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  1. Madeleine Jacobs

    Fire destroys the Pieros albergue

    I stayed in albergue Serbal y La Luna (I heard the name of the albergue reflects the names of the two sons of the hospitalera) in August of this year and it is one of these places that linger in your mind, when you want a brief escape from the daily hustle to a peaceful place. I warmly...
  2. Madeleine Jacobs

    I'm looking for understandable detailed online map or tables of Camino Francés

    Very old fashioned perhaps, but I love the online GPS map in the Wise Pilgrim Frances application, that always -wherever you are on the Camino, in the stark dark in the morning- shows you whether you are off the path. Click on the little location sign in the right upper corner. The online path...
  3. Madeleine Jacobs

    Poles

    I am with Frankybaby66. The PacerPoles will carry you to Santiago, up and down the Alto de Perdon, into O Cebreiro, over Monte de Gozo and down again, you will walk on wings and you knees will be protected. Once, someone on this forum asked whether any Pacer Poles owner was ready to part with...
  4. Madeleine Jacobs

    My first Camino Frances after the apnea diagnosis

    Here are my tips on sleeping with a CPAP on Camino as suggested by walking again: - Indeed, I would let the hospitalero know by phone or mail: “yo duermo con una macina de apnea” does the trick: - I searched for the lightest extension cord that I could find and took a 3 meter plus a 50 cm of a...
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    My first Camino Frances after the apnea diagnosis

    Hi Malingerer, it is the ResMed Airmini CPAP product, I believe it sells almost everywhere in the developed world.
  6. Madeleine Jacobs

    My first Camino Frances after the apnea diagnosis

    I am sharing my cathedral arrival picture with my small mini travel-CPAP🙂! I hope it can give confidence and courage to all other pilgrims with apnea. After the very difficult period and the eventual diagnosis, I knew no better place than the Camino to restore my confidence in my body, than to...
  7. Madeleine Jacobs

    Changes to the Camino

    Good to see you back safely, I sincerely hope to encounter you on a next Camino once again, warm regards, Madeleine
  8. Madeleine Jacobs

    Bed bugs in El Acebo!

    I am so sorry, the same happened to me in the same hotel. The farmacia has some sort of corticosteroid foam that really helps.
  9. Madeleine Jacobs

    Bed bugs

    For non-permethrin uses, I carry a few of these light traps, with a separate strong pheromone fluid to lure the bedbugs (they normally hide until 3 am and the deepest of your sleep) and put them under my bed on arrival. Before going to bed and each morning I check them and fold the trap back in...
  10. Madeleine Jacobs

    Lodging crunch - Biduedo and Ferrerios

    I stayed in Biduedo in Casa Rural Quiroga on November 9 and they mentioned to me that they were closing for the autumn and winter that week. Whether Casa Rural Xato remains open, I don’t know. I am planning to walk again by end of February, having the same problem of not being able to walk 20-25...
  11. Madeleine Jacobs

    Bag transport in November

    I have tried Jacotrans (in Spanish, translate) with a mail on my walking schedule out of Ponferrada from November 5, but I have not heard back. All others transporters appear to be closed. Because of my rusty knees, I have decided to bring my pack (which was always already ligther than 4 kg)...
  12. Madeleine Jacobs

    Way too overwhelming to book beds/rooms (mid july - mid August, frances)

    Although a bit old fashioned, with all the new apps, I use this “Planificador” every day of my Camino to plan and consider how many kilometers I might walk the next day and the days after. Use it in combination with a google search for “Gronze + name of the village you want to stay”, to see what...
  13. Madeleine Jacobs

    On the Camino: One Day at a Time, one Photo at a Time 9.0

    The cross, up the mountain towards Burgos from Atapuerca.
  14. Madeleine Jacobs

    Looking for accommodation recommendations in Leon

    I had a fantastic time at Hostal Covent Garden (Booking.com), right by Plaza de Botines and very near to the cathedral. Wonderfull host and lovely joint kitchen and communal room. It really feels like a home in Leon. I was there at Palm Sunday/Domingo de Rama and the Holy Week processions were...
  15. Madeleine Jacobs

    Hiking poles (please bear with me) need honest advice.

    If you are considering poles and possibly Pacer Poles, the very best reference comes from another recent post, that asked whether anyone was willing to trade his or her pre-owner Pacer Poles? What you see is that there have been ZERO reactions to the thread. My knees are rusty and I would not...
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