
  14. Glenshiro

    New route from O Barco to A Rua

    True (who is?) but I wonder who altered it in Mapy.cz (which I use a lot and usually find very reliable.)
  15. Glenshiro

    New route from O Barco to A Rua

    Just idly checking the route on Mapy.cz and discover that the route from O Barco to A Rua has been moved south of the river Sil. When did this happen?
  16. Glenshiro

    Questions about the Camino Invierno for April 2025

    What accommodation did you find in Pumares? I couldn't see any!
  17. Glenshiro

    Hostel El Arriero in Olcoz

    Thanks, well done! Looks like it's an entire house to rent, not a hotel.
  18. Glenshiro

    Hostel El Arriero in Olcoz

    Has anyone stayed here? Or have any information e.g. a WhatsApp number? I'm planning on walking the Aragones next year, and this looks like a good stop between Monreal and Puente de Reina. Any information gratefully received.
  19. Glenshiro

    Looking for input on difficulty, stages and your collective wisdom!

    Hi, Laurie, hope you're well. I'm looking at the Aragones for next year (Camino planning is the only thing that gets me through an English winter!) and I wondered if you ever managed to contact the Hostel El Arriero in Olcoz. I can't find anything about it online and it looks like a good spot to...
  20. Glenshiro

    Alt Route out of Sanguesa

    Hi, I'm looking at doing the Aragones next year. Can I ask where did you get a meal in Monreal? I see there's a bar across the road from the Casa Rural - do you know if it serves evening meals? Thanks in advance.

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