For our Camino this year, Pat decided to try the Kula Cloth.
A Kula Cloth is an intentionally designed, reusable antimicrobial pee cloth used by anyone who squats when they pee. It replaces toilet tissue in the backcountry, helping you follow Leave No Trace principles while staying clean and comfortable.
It was a resounding success. Pat used it multiple times a day rinsing it out at night. Clean, convenient and it means she doesn’t have to tote a bag of fresh tissues and another of used tissues for later disposal. So we thought we might have some fun with a Kula Cloth giveaway competition.
To enter, all you have to do is share a Camino story in the comments below. All the stories will be visible for all to see.
You have to enter your email in order to comment. That will enable us to contact the winners. Please keep stories to a maximum of 250 words. Pat and I will read the stories and pick the three that we liked the most. They might be funny, sad, informative, spiritual, whatever you like.
“Sign Off” your story with your first name and where you are from.
Mary from Paris, Sally from Ottawa etc.
Entries will close on Wednesday 19th August at midday Sydney Australia time.
We will then announce the winners within a few days and email them for their mailing address. The three winners will each receive a Kula Cloth.
PLEASE NOTE
- Stories posted after the closing time/date will not be considered.
- The stories need to be your own and you must have the rights to post it.
We have no relationship with Kula Cloth and this is not a promotion. We bought the Kula Clothes ourselves. Pat and I are paying for the clothes and postage.
Please accept our final selection of the three winners. No disputes. 😊
I don’t really have a Camino story yet. The truth is, I’m still just planning my first Camino. But ever since I first got the idea of walking the Camino a few months ago, it feels as though it has given me far more than I ever dared to expect.
I really enjoy watching Rob’s YouTube videos and I’ve started training for the long days of walking ahead. Before I know it, my mind drifts back to packing lists, Camino routes, and what it might feel like to finally arrive in Santiago.
But more than anything, this is what truly matters: the Camino brings people together – even before the journey itself begins. There’s Rob making his awesome videos, and there’s me, eagerly watching them on the other side of the world. There’s a special sense of connection in all of this, and somehow it makes the Camino feel even more meaningful.
Minna from Helsinki, Finland 🇫🇮
You’ve got the bug already Minna!
My husband and I have walked a number of caminos in Spain and have been so grateful for the extensive infrastructure and amenities that support pilgrims on the camino. When I say amenities, I include THOSE amenities. On some paths, however, it’s a long stretch between THOSE opportunities, so, one takes one’s chances discretely and without leaving anything of substance behind (pun intended) other than that which hydrates the botanical.
On one camino that goes through bear territory, (NO-ONE TOLD ME THERE COULD BE BEARS!!!) I learned that my bladder will hold more than I ever thought possible. There was no way I was going to squat and bare (pun, sorry…) anything in a forest where tourists are taken to see bears. I also learned how quickly I can walk whilst taking very short steps. (Cue: Yakety Sax) Evie from Sydney
Bears! Yikes……
My husband’s shin was painful so after meeting another Camino couple in Sahagún, it was decided that he would taxi to El Burgo Ranero the next day with the wife of our new friends, also injured.
My husband assured me that he’d wait out the front of a bar/cafe immediately on entering the town around the time I’d walk in.
I set off after breakfast on what would end up being one of my most enjoyable day’s walking. Having already enjoyed the Meseta I found leaving Sahagún alone no different. Streets were quiet, the sun was shining.
After second breakfast I met a young Australian man. We walked together for two hours having wonderful conversations and laughing so much as mice darted across our path and my new friend jumping a mile! I reflect on this day and many other similar connections, some just a couple of hours, other days, but all touching my heart. The Camino is an intergenerational path where you may meet and make friends of all ages and backgrounds.
Saying goodbye to my friend whilst entering El Burgo Ranero my husband was nowhere to be seen!
Exhausted walking the town’s streets I went to our Albergue where the lady said he’d checked in. He wasn’t in the room and she wouldn’t let me in. Eventually after no phone contact I connected with the woman he taxied with. “Oh sure, he’s here” she says, “We’re at La Costa del Adobe, we’re out the BACK”!
Maureen from Australia
Lovely story Maureen