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  1. Susan Peacock

    Alternative to Pamplona for overnight

    You cannot book ahead at Zabaldika as is the case with most Parochials.
  2. Susan Peacock

    Alternative to Pamplona for overnight

    It’s a nice place but the pods were claustrophobic to me… I have trouble getting an MRI🤪 I am one of those pilgrims who doesn’t stay in Pamplona anymore. I usually have a night there on my way from Madrid to SJPdP. I have found it crowded walking out of Pamplona so I try to get off stage at this...
  3. Susan Peacock

    Poncho - Leon?

    yes you are correct. I bought one there in April. At the time they weren’t on display but had them when I asked. They may have just been received.
  4. Susan Peacock

    Orange Problem With US Iphones

    I just left Spain and paid the 20+5 for 100GB of data for Orange. So cheap
  5. Susan Peacock

    A Armenteria

    What about the municipal? We stayed there and it was very nice. They don’t take reservations and are about a 10 min walk from town. El albergue de peregrinos San Ero de A Armenteira
  6. Susan Peacock

    Orange Problem With US Iphones

    I just returned from Spain and my Orange e-sim worked flawlessly for the month of April. I too have an iPhone 14. I have been using the Orange e-sim on Camino for a few years and a physical sim before that with no issues.
  7. Susan Peacock

    Manjarin: Tomás Martinez de Paz, the last templar

    I could probably email the quality you need if this one works and you message me
  8. Susan Peacock

    Travel Insurance for Americans

    So I’m reading lots of bad advice here. I have walked lots of Caminos and from first hand experience know that the Camino does not protect you from serious illness or death. I had a friend die on one of my Camino’s. It happens. So everyone’s needs are different for medical insurance, but most...
  9. Susan Peacock

    Poncho in SJPDP?

    Not sure when you’re going, but Ivar has the Altus on sale in the forum shop. It’s not really a poncho but a long rain coat with a hump that replaces jacket and pack cover. You can also get one in SJPdP at Boutique du Perelin. If you reserve it, you get a discount.
  10. Susan Peacock

    Accommodation - to book or not to book

    Be aware that May 1st is a holiday and many Spanish walk for days/week. If you are leaving one of the common starting points (Roncesvalles, Pamplona, Logrono, Burgos, Leon) you may have trouble getting a bed. I have learned the hard way (as in a very long day and got the last bed.)
  11. Susan Peacock

    Route Napoleon closed (April 1, 2024) for a few days, due to weather

    Looks like your weather forecast is for Roncevalles which can be very different than the pass. I’ve been in snow coming over the Napoleon with none in Roncevalles.
  12. Susan Peacock

    Is it possible to store backpack in the 2nd Albergue?

    I helped out for a few weeks at one of the popular gites. I tried to help where possible but if a pilgrim was willing to wait until 3:00 when we opened to pick it up it was not a problem to leave the bag. We would have also tried to accommodate the request to drop off a bag as long as it was...
  13. Susan Peacock

    Walking with a pinched nerve in my back

    I have walked nine of my ten Caminos after developing sciatica, which I would guess if the same thing as a pinched nerve. I have 4 compressed disc but it’s L5-S1 that causes the most problems. I’m in the U.S. and I had to jump through all the initial hoops PT… to get more treatment. It just...
  14. Susan Peacock

    Listening to music while on the camino

    One earbud when I'm struggling at the end of the day and when I'm going to sleep to block out noise (I set the timer for it to go off in a bit when I'm asleep.
  15. Susan Peacock

    Over 32K pilgrims from the U.S., the second highest after Spain, received compostelas in 2023, per Foundacion Jacobea

    If you look back over the statistics you can see that the numbers of Americans as a percentage did go up in the few years right after the movie came out but then in most of the last decade the percentage of Americans was relatively stable around 5-6% of total pilgrims. This year it was a bit...
  16. Susan Peacock

    Slow Walker Advice

    Definitely not closed!!! They are closed for the off-season now. I stayed with them in May and have some communication with them.
  17. Susan Peacock

    April start advice sought

    I have walked many times starting mid-April and I worked in SJPdP last year from late March until April 12th when I started walking. Easter was April 9th. Yes, I would say your assessment of the numbers is correct. While for 2023 SJPdP starts were not as much as pre-pandemic, April was higher. I...
  18. Susan Peacock

    Experience with Plantar Fasciitis

    I’ve had it twice, the first time I followed all the conventional wisdom repeated in this thread and it took close to a year to get rid of it. The next time I went to a chiropractor who specializes in active release therapy. He analyzed my gait and determined that it was because my quad was too...
  19. Susan Peacock

    Best travel insurance

    We buy annual travel insurance from Allianz that covers us anytime we are 150 miles from home. I had to use it this year when we were traveling in the western U.S (we are from Florida.) I broke a tooth and had to see an emergency dentist and fly home. They covered the dentist up to the dental...
  20. Susan Peacock

    Baggage Transfer

    There are very few that you can’t send a bag forward. These are mostly municipals, but usually the bag transport company will arrange to a nearby bar if possible. There is a movement to not allow suitcases, along with the 11 in Galicia, there are others that are joining this movement. It’s not...

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