Experiment – Somewhere Slowly

Kit tetris for camino nerds

27/04/2019

Today it’s three days until I fly out. Getting there will take a bit of time, but I don’t mind – I get to stay in Santiago one evening and morning, see some of Spain on the bus, arrive in time to have a meal with other pilgrims. Thinking about packing (yes, still) and how … More Kit tetris for camino nerds

Packed and almost ready

05/09/2018

Just a quick post to determine if blogging on my phone along the way will work, as I hope it will. Not long now before we go back to Estella, where my husband, the Scouse Spouse, had an accident near enough a year ago. We will carry on from there together this time and have … More Packed and almost ready

Old idea, new camino tip!

09/07/2016

The soap and shampoo thing has always bothered me. Carrying stuff diluted with water seems silly when there are lighter, solid alternatives. Then again, solid soap and shampoo gets sticky and takes a while to dry between showers, which isn’t ideal when you go from place to place every day. Also there is often nowhere … More Old idea, new camino tip!

Iron-on patch panic and success!

17/04/2016

I know lots of you/us like to add patches to our packs and I have read several forum posts about sewing and gluing and velcroing things to lids and pockets. I have always stitched the forum patch on my pack as an icebreaker and also in case anyone should recognise it/me, but there was another … More Iron-on patch panic and success!

(Not so) Lightweight sleeping bags

09/02/2016

A quick update to my post on the perfect Camino sleeping bag: In my quest to find my own perfect, lightweight, warm and cheap synthetic sleeping bag, I did (over)order just a tiny bit. Sleeping bags are personal things and have to feel right, both in the warmth, the material you will cocoon yourself in … More (Not so) Lightweight sleeping bags

Changes and challenges for my September Camino

13/09/2015

This year I have thought about making some changes to my kit and Camino habits. It just occurred to me that I am so close to the ultimate kit and way of doing it – for me, I hasten to add – that I have perhaps forgotten or neglected to try out different things. Things … More Changes and challenges for my September Camino

To boot or not to boot?

14/08/2015

Now that is a question. When I started researching appropriate footwear for Hadrian’s Wall, the concensus seemed to be that you need waterproof boots. Which is fine for some, lots of people like wearing boots for all sorts of walks. It’s just … I really don’t. I prefer shoes, I like the lightness of them, I like the … More To boot or not to boot?

Experimental laundry

14/06/2015

I recently got very excited about a new gadget which sounded really good for travel, hiking and therefore the camino: The Scrubba. It has a ‘flexible washboard’ with little nobules on the inside, and a small valve to let the air out before agitating the laundry in the bag … but essentially it’s a drybag … More Experimental laundry