angie
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Hi, I'm really struggling with finding accommodation for the first week i start walking from Pamplona to Santiago in May.
At first i was using google maps which give a stage by stage section so i thought great, i'll book my first weeks accommodation in these places and then after that let the path and the other pilgrims guide me.
Just recently found this site recommended on here, godesalco, and gulped hard when i saw id booked my first hotel in Puente la reina which is nearly 24km, i'll never do that on my first day, without killing myself anyway! Iv looked and looked for a halfway stop in-between but I'm struggling, and plus its not cheap but for the first week i don't mind coughing up for hotels and then thereafter albergues. Iv emailed an albergue in Zariquiequi to see if they have a bed but can anyone recommend anywhere else i can try.
I used to be an avid walker until 3 yrs ago when i struck down with a rare bone cancer so this leads to me my next question and the reason i don't want to push my body too hard to begin with. Im going to be a chemo-camino, meaning I have to carry my constant supply of meds with me. One of which needs to be kept cool, so iv looked at things like the insulin wallets which keeps meds cool and hopefully i'll be able to use fridges along the way, but can anyone recommend anything else they have tried to keep they're meds cool. If i fail then that means a hosp visit in every large city i'll wander into and be stuck on a drip for a top up which id rather avoid. Husband said he will courier meds over to me but iv no idea when and where i'll be each week when they're needed so...............
Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for reading my long post.
At first i was using google maps which give a stage by stage section so i thought great, i'll book my first weeks accommodation in these places and then after that let the path and the other pilgrims guide me.
Just recently found this site recommended on here, godesalco, and gulped hard when i saw id booked my first hotel in Puente la reina which is nearly 24km, i'll never do that on my first day, without killing myself anyway! Iv looked and looked for a halfway stop in-between but I'm struggling, and plus its not cheap but for the first week i don't mind coughing up for hotels and then thereafter albergues. Iv emailed an albergue in Zariquiequi to see if they have a bed but can anyone recommend anywhere else i can try.
I used to be an avid walker until 3 yrs ago when i struck down with a rare bone cancer so this leads to me my next question and the reason i don't want to push my body too hard to begin with. Im going to be a chemo-camino, meaning I have to carry my constant supply of meds with me. One of which needs to be kept cool, so iv looked at things like the insulin wallets which keeps meds cool and hopefully i'll be able to use fridges along the way, but can anyone recommend anything else they have tried to keep they're meds cool. If i fail then that means a hosp visit in every large city i'll wander into and be stuck on a drip for a top up which id rather avoid. Husband said he will courier meds over to me but iv no idea when and where i'll be each week when they're needed so...............
Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for reading my long post.