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  1. DeadFred

    ^5! To Sonya of Albergue Izar in Viana

    Twice Ive been to Albergue Izar and both times I was treated wonderfully by the owner Sonya . The first time was when I injured my leg and upon checkout was waiting for a ride to take me to B&B for a couple days rest . She let stay in the community room until my ride came to get me a 3pm. The...
  2. DeadFred

    When "Murphy" Strikes - (Stuff that happens)

    Hope you can share a moment in your Camino travels that caused you to wonder if "Murphy" actually exists Here's one I recently experienced I am starting my Camino May 22 coming into Madrid the 19th .I was ticketed to return from Madrid on Iberia 6275 on July 16 to the States . Two days ago...
  3. DeadFred

    4s Terminal Madrid to ALSA Bus for Pamplona

    Tickets purchased for ALSA bus Madrid Airport to Pamplona . Now need to find my way to the bus . Searched airport links without luck . Any help getting from A (T4s)to B appreciated :)
  4. DeadFred

    SO , Bed Bugs are attracted to certain colors ?

    If you know an Albergue owner please share! Also.. "The next time you're packing for a trip, you might want to reach for your brightest-colored luggage. It could help keep bedbugs away. A new study finds that bedbugs -- just like flies and other insects -- have favorite colors. They really...
  5. DeadFred

    2016 September/October Peregrinos Departures

    Fellow Pilgrims . Nonami has offered to manage this thread until September ,. Go to the new thread and say hi :) https://www.caminodesantiago.me/com...eptember-october-peregrinos-departures.38584/ I will be back after my camino to take over before she leaves for her Camino I apologize for the...
  6. DeadFred

    April /May/June 2016 Peregrinos - Camino Frances

    ...Marek (St Jean) May 14- otti (St Jean),Ditte Gregersen (St Jean), Brubru(St Jean),Daniel CHIA (St Jean) May 15 -g4grace(St Jean), , clementines* (St Jean), Paraic(St Jean) May 16 -maijuska (St Jean), melindafromtexas( St Jean),anita444(Logrono),Taps(O'Cebreiro) May 17 -Peter Clifton (St...
  7. DeadFred

    Wrangling Your Medications

    2014 was a serious medicine year for me . My list of meds equaled twelve separate prescriptions , seven in the morning , five at night . Coming from the states to St Jean I was concerned if I portioned them at the house they might get confiscated at the airport . I had written prescriptions...
  8. DeadFred

    2016 September/October Peregrinos

    Ciao /Greetings/Howdy I'm Joe ( DeadFred) and I am continuing my Camino in September 26th( or May?) 2016 from Los Arcos . I started in St Jean in 2014 and had back issues which are now history ( knock on wood) . During my pre-2014 Camino I started here on the form a thread for Pilgrims who...
  9. DeadFred

    Navarette -- Hostels? looking for the 11th Oct from Logrono

    Presently in Villamayor de Marjardin .Wife and I looking to be in Navarette on the 11th . Having a heck of a time trying to locate a Hostel/Alburge/pension . Thanks!
  10. DeadFred

    Should I Give My 2nd Pair of Boots "The Boot?"

    I'm boarding my flight for Madrid in five days and a wake-up .. My pack is heavy . I need to jettison something. Everything I have is essential except for maybe the extra pair of boots I once thought were essential. I hear that I don't really need them and I hear that I absolutely need them. I...
  11. DeadFred

    A Story of a Man Who Walked -The Leatherman

    I found this interesting... Hope you do too. In 1883, wearing a sixty-pound suit sewn from leather boot-tops, a wanderer known only as the Leather Man began to walk a 365 mile loop between the Connecticut and Hudson Rivers that he would complete every 34 days, for almost six years. His...
  12. DeadFred

    Orission! Can You Hear Me Now ?

    If anyone reading this is headed towards Orission anytime soon please tell them Joe Bott at el has tried several times to contact them to make reservations with no luck . :( Need the 26th of Sept 14' for 3 ... have them email me at histroy101@aol.com that histROy101@aol.com ( so ,, ok I...
  13. DeadFred

    So my wife say's to me ...

    You know I can't sleep past 4:00 am so we will have to start walking early Me: It's to dark out , we will get lost or walk off a cliff beside we don't want to wake up everyone trying to exit She: I'm suppose to lay awake in bed until it's time to go? Me: Maybe you will be so exhausted from...
  14. DeadFred

    September 2014 Peregrinos

    I've been looking for a group for interaction of the Septmember 2014 folks and haven't had much success . Figure I would hop in here and start one , then I would get a ton of emails telling me were at least five such threads dwell . If I don't then , Welcome to the only verified , validated...
  15. DeadFred

    Video -Getting from Madrid (MAD)airport to Renfe AtochaTrain Station + how to purchase a ticket

    Video .. getting from MAD to Train Station How to buy a ticket at the Madrid Atocha train station
  16. DeadFred

    May/June vs Sept/Oct

    Reading the forum for some time now , I find there are the two popular starting months for the Camino Frances. May or Sept . May is the most popular . We selected Sept as my wife & I would like a more contemplative less busy environment. It seems to that Sept/Oct are ,on average, drier then...
  17. DeadFred

    SJPdP , Best Day of Week (least Crowded) to Head Up the Moun

    Assuming a clear , none rainy day I'm curious to know what is the least populated day of the week ( if there is such an animal) to Leave St Jean for Roncevelles via route Napoleon?.. While we are talking about it what's the MOST crowded ? Thanks Joe
  18. DeadFred

    Steve Cooper " Six Months Walking ...The long Road to Santia

    Presently reading " Six Months Walking the Wilds (of Western Europe, the long road to Santiago" It's a very good read Here's a video Interview with the author and composer Steve Cooper http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0MXJUOYkGg
  19. DeadFred

    Class of 2014

    The Class of .. threads were started back in when 2007 Arn had the bright idea of creating a topic for all those planning to go in 2008. His post: Who among you is willing to acknowledge you're a member of the class of 2014? Buen Camino Arn I have been searching the forum for a "Class of 2014"...
  20. DeadFred

    Attrition Rate SJPdP to SdC?

    I've found some great stats on the forum for the Camino in general. One I haven't found yet is the # of Pilgrims that start at SJPdP heading for SdC but don't make it the whole way. I wonder, has this been calculated?.. one might not be able to gather that type info but it really would be...

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