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  1. henrythedog

    Pilgrim Passport

    Different places, different rules or perhaps different people behind the counter? I’ve bought five ‘for friends’ at the reception office whilst collecting a compostela in Santiago. As with many ‘certainties’ on here it’s generally individuals honestly stating their personal experience and...
  2. henrythedog

    Merino-synthetic blend teeshirt suggestions,?

    ‘We’ always tend to default to brands aimed at the walking/hiking/climbing market, which is natural enough. I’ve a couple of very tough ‘no brand’ merino tops bought from motorcycle clothing retailers. They’re only generally available in black.
  3. henrythedog

    Pilgrim Passport

    Individual experience may vary I suppose. I’ve frequently bought two or more at once - but for my own use. At the cathedral in Porto they were pre-stamped with the first stamp, but otherwise blank.
  4. henrythedog

    Pilgrim Passport

    Yes you can; as many as you like., They’re sold at the Sé (Cathedral) and other places. If you look on the Gronze website for specific accomodation the field ‘Expiden la Credencial’ indicates where credencials are sold. Example: Albergue de Peregrinos do Porto...
  5. henrythedog

    Ordering "agua del grifo"

    Most airports in the UK have non-potable water, at least according to their signage next to every tap in the lavatories. Where they find this water on a network which (recognising @Tincatinker’s current example) usually delivers drinking water throughout the kingdom is beyond me. That one is...
  6. henrythedog

    Does the Pilgrim Office issue a stamp?

    And if all the boxes are not filled, an hour round town in the evening would put that right.
  7. henrythedog

    Does the Pilgrim Office issue a stamp?

    Actually - two. One as the latest in the line of ‘conventional’ sellos marking progression, and one on the first page ‘closing’ the credencial.
  8. henrythedog

    Legend of the nine rings of Ourense

    Well it deserves examination. I’ve got a second-hand hard copy of the book ordered at £4 and (possibly) a Carta Sacra for €12. Ordering process not super-simple, it’s the usual ‘direct bank transfer accompanied by the signatures of all four grandparents’ so common in Spain. The IBAN number...
  9. henrythedog

    weight

    Make sure the ink’s fully dry to minimise added weight.
  10. henrythedog

    Hostelfly at Madrid Airport

    Good call to miss the San Fermines. The main day is on the 7th as any Spanish elementary school student would know: ‘Un de enero, Dos de febrero Tres de marzo Cuatro de abril. Cinco de mayo Seis de junio Siete de julio SAN FERMIN.’
  11. henrythedog

    Review Clothing Management

    It’s not an ultra-marathon; it’s a village to village walk. I’m not entirely sure what point @Teddie is making other than that two people were unsuitably clothed.
  12. henrythedog

    LIVE from the Camino [Salamanca to Santiago - Sanabrés 2024 - Intermediary in my Home to Home]

    I think of it as ‘the more you put in, the more you get out’. Nobody could accuse you of not ‘putting in’. Do please keep the narrative coming. I’m sure there are many vicariously on Camino with you this time as well as previously.
  13. henrythedog

    SIM Card and ATM fees

    Not on a cost, but avoiding problems point; look out for one of the increasing number of ‘contactless’ ATMs. If you don’t put your card in, you cannot fail to get it out.
  14. henrythedog

    More rocks. Can you bear it?

    After a passably successful career as a generalist I stand in awe of someone who actually knows what he’s talking about, they are surprisingly few and far between. Keep the rocks coming.
  15. henrythedog

    The Camino Walks Into Vogue Magazine

    I see it slightly differently - although I don’t disagree with you; it’s a bit ‘robin hood’ - distributing wealth from the indisputably rich to the arguably more deserving. The very wealthy have always existed, have been ‘on Camino ’ since its inception, and they certainly didn’t carry their...
  16. henrythedog

    SJPDP pilgrim office - why?

    None whatsoever. Nice people, free to everyone; but if you don’t need them they’ve a queue to deal with.
  17. henrythedog

    Legend of the nine rings of Ourense

    Whenever one is challenged as to why there should be a publicly-funded broadcaster in the UK, not dependant on 50% rubbish and 50% adverts; I point them at the World Service; In our Time on Radio 4 and BBC Reel. It’s a lost cause sadly, it’ll be game shows and junk food adverts within the decade.
  18. henrythedog

    Novels Set In Spain, Any Recommendations?

    Try Gerald Brenan, ‘South from Granada’. His trip was circa 1919, but I think it’s what you’re looking for. Published 1957. (Edit 2 - found it!) I’m reasonably certain I’ve a copy in my library, but I can’t lay my hands on it at the moment. (Edit: if he was travelling north, I’m wrong - but...
  19. henrythedog

    Novels Set In Spain, Any Recommendations?

    Whilst it doesn’t meet the criterion of being set in Spain, Laurie Lee’s first book ‘Cider with Rosie’ is superior by far and and significantly more accurate.
  20. henrythedog

    The Camino Walks Into Vogue Magazine

    Vogue? Well that’s the private rooms and bag transport sector booked solid then. Well- written, I thought. The author has a decent understanding and doesn’t pretend to be doing anything other than a guided ‘highlights’ tour.

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