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  1. Rebekah Scott

    From just before Burgos - 47 friggin kms to find a bed!!!

    It is very rare to find yourself sleeping outdoors on the Way. I have done it twice, never alone. Both nights were pretty sleep-free, but I am still here to tell about it. If you are there, take a hint from the ever-resourceful homeless and go to the blue recycle bin and pull out some sheets...
  2. Rebekah Scott

    Is the Camino too crowded?

    The Camino is not too crowded if you are on a pilgrimage and you're flexible. If you insist on booked accommodation, private rooms, etc., you may be out of luck in September.
  3. Rebekah Scott

    Injuries, Fatalities Since May

    As tough as the trail can be, and as out-of-shape and un-suited to the job as some of the pilgrims appear, I am forever amazed that so FEW people die each year on the Way.
  4. Rebekah Scott

    From just before Burgos - 47 friggin kms to find a bed!!!

    Just a footnote to Gerard's declarations re: civic responsibility for pilgrims? Wrong. Nobody owes a pilgrim anything. The pilgrim takes on his role voluntarily. He sets aside his privilege and becomes, effectively, homeless for a while, dependant on the good will of others to meet his needs...
  5. Rebekah Scott

    Albergue San Juan de Ortega -- a question

    there are rumblings about the diocese "doing something" about that albergue, but you know how quickly the church moves...
  6. Rebekah Scott

    From just before Burgos - 47 friggin kms to find a bed!!!

    One of the shockers of this week of full-up camino stories is the group of American ladies traveling with a fully-booked and supported tour, complaining they "just aren't feeling it." I asked them if any had slept at a municipal or parochial albergue, or met a volunteer hospitalero. They did...
  7. Rebekah Scott

    Manjarin: Tomás Martinez de Paz, the last templar

    Kim at the Stone Boat in Rabanal is a professional photographer and a friend of Manjarin and Tomas. I will tell her to get in touch.
  8. Rebekah Scott

    Message from the Roncesvalles albergue - a difficult day.

    He does that because the Aragonese pilgrim route predates the St. Jean/Roncesvalles one. The pilgrim shelter/monastery in Roncesvalles was founded by monks from the monastery at Santa Cristina de Somport, the Camino pilgrim center cited by Codex Calixtinus as equal to Rome or Jerusalem. Back...
  9. Rebekah Scott

    Message from the Roncesvalles albergue - a difficult day.

    Pilgrims need to remember they are not customers. Nobody owes them anything, including a trouble-free breezy check-in, or even a bed. The people working at Roncesvalles are volunteers, and should be treated with respect and kindness, no matter who else is in line.
  10. Rebekah Scott

    Message from the Roncesvalles albergue - a difficult day.

    there is ALWAYS a solution. Spain is a civilized country deeply invested in keeping pilgrims from freezing. If you're really stuck, use your AlertCops app to get help. You might not get the Instagram-ready suite you imagined, but you won't be left on the street.
  11. Rebekah Scott

    Message from the Roncesvalles albergue - a difficult day.

    I oversee operations at the municipal albergue in Najera. There is often a queue there during high season. We will sometimes move particular pilgrims to the front of the line -- elderly people, handicapped people, and those traveling with small children. It is rare to hear complaining, but it's...
  12. Rebekah Scott

    LIVE from the Camino Current big wave at beginning of Francés

    Pilgrims sleeping on floors, in doorways, outside??? OMG!!! We have upgraded and monetized and marketed the camino right back to the Old Days, when lords and ladies slept secure in their pre-booked beds, and pilgrims slept on floors, in doorways, and outside.
  13. Rebekah Scott

    LIVE from the Camino Current big wave at beginning of Francés

    what is wrong is Money is the motivator.
  14. Rebekah Scott

    Night stage recommendation?

    Not many bulls around these parts, but plenty of moon. This is big sky country.
  15. Rebekah Scott

    Night stage recommendation?

    I live on the meseta and like to star-gaze. I have found pilgrims night-walking in the neighborhood. I usually stop and ask them if everything is OK. About half of them are exhausted and lost. The other ones are hardcore pilgrims who carry tents and have the flexibility and savvy to walk when...
  16. Rebekah Scott

    Ruins of San Antón

    More Templars? Puh-leeze. The original San Anton was built on the site of a royal hunting lodge. There are no Templars anywhere in the historic record, despite the best efforts of many to squeeze them in there.
  17. Rebekah Scott

    Where is the most reliable accommodation information?

    ...but don't get too upset if your hospitalero DOESN'T know what's open up ahead. It is up to each pilgrim to take care of his own needs/do his own homework, and then look around and see who else could use a hand.
  18. Rebekah Scott

    Trash pick up

    It was called "Un Paso Limpio," it was sponsored by the Amigos de Astorga and the Japanese Association of Pilgrims, with funding from Correos. Yellow plastic bags were distributed along the Frances route, and pilgrims could take them, fill them up along the Way, and hopefully drop them in a...
  19. Rebekah Scott

    Large equestrian event near Arzua today

    step lively, pilgrims!
  20. Rebekah Scott

    Mountain splendor from Ponferrada or El Acebo

    Please be aware that Laurie is a phenomenal walker, and I'm maybe just a little above average. Also, the 7 km. from Penalba to Montes de Valdueza is the most challenging part of the (very long) day. Now that there's a place to stay in Montes de Valdueza, I am sure Laurie will have a...

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