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  1. Kiwi-family

    Credencial for the San Salvador

    I was there two days ago and no one appeared to open the reception until 11am. But maybe you could contact them before you go.
  2. Kiwi-family

    The Pilgrim’s Guide to Etiquette

    The OP spent some of her walk to Villar de Mazarife this morning thinking about “k”s. Which, incidentally, is pretty off topic lol I reached the conclusion I might use “k” in spoken communication, but would always use km when writing. We might be witnessing an example of language shift, which...
  3. Kiwi-family

    Difficulty/ dangerousness/ albergues on the Primitivo?

    Nothing dangerous although there is a short steepish rocky path on the Hospitales route which my 8yo daughter slipped on and tumbled quite a bit. She’s since walked it again without trouble. Nothing to be anxious about.
  4. Kiwi-family

    Albergue San Juan de Ortega -- a question

    Less than a month ago, so that would make it spring. 3 degrees overnight. The food offering is now pasta with tomato sauce and those who had it ate as fast as possible in order to get back outside in the sun! Would I stay there again? Absolutely!
  5. Kiwi-family

    Albergue San Juan de Ortega -- a question

    I was there recently. It’s tired/shabby/cold/damp but I’ve stayed in much worse places in my life!
  6. Kiwi-family

    Low fee ATMs. Where

    Unicaja is fees free
  7. Kiwi-family

    The Pilgrim’s Guide to Etiquette

    Eeek I really don’t like the word “rules”!!! Yet I thank you for your research. I have just got back to read this - crikey, it’s wandered all over the place!! The writing I had started (and done nothing else with because I got to thinking about other things!) had a fair bit of tongue in cheek...
  8. Kiwi-family

    The Pilgrim’s Guide to Etiquette

    As I walked to Calzadilla de la Cueza today (long straight road), probably prompted by noisy torch-bearing pilgrims who got up at 4:20am (5 o’clock is bad enough, but seriously? We couldn’t leave until 6 so what were they going to do for an hour and a half? Oh, that’s right, rustle plastic bags...
  9. Kiwi-family

    From just before Burgos - 47 friggin kms to find a bed!!!

    As I was walking out of Burgos a few days ago, six pilgrims were walking back towards me. When Pilgrims 7&8 approached I stopped them to ask what had happened. Evidently there were no beds to be had for the next two “stages for at least two days”. I kept walking towards Tadajos and got a bed -...
  10. Kiwi-family

    Feeling alone and anxious

    And take a towel, toothpaste and toothbrush! And my favourite: a journal
  11. Kiwi-family

    San Anton albergue (Castrojeriz) closes till further notice

    Looks like I was three days too early
  12. Kiwi-family

    Pilgrim House Meet & Eat for pilgrims finishing the Camino!

    How often do you guys do this?
  13. Kiwi-family

    Pacemaker Implant Surgery Tomorrow. A New Phase for Future Caminos.

    Flowers? We can send flowers from Spain
  14. Kiwi-family

    Book exchanging

    You could take up knitting. I take a ball of yarn to knit a pair of socks in my downtime (after I’ve journaled and blogged). Weighs 100g. You might find yourself chatting to people too.
  15. Kiwi-family

    Solar Storm Aurora Photos on the Camino?

    I am on the Camino but this is what various family members saw in New Zealand - the first picture was in the South Island and the others in the North where we NEVER see this!!! (until now)
  16. Kiwi-family

    Pacemaker Implant Surgery Tomorrow. A New Phase for Future Caminos.

    I’ve only rarely been checking the forum while I’ve been walking, but after seeing your original post, I popped back to see if there might be an update. Such good news. May the healing continue….and everyone else who is waiting for surgery on this forum experience as good an outcome as you have...
  17. Kiwi-family

    Pacemaker Implant Surgery Tomorrow. A New Phase for Future Caminos.

    All the best Dave. Just this week I spent the evening at Tardajos with a relatively young woman who had a pacemaker and her 16yo daughter. They had been walking 30, 35, even 52km!!
  18. Kiwi-family

    fleece garment for summer Camino

    Many churches are cold even when it’s hot outside too
  19. Kiwi-family

    My knee has given out. Need a place to recover for a week.

    Another option if you come right would be to start at Burgos and do short days. Or from Porto. Both of these stretches are mostly flat. Remember how you are today is not how you will be in a month.
  20. Kiwi-family

    My knee has given out. Need a place to recover for a week.

    They will definitely have room! It’s an enormous place with only nine nuns (that I saw in a week) and only two other pilgrims came for one night each - and there were at least six rooms, possibly more. Glad this may help you. Incidentally, Lorca is the closest village if you wanted to bus to...

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