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  1. Swinslow

    Recommendations for days off...

    Hotelpuertadelcamino.com Pamplona. Very near the camino gate upon entering old town. Make your first main right towards cathedral and there it is. Rooms have fabulous tubs and beautiful views of the countryside if you face out from town. Very near the cathedral. Very reasonable. $ Agree with...
  2. Swinslow

    If you only had two weeks?

    Sjpdp to burgos
  3. Swinslow

    If you only had two weeks?

    Sjpdp to burgos.
  4. Swinslow

    A sad sign on the door at Grañon

    So true. I heard people say it's a donativo so is free. Arg. I found that in a donativo I world leave as much as a privado simply for the bed, and an equivalent amt for any food so graciously prepared for me at a pilgrim menu in restaurant, sometimes more hoping it might provide a little...
  5. Swinslow

    Did Anyone Find Amazing Places to Stay off the Guidebook Paths?

    One of my favorite places to stay was ay the italian confraternity 12 bed monastery/abbey 2/3 kms before itero de vega. It was called "puente fitero" (bridge over fitero)). A most excellent night in candlelight and friendship. It's a donativo. They close between 1-3pm for their pausa, so either...
  6. Swinslow

    Did Anyone Find Amazing Places to Stay off the Guidebook Paths?

    We stayed here as well. It was a beautiful respite, albeit quite pricey. The tourist office (which is on the camino path as you enter the village) Will call and coordinate your pick up point. We walked to Amenal which is where they picked is up and returned us the following morning.
  7. Swinslow

    John Lennon's 'Imagine' along the Camino way.

    I do have 2 or 3 photos from the beginning of those bins and would love to have the whole series as well if you will email me at this address I will send them to you that way swinslow09@ gmail.com
  8. Swinslow

    SJPP to Orisson - how long ?

    Should say order a sandwich that night to take with you the next day
  9. Swinslow

    SJPP to Orisson - how long ?

    We are mid to.late 50s. Left sjpdp about 9/10 am Beautiful walk. Hard because we aren't in the best of shape which would begin to change about day 4 as we became more fit. Got to orisson about 1 or so. Too early to check in but a lot of fun sitting on veranda with food and beer and new friends...
  10. Swinslow

    SJPP to Orisson - how long ?

  11. Swinslow

    Nostalgia and gratitude

    Feeling so much the same. Leaving Finisterre in the morning for madrid to fly home. I found so much on the camino, and I left some things behind. An experience like this is so personal that I have the welcome challenge of understanding and deciphering simply for my self.
  12. Swinslow

    Nostalgia and gratitude

  13. Swinslow

    Training advice.

    Diane! We will be departing SJPDP on August 28 also! Stephanie Winslow and Dan Moore. Probably not until about 11 am or so as we want to relax in the am, enjoy the town a bit, get stamped and buy walking sticks and hopefully a scallop shell! We stop in Orisson our first night. Going over the...

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