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  1. Portia1

    Flying 9/11 weekend

    What I just discovered in disassembling my husband's poles (Leki's) is that each section has a pretty sharp screw end. Not only would they show up as potentially a problem on an x-ray but I am worried about how they could puncture a pack. He has decided not to take them. My Pacer Poles on the...
  2. Portia1

    Flying 9/11 weekend

    I left Santiago last time with my poles disassembled in my pack and no questions what so ever. It certainly does depend on who is clearing you through security. Am taking a plastic bag, label and rubber bands just in case. Our flight out of Santiago is at 6 a.m. so it will be interesting to...
  3. Portia1

    Flying 9/11 weekend

    Any one else a little uptight about flying over the 9/11 weekend? We are taking AA from DC to JFK and then Iberia to Madrid and on to Porto. There are all kinds of notices that security will be particularly tight that weekend. I was able to take my hiking poles on-board, disassembled and...
  4. Portia1

    Taxi to Santiago Airport

    Thank you all. Perhaps my best bet is the tourist office in order to confirm a reservation? The Alameda is not staffed at the desk that early. It is a family operation. When I checked out last time, I paid the night before for this reason and left at 5:45 a.m. to catch the airport bus at the...
  5. Portia1

    Taxi to Santiago Airport

    There are seven of us and our flight departs Santiago at 6:55 a.m. on Sunday, 25 September. The earliest airport bus is 6 a.m. (unless we want to go out just after midnight!). Recommendations for taxi services? Given the number of us, would another option make sense? We are staying at the...
  6. Portia1

    Ticket prices should fall- Hold off buying if you can

    I purchased RT via Porto and return from Santiago to DC--for $715 back in January for travel beginning September 9, 2011. It does pay to watch airfares on a regular basis. I checked each Tuesday until the price got to where I was willing to pay. Last time I went, I waited too long thinking I...
  7. Portia1

    Is it possible to rent a scooter to do the Camino?

    No question that my intention would be to stay off the trail--I too walked in enough ruts and places where bikes had worn narrow paths for water erosion that I would never take a scooter on them! I simply would like to meander nearby and revisit many of the towns without the rush, rush of a...
  8. Portia1

    Is it possible to rent a scooter to do the Camino?

    Since I have walked the Frances and will have walked the Portuguese this fall, I am curious about the ability to rent a scooter to do the Frances again. I would like to go back and take a little faster journey and yet still smell the smells and take it more slowly.
  9. Portia1

    To and from USA

    I used Kayak.com and played with the multi-city options. They gave me the best prices and the most options. What was surprising was that the options changed by the day! Obviously a turbulent market. Was able to get a reasonable airfare ($675) in December--much less than last time! I am...
  10. Portia1

    madrid airport to pamplona

    I flew from Madrid to Pamplona as a continuation of my flight from the USA. Quick, cheap and easy. Took the airport bus into town.
  11. Portia1

    BA and Iberia Airlines have merged

    Oh my! I wonder if this will affect our flights from the US since we are flying Iberia on "One World" with American from DC to JFK to Madrid to OPorto. Since BA, Iberia and AA were all partners, I'm hoping not. I do know that Iberia is not flying directly out of DC any more. Sorry to hear...
  12. Portia1

    connection Madrid to SJPdP

    I flew from Madrid to Pamplona. Very inexpensive and quick. Then I took the local bus from the airport to the bus station--which is real close to the large department store with a wonderful grocery in the basement.
  13. Portia1

    Sending luggage from Pamplona to Santiago

    I did this my first day in Spain. It was easy and relatively inexpensive. The main post office is easy to find. It will take two steps. First you have to take a ticket to purchase the box (3 euro)--the one I had to purchase was way too big but the smaller one wouldn't work. Oh well. They...
  14. Portia1

    Pamplona to Roncevalles

    Are you flying into Pamplona? If so, take the bus into town--the information desk can give you the bus number and time schedule (costs a little more than a euro) and take it to where it stops in front of Cortes Ingles (a good place to pick up some food supplies--go downstairs to the grocery)...
  15. Portia1

    Getting to Santiago Airport from city centre

    I remember the place but not the name. Yes, the airport was right there..........
  16. Portia1

    Getting to Santiago Airport from city centre

    Annie, are you thinking of the alberque in Arca? I stopped there to take a breather and make a restroom stop before the slog through the rains into Santiago. The Porta de Santiago in Arca (a little bit off the main route) has had good reports.
  17. Portia1

    Santiago with a donkey

    I encountered a man along the Camino with a donkey. It was so sad. There were bleeding blisters on the donkey's hindquarters from the leather straps and he was terribly loaded down. The man tied him up to a post while he went into the tienda (no effort made to unload anything to give the...
  18. Portia1

    Bus from Pamplona to Roncesvalles

    When you arrive at the Pamplona airport, take either the airport bus or a taxi into Pamplona. Which you take will probably depend on the connection time you have. The Roncesvalles bus leaves from the bus station which is just down the street--a couple of blocks--from where the airport bus lets...
  19. Portia1

    Airport to Bus Station in Pamplona

    It was 22 euro--there were 3 of us for that price. She picked up three additional people in Roncesvalles and they paid something like 10 euro each. The more riders, the lower the price. Hope this helps your planning. Oh, the bus from the airport to downtown Pamplona lets you off right across...
  20. Portia1

    Airport to Bus Station in Pamplona

    The bus fare is 1.10 euro. It was easy to catch into town. The schedule is posted at the bus stop out in front of the airport. And I took Carolyn's express to SJPD--it made a stop in Roncesvalles to take on some folks. I was open on departure time from Pamplona to open it up to as many...

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