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  1. Portia1

    ATMs at Madrid airport?

    That’s what I’m worried about. But it is what it is. I have enough euros for the airport taxi so I’m not desperate. Would just be simpler if I could take care of it earlier than that evening in Santiago after a long travel night and day.
  2. Portia1

    ATMs at Madrid airport?

    Thanks, Ivar. See you on Saturday.
  3. Portia1

    ATMs at Madrid airport?

    Thanks. I land in Madrid Friday afternoon forr flight to Santiago. Not much connection time.
  4. Portia1

    Collecting a list of cash-machine / bank ATM fees in Spain

    Thanks!
  5. Portia1

    Collecting a list of cash-machine / bank ATM fees in Spain

    Thanks for all your work on this! Now to add complexity: what ATM/debit cards accepted? I.e., MasterCard? Visa? Allpoint?
  6. Portia1

    ATMs at Madrid airport?

    I haven’t been able to find much current ATM info for Madrid airport terminal4. I want to use a bank ATM. I only have 50 minutes between flights so I don’t want to go out beyond security. Also, it used to be that many Madrid airport ATMs tended to be out of service. Recent experience welcome...
  7. Portia1

    An effective solution to trash? Maybe someday. :-)

    Am carrying disposable gloves and trash bags to collect along the way. Wish I could carry some grabbers (those long things with squeeze handles and two fingers to grab stuff) but alas, to9 heavy and long. I’ll hav3 to bend. In the past, I have been saddened by the pilgrim trash left. It...
  8. Portia1

    Are you 70+ and still walking Caminos?

    mid 70's and walking again this fall.
  9. Portia1

    Avoiding the breakfast trap?

    Purchased a four pack of yogurt cups between two of us (almost daily) when we could and portioned out some granola each day so we weren’t carrying a large container of yogurt. I did carry the granola—which also occasionally became an afternoon snack out of the bag.
  10. Portia1

    Avoiding the breakfast trap?

    We purchased Greek yogurt the afternoon before and added granola to it that morning (purchased a bag of granola to be portioned out) and sometimes a banana. Carried a spork. Coffee is another matter. I think I had a poor cup only once and I am fairly picky—cafe solo grande—double espresso and...
  11. Portia1

    Collecting a list of cash-machine / bank ATM fees in Spain

    Our bank reimburses atm fees but encouraged us to only use atms at banks.
  12. Portia1

    Leading a Retreat on Pilgrimage using "The Way" as an intro

    Thanks, Falcon. Yes, we do have a license--important reminder though! It is available here locally on cable and satellite PPV.
  13. Portia1

    Leading a Retreat on Pilgrimage using "The Way" as an intro

    I have been asked to lead a Lenten retreat on Pilgrimage. The plan is to show The Way on Friday evening with some discussion afterward about pilgrimage and the Camino in particular. Then on Saturday, to use some discussion questions to get into the meat of pilgrimage and its relationship to...
  14. Portia1

    Tarta de Santiago

    My husband gave me a cookbook this Christmas with authentic recipes from Spain. One of them was the Tarta de Santiago. Used confectioner's sugar "sifted" through a strainer as the "topping" and my husband downloaded a St. James cross from the internet, cut it out and used it as a stencil. Any...
  15. Portia1

    Review of "The Way" with Martin Sheen

    Re: Review of the Martin Sheen movie I was surprised by how many people were in the theater when I saw it! It was probably half full! However many/most were older. There was a priest there with what looked to be a sizeable group. My worry for people who see this "cold" is that they will...
  16. Portia1

    Review of the Martin Sheen movie

    Must have been the DC water! Any way, good to know that it has been shot clearly and that the fuzziness is the fault of the theater. A group of us are going in a few weeks and before I went again, just wanted to be sure.
  17. Portia1

    Review of the Martin Sheen movie

    Question for those who have seen this movie. We went to the opening last night in DC. The movie was good--I was very moved, as were others. Though I'm not sure it really portrayed how difficult the Camino can be physically (so there might be those who think they can, like Tom, simply start...
  18. Portia1

    pilgrim's office

    Well....the door up to the Pilgrim's Office is down another door from where it used to be--at least it was a week ago! But certainly right there so if you know where it was, you are 99% there already! The new courtyard is lovely. Yes, packs and poles caused no comment. In fact tourists took...
  19. Portia1

    What issues arise when walking with a companion?

    This time I walked with five companions. People ask me how the Camino was and I say it was very different this time. Then they look at me and wonder if they should ask why. And it was different. One of the people I walked with this time is someone I met on the Frances. We have a similar...
  20. Portia1

    What are the Do's and Don'ts of Albergue Etiquette?

    Having just returned from the Portuguese route, I wish alberques with multiple dorm space/rooms would declare one for early to bed, early to rise and the other for late to bed, late to rise. I think there was more tension over this issue than any other. If all the beds in one are filled, I...

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