Spain has tea. You can rest assured that every café and restaurant will have atleast black tea, chamomile, mint tea, mostly green tea. Other tea’s and infusion are less common.
If you want black tea with milk ask for “te negro con leche a...
Ok, disclaimer, I'm no expert let alone a medical professional. Consider consulting one.
I concentrated on my legs and reducing my waistline.
Firstly, I walked more than you - my daily walks were similar but after a few weeks I would do 8 to...
I can relate to the surgeries but good for you (and me) and others - for doing it. And walking in a way that works for us. This time around I am doing a slow Camino Portuguese. When I walked the Frances in the fall the downhills and over 20km...
We have decided we are too old to 1) have shared bathrooms and showers 2)listen to others snore - or not get a good nights sleep and 3) most albergues don’t allow bag/packpack transport - and due to health issues that would be a non-starter for...
This made me laugh when I read it! I am a mother (62) who has done a few different Caminos and my daughter (42) has agreed to walk from Porto with me this fall…but only if we stay in places where we can have private rooms. I tried to explain the...
Strava is a good one. I use for all my hikes at home and used it on the Camino too. It has a low draw on the phone battery and automatically pauses when you stop. Tracks distance, elevation, average pace, time, etc.
Hi BRSmith! It definitely gives peace of mind. And its a lot of fun planning!
We will take the boat from Vilanova de Arousa at 8am and walk all the way to Santiago that day. Its about 27 km. Uphill 😅 It will be the most challenging day of our...
Good for you! I don’t understand where you are staying between Padrón and Santiago.
We are doing similar - flying into Porto then train to Vigo where we are starting. Our limitations were to keep daily walking to 10-15 km; shorter day after a...
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