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  1. Tincatinker

    Drive through Logroño

    Hmm, if your knees can’t handle the 5km of pavement that is the passage through Logrono then I’ll suggest you have a significant problem. There’s a lot more tarmac, compacted gravel, senda and other hard surfaces to come before you hit the pavements of Santiago. Walking poles are likely to...
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    Ordering "agua del grifo"

    Amiga, I agree with you. It is strange. Arguably it’s downright odd. If there really is a problem with the local water supply, local as in that place and not a place half a block up the street then one would hope that it was an aberration or that someone was doing something about it. You know I...
  3. Tincatinker

    Ordering "agua del grifo"

    I think you may be right. I don’t really remember the’60’s. I was there man 😉
  4. Tincatinker

    Ordering "agua del grifo"

    ‘Slarf innit. A sizeable community in 🇬🇧 is currently under an advisory to boil the water coming from their taps because of a cryptosporidium incursion. A hell of a lot of people in Ukraine would be rather chuffed if they could get any water out of their taps. My good friends in Imgun, on the...
  5. Tincatinker

    Manjarin: Tomás Martinez de Paz, the last templar

    I'll risk a delete here: I think it's likely that every Pilgrim stopped at Manjarin. The others on the road have no need of what he offered. Who needs a Templar Knight when you've got Godgle, Correos and your credit-card provider watching over you every moment of every day :-( Aach. Thanks...
  6. Tincatinker

    Ponferrada worth 36hrs pre-Camino?

    https://restaurantemuna.com/ is truly exceptional but probably only within a pilgrim budget if someone else is picking up the tab. I'm a Tinker, I get lucky ;) Out of my own pocket I'd pay for the "Menu Especial" at https://www.lacasadelbotillo.com/ without a hint of a flinch ;) Edit: bugger...
  7. Tincatinker

    Kilometre markers

    Yep, that’s gonna come as a bit of a shock to the shiny geared who’ve done their 30 minutes out of Sarria - only 100 thousand km to go and only 5 days to do it in… better skip that second breakfast 😉
  8. Tincatinker

    E-sim for both portugal and Spain

    You shouldn’t need data for maps provided you’ve downloaded them to your phone before you start. The GPS refresh eats battery not data. Likewise wotsup. 5 gig should be more than enough. If you’re likely to be bored stiff in your albergue at 1 in the afternoon and desperately seeking comfort...
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    Ordering "agua del grifo"

    @trecile as you know I don’t drink water but I have seen the “buy a bottle of water” scheme run in every class of restaurant from Manchester to Marrakesh via Miami and Moscow. In some of those I would probably go for the bottle but I would insist on testing the seal on the bottle top. That said...
  10. Tincatinker

    Half a wild boar

    With you on that but , for reasons that only reason can know, I don’t carry a 7inch dressing knife in my Camino kit. My little Opinel would get there eventually but they’re a bugger to clean when the job’s done
  11. Tincatinker

    Half a wild boar

    @Bedspring, where was this? It’s an odd time of year to be hunting Boar and very odd to waste meat. An aside, but the majority of the people who live along the Camino routes have little interest and certainly no vested interest in the Camino being “a pleasant place”. At best it provides some...
  12. Tincatinker

    Ponferrada worth 36hrs pre-Camino?

    Hmm, Ponferrada: small Spanish provincial city with a disnified castle with some notional links to the Templars and with a couple of good wine bars and one exceptional restaurant. Leon: large Spanish provincial city with a stunning cathedral, several good bars and two or three exceptional...
  13. Tincatinker

    Which estación autobus for a Bus ride from Santiago to Muxía?

    I love Monbus; Heineken; In Bev; McDonalds; Microsoft; Wendy’s; Godgle and Big Brother: I know they have my heart at interests…
  14. Tincatinker

    SJPDP pilgrim office - why?

    Five years is a long time in the evolution of the Frances. That iteration will not reflect the current situation. Gronze and our friend Wisepilgrim struggle to keep up with the changes. A five year old list has value only as an historical artefact 🧐
  15. Tincatinker

    Ride share Taxi from Santiago aeroport to Sarria JULY 1st 2024

    There are buses from the airport to Lugo at 18:45 and 20:15. Taxi from there or overnight in Lugo and catch an early bus to Sarria in the morning
  16. Tincatinker

    Review Clothing Management

    My point entirely. And it’s a philosophy I’ve long adopted
  17. Tincatinker

    Interactive Map

    @Rick of Rick and Peg that sounds like an interesting way to record a track but not much use if trying to check if you’re “on” track. I find the blue dot useful to check-in at debatable navigation points but I only open the app when required. My Fitbit will offer an opinion on how far I’ve been...
  18. Tincatinker

    Interactive Map

    Maps.cz do warn that the battery life will be impacted by the continuous interaction with GPS satellites. Make sure you have downloaded the appropriate maps. Switch your phone to airplane mode. Don’t activate “navigate” just check at any debatable junction where the little blue dot is and you...
  19. Tincatinker

    Is it possible to walk the camino primitivo as a vegetarian?

    The OP (original poster) never returned to the forum after their original post. Presumably they starved to death somewhere in the early stages of the Primitivo. As the many responses in the rest of the thread evidence the Primitivo is entirely survivable and even enjoyable for anyone who chooses...
  20. Tincatinker

    weight

    Is that a question or isn’t it? My grandma would probably have asked if you were feeling alright. I won’t’cos it’s none of my business. Everything was grandma’s business

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