Lhollo
Active Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- CF pt2, Belorado to Sarria, May 21 – June 12, 2022
Hello fellow pilgrims!
As you may have seen in my planning post about Belorado to Sarria, I’ve been merrily working away, booking rooms for that section.
Everything is unravelling now that some of the places I’ve reserved have said they have no extra pillows.
I’m having a bit of a wobble over this. I struggle with my need for extra pillows vs my ability to do many things quife athletically. But without the pillows, I get dislocations (health problem). This is why I prebook rooms: bunk beds, sleeping in a sitting position, and stacks of pillows don’t work well. But I want to be a ‘proper’ pilgrim . I mostly accept this stuff really.
I’m surprised the ‘little rural’ hotels (quoting from emails) don’t have spare pillows particularly during Covid… but also not surprised because I’ve seen how it works in practice. Anyway…
I just wondered what might be the response here. I’m considering shipping pillows… and paying for hold luggage… and carrying them on the train to Madrid at the end… I really don’t want to do this.
If one remote place with scarce private rooms sends a ‘no pillows’ email (eg, Hontanas and Tardajos) the whole itinerary for the surrounding days collapses.
Has anyone else had health related logistical problems? Does it play tricks with your sense of independence?
As you may have seen in my planning post about Belorado to Sarria, I’ve been merrily working away, booking rooms for that section.
Everything is unravelling now that some of the places I’ve reserved have said they have no extra pillows.
I’m having a bit of a wobble over this. I struggle with my need for extra pillows vs my ability to do many things quife athletically. But without the pillows, I get dislocations (health problem). This is why I prebook rooms: bunk beds, sleeping in a sitting position, and stacks of pillows don’t work well. But I want to be a ‘proper’ pilgrim . I mostly accept this stuff really.
I’m surprised the ‘little rural’ hotels (quoting from emails) don’t have spare pillows particularly during Covid… but also not surprised because I’ve seen how it works in practice. Anyway…
I just wondered what might be the response here. I’m considering shipping pillows… and paying for hold luggage… and carrying them on the train to Madrid at the end… I really don’t want to do this.
If one remote place with scarce private rooms sends a ‘no pillows’ email (eg, Hontanas and Tardajos) the whole itinerary for the surrounding days collapses.
Has anyone else had health related logistical problems? Does it play tricks with your sense of independence?
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