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Thanks, everyone! I always take extra munchies along while backpacking - but there are NO places to eat where we go. So a stash will be useful, then!!Is it wise to stock up on some pieces of fruit, snack bars, crackers, what-have-you, for each day's walk? Or there enough places to take R&R that will have tapas and/or small plates?
Where will you be walking that has NO places to eat?but there are NO places to eat where we go. So a stash will be useful, then!!
School lunch boxes may be the answer. They make them in a soft style and are light weight. The interiors have a semi-water proofing type coating.I've been hunting around Melbourne (Australia) for some sort of flexible insulated light-weight bag to carry leftover salami, cheese etc? Nearest I've found is buying a rubbery sort of dual wine cooler thingy and cutting it in half to reduce size. Any ideas?
I found Minion lunch sacks. Upper and lower compartments. Packed my change of clothes, socks, rain poncho in 2 of them. I love them and they make me smile.Thanks Jo, it's been 20 yrs since I've had to look for school lunch boxes but delighted to return to familiar ground.
I carry salty peanuts and raisins or as sometimes called 'trail food'. Being diabetic I cant drink the recovery drinks, too much sugar, so I replace salts with said trail food and more salt than I care to use on my food at the many many places along the way where I can stop for R&RIs it wise to stock up on some pieces of fruit, snack bars, crackers, what-have-you, for each day's walk? Or there enough places to take R&R that will have tapas and/or small plates?
will i find snacks like i would find in america?I did the Primitivo, and sometimes places to eat were few and far between. Twice, the *only* bar listed in the area was inexplicably closed. Plus, several times, I arrived at a bar/restaurant/grocery at the "wrong time" to get food. In those cases, I was glad to be carrying snacks with me.
I would say, if you are a "snacky" person, grocery store snacks will save you money over going to the bar every time you want a nosh.
If you're not too snacky in general, just carry a couple of high quality emergency snacks in your bag, and replace them if/when you end up eating them. It sure gave me peace of mind to have "something" with me on the long stretches between towns, even if I didn't end up eating anything.
What do you mean specifically?will i find snacks like i would find in america?
Much better, unless you like the overly-processed stuff.will i find snacks like i would find in america?
Depends on the snacks in America that you like. But yes - you can buy a lot of the same stuff you can in America. Some of it may have their own local flavor twist - like the potato chips that are "Jamon" flavored. What I had trouble finding were things like protein bars and electrolyte packets (that I liked) for my water. I couldn't find a lot of zero calorie drinks like gatorade zero and propel or vitamin water zero - which medically speaking is what I am supposed to drink if I don't want water - but I was walking so much that I didn't worry about the sugar and stuck to regular Aquarius (like gatorade). I had an easier time finding Aquarius Zero on the Norte than on the Frances - but still not consistently. But fruits and nuts are easy to come by and I was able to buy some cereal bars that weren't sugary. Plenty of junk food options - though it might not be exactly the same as at home.will i find snacks like i would find in america?