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  1. tigermike

    Bronze scallop shells - any favourites ?

    What is this one - looks more like a manhole cover...:oops:;)
  2. tigermike

    Bronze scallop shells - any favourites ?

    'Gentle' meandering's okay... There's another silver/stainless steel variation somewhere isn't there ?
  3. tigermike

    Bronze scallop shells - any favourites ?

    Wow, I don't recall seeing this one - great - thanks🙏
  4. tigermike

    Bronze scallop shells - any favourites ?

    Thanks for your post @Camino Chrissy and glad you are joining in the fun of this thread. I'm wondering just how many different bronze marker designs there are and curious to know people's favourites. Am hoping someone has that special 'footprint one' in Belorado (?)
  5. tigermike

    Bronze scallop shells - any favourites ?

    Lekker ! These shells are popping up everywhere !!
  6. tigermike

    Bronze scallop shells - any favourites ?

    Its quite cold here in the UK now, winter is upon us and the sun sets by 16.00hrs, so the days are short and the nights long. So this just adds to those endless hours thinking about past Caminos and looking forward to the next.... I have always loved those wonderful bronze shells embedded in the...
  7. tigermike

    Ride share Biarritz Airport to St Jean Pied du Port, Aug 7, 2024

    I'm aware of the Bayonne route (as mentioned in the OP) but much prefer the vibe and the stress-free convenience of the Express Bourricot shuttle. It always kick-starts my Camino and has become something of a tradition for me. I'm still just very surprised that I'm the only pilgrim, thus far, to...
  8. tigermike

    Best local food to eat along el Camino Francés

    Los Caballeros in Santo Domingo de la Calzada - fabulous !
  9. tigermike

    Ride share Biarritz Airport to St Jean Pied du Port, Aug 7, 2024

    I am very excited to be returning next week to start my 11th Camino. On previous occasions when I have booked the late afternoon Express Bourricot shuttle from the airport, it has always been full of happy and excited pilgrims, just like myself. The way the shuttle works is that the EU120...
  10. tigermike

    LIVE from the Camino St Jean to Muxia in 20 days - or less !!

    Hello everyone. Its now been 12 days since I was forced to retire from my self-imposed Camino challenge with a serious foot injury. The recovery process has been difficult and am still experiencing electrifying stabs of pain in the wound as my heel gradually heals and begins to fully support my...
  11. tigermike

    LIVE from the Camino St Jean to Muxia in 20 days - or less !!

    Wow @Pelerina, such moving and powerful words; thank you so much for aiming them, however obliquely, in my general direction - am truly humbled, bless you. They serve as a salutary reminder to many, on this forum and other media platforms, (where it is perhaps so satisfyingly convenient to hide...
  12. tigermike

    LIVE from the Camino St Jean to Muxia in 20 days - or less !!

    Thank you Paul, a brother-in-arms indeed by the sound of it. Someone mentioned to me on Sunday that 541kms (336 miles) in 12 days is more than a marathon a day; 45kms and 28 miles respectively....he was trying to cheer me up, bless him. At the time I was thinking of a Tiger Woods quote: "second...
  13. tigermike

    LIVE from the Camino St Jean to Muxia in 20 days - or less !!

    My heel is healing nicely and without the ministrations and/or intervention of an already over-burdened NHS. For those who don’t necessarily follow the UK news, our Junior Doctors and Consultants are currently on strike, waiting lists for both routine and complex procedures run into the many...
  14. tigermike

    LIVE from the Camino St Jean to Muxia in 20 days - or less !!

    First and foremost, thank you, thank you to everyone for your kind comments, condolences (?) and best wishes. Baled out of Rabanal yesterday morning at 06.30, a waiting taxi took me to Astorga train station from whence I caught the 07.07 to Palencia and changed for the northbound train to...
  15. tigermike

    LIVE from the Camino St Jean to Muxia in 20 days - or less !!

    Thank you so much kind Sir. Am feeling understandably down and dejected right now and your words are genuinely appreciated.
  16. tigermike

    LIVE from the Camino St Jean to Muxia in 20 days - or less !!

    Thanks to everyone for your kind words and wishes. Naturally I am extremely disappointed by what has happened but… I have learned the hard way over the years to listen to my body. The night before last when I popped the minor blood blister obviously didn’t do the business. Yesterday was grueling...
  17. tigermike

    LIVE from the Camino St Jean to Muxia in 20 days - or less !!

    Not sure that worked…
  18. tigermike

    LIVE from the Camino St Jean to Muxia in 20 days - or less !!

    Thanks everyone but I am very sorry to say my Camino is finished. My foot is not going to heal up anytime soon and a wise pilgrim knows when he’s beaten. I had no intention last night of posting this image and the mods are at liberty to take it down if they feel it too gross. But it serves as...
  19. tigermike

    LIVE from the Camino St Jean to Muxia in 20 days - or less !!

    16 hours on the road today, over 72,000 steps but only 46.3 recorded kms…??? Okay so I have been hobbling. My left foot post blood blister evacuation gave me a great deal of discomfort all day. But it wasn’t until I eventually reached my hotel in Rabanal, stripped down and bath ready, that I...
  20. tigermike

    LIVE from the Camino St Jean to Muxia in 20 days - or less !!

    18 months on secondment with some very tough Vikings not far from Kiruna back in the mid 80’s.

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