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  1. Albertagirl

    Guardia Civil returning lost passports to owners

    I bought a long-sleeved Pategonia brand shirt some years ago, for international travel. It has two button-up breast pockets, plus a large zip-up breast pocket which can contain vital documents, including my passport (in a small plastic bag for protection). I wear this shirt as a jacket, buttoned...
  2. Albertagirl

    LIVE from the Camino Struggling with doubt on the Camino Frances

    Take care of your feet. They are your major bodily tool for walking a pilgrimage. Do something about that Achilles - maybe a pharmacist could suggest something or refer you to a local who specialises in feet. Do you need some sort of insert to support your arch? or different socks or ointment...
  3. Albertagirl

    Certificate in Sahagún - halfway on Camino Frances, completion of Camino de Madrid

    I have gone to all the doors and have looked around: nothing open anywhere in the area. But then, I generally walk in the autumn to late autumn, so lots of services were into their late season closures/limited openings. I understand that there are more things open longer in the summer season...
  4. Albertagirl

    Certificate in Sahagún - halfway on Camino Frances, completion of Camino de Madrid

    I cannot say as I am surprised, as the posts on the location to get this certificate all seem to offer conflicting information. When I have walked past the Sanctuario de la Virgen Peregrina while walking various caminos, it has never been open. So what certificate might be available there if it...
  5. Albertagirl

    Certificate in Sahagún - halfway on Camino Frances, completion of Camino de Madrid

    This sounds like the same situation for those of us interested in getting the Completion Certificate for the Madrid camino, which terminates in Sahagun. I have not desired the half-way certificate, but came upon information for getting a certificate of some sort for completing the Madrid in...
  6. Albertagirl

    Favourite Accommodation Splurge along the Camino

    Our experiences obviously differ. Having booked San Martin Pinario by email seven times and had a room available for me every time, unless I arrived before my booking, I continue to book in advance. There is a booking for three nights there waiting for me when I arrive there on Nov. 10. I made...
  7. Albertagirl

    Favourite Accommodation Splurge along the Camino

    My timeline goes back to 2015, and seven compostellas from Santiago (plus one from Oviedo) are lined up on my desk in front of me. I always complete my pilgrimage with a private room on the pilgrim floor in San Martin Pinario: private bathroom: sink, toilet, and a square shower area. I have made...
  8. Albertagirl

    Favourite Accommodation Splurge along the Camino

    On one occasion, I arrived early in Santiago and booked a couple of days in the Hospederia at San Martin Pinario, until my room in the pilgrim area was ready. The room was about the same size as a room on the pilgrim floor, but contained two single beds, instead of the usual one bed in pilgrim...
  9. Albertagirl

    Favourite Accommodation Splurge along the Camino

    I have stayed at Hotel Norte y Londres in Burgos, and loved it. The location, very close to the cathedral, is perfect, and the hotel is very welcoming and comfortable.
  10. Albertagirl

    Sahagun worth it for tourism?

    I shall be passing through Sahagun when I finish walking the Camino Madrid this fall. Various pilgrims who have walked the Madrid have mentioned receiving a special certificate in Sahagun for having completed the Camino Madrid. I had not heard of it when I walked that camino in 2019, but may...
  11. Albertagirl

    walking in October

    I shall be walking from Oct. 2 to about Nov. 9 this year: the Madrid to Sahagun; the Frances to Ponferrada and the Invierno to Santiago. I walked the same route at the same time in 2019 and had no problems due to closures. The days can, however, be a bit dark and rainy. If there are fewer...
  12. Albertagirl

    Cash vs Credit or Debit

    At home, I use a number of different Canadian banks for various purposes. I have an account in a credit union which has relatively small individual withdrawal limits and relatively high interest paid on their accounts. I write them in advance of travel (they want my signature) telling them what...
  13. Albertagirl

    Entrance to Portomarin

    I remember that down-climb. It was my second walk to the bridge to Portomarin, the route having been changed since my previous arrival there. I could make no sense of the sign, which seemed to show three routes, where I had easily followed one safe route on my previous time through. I chose a...
  14. Albertagirl

    Luggage Transfer on Camino Frances

    Thank you. The only occasion on which I had my pack carried before my experiment in luggage carrying in France was on the third day of my walk on the Via de la Plata. Most of those who travelled the 29 km to Almaden de la Plata took a taxi along the road for the first 16 km, with their luggage...
  15. Albertagirl

    Luggage Transfer on Camino Frances

    I sent my backpack forward with the Maille Postale for the two weeks that I walked in France in the fall. I needed more than usual because I brought items to defend against covid: tests, masks, medications in particular. It was a real nuisance: having to make bookings before I could arrange for...
  16. Albertagirl

    The Two "Chickentown" Paradores

    I have never stayed in a Parador, but I have been tempted twice, for the same Parador. Twice, while walking through Zamora on a pilgrim route, I passed the castle-like structure of the Zamora Parador. On the first occasion, I was walking the VdlP, on the second, the Levante. Both routes pass...
  17. Albertagirl

    Can you buy a sack lunch at Orisson if you're not a guest there?

    Certainly. I understood it. I just felt like I wasn't welcome and I wouldn't want to return. I suppose that the pilgrims passing through are so many that one fewer is insignificant. But then, first impressions in a location that offers hospitality can easily drive away customers. Orisson has its...
  18. Albertagirl

    Can you buy a sack lunch at Orisson if you're not a guest there?

    I recall my first camino, when I had booked my first night at Orisson. After I arrived there, fairly early in the day, I sat down on the roadside terrace and ordered a beverage. There were one or two couples on the spacious terrace, besides myself. I was thrown out, told that I could go inside...
  19. Albertagirl

    Best cities for rest days

    Before my first camino, I planned for a day off, a "day of rest" every week. As it turned out, I didn't want any. And I didn't want to walk to Finisterre (when I finished my walk in Santiago, I took a bus to Finisterre). I took most of my day in Leon off from pilgrim walking: seeing the city and...
  20. Albertagirl

    Where to stay the night before Santiago....?

    I stayed at Monte de Gozo at the conclusion of my first two caminos, 2015 and 2016. As structures, it is a disaster, but a good place to remind oneself to obey the law or get condemned to spend years in a similar location. I have overnighted there with pilgrims that followed the same route as I...

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