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Yes. Villavieja is a tiny village with no stores. I brought food from Ponferrada. As I mentioned in my post, there is a small supermarket in Toral del Merayo, and the apps show stores in Priaranza and Santallan (I wasn’t looking myself so didn’t...
Ok. So a terrific day 1 on the Invierno. The weather was AMAZING. I was late leaving Ponferrada as i faffed around too much there, including shopping for a new pair of sunglasses (much needed today) thanks to leaving my old ones at Casa Ivar’s...
Hi @Simperegrina,
I’m starting the Invierno two weeks after you and would really appreciate any updates on walking conditions, weather that you encounter, etc.
Have a lovely time! The Camino de Invierno looks wonderful.
While ‘cama’ does indeed mean bed and you will not be misunderstood if you use it as in this example, the term for a dorm/bunk bed in an albergue is ‘litera’.
Communal venting serves a good purpose and is emotionally, mentally, and physically healthy. Keeping too much inside for too long . . . not good. I believe I read somewhere where Jesus on at least one occasion vented about God, His Father...
Another great forum thread, glad it hasn't been closed yet. This one is a relief from the relentless positivity and gratitude pilgrims are require to evince in all circumstance.
Nothing really bothers me on the Camino, apart from the mandatory...
Trecile, it does serve a purpose, it promotes human connection, community, the give and take, humour - which most humans delight in - ... it is still late winter and I posted to help keep the forum alive, and I think the responses have been quite...
Please do not misunderstand me. I freely recognise that people may use any service which is legally available to them. They do not need my permission or my approval for their choices and I will not criticise any individual who decides to use the...
Well that happens when people want the infrastructure of the Francés but without any other people walking...
In German we call that someone who wants the "eierlegende Wollmilchsau". Which translates to "Egg laying wooly dairy sow". A miraculous...
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