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  1. Donna Sch

    Semana Santa on the Camino Madrid

    We planning a Camino Mixto of Camino Madrid/Salvador/Primitivo starting in early April next year. April 13-20 is Semana Santa next year We will probably fly in to Barcelona on 4th April and play tourist in Madrid for 2-3 days as we have never been there before so start walking on 7-8th. The...
  2. Donna Sch

    Best places to stay and see between Sahagun and Léon?

    Am planning a Camino Mixto for 2025 basically combining the Madrid, Salvador and Primitivo. But there is a ~55km stretch on the CF and I also see that there is a choice of routes going to either Bercianos de Real Camino or Calzada del Coto on the way to Reliegos. We will have a rest day in León...
  3. Donna Sch

    What made you pick your 2nd or next camino choice?

    I feel the Camino urge coming on again. Thinking about options... Which makes me wonder how those of you picked your next Camino. 1.VDLP. While in Zamora I saw a route map in the albergue and that got me interested in the Levante. 2.Levante + Invierno. Didn't have time to do the Northern...
  4. Donna Sch

    Days of discombobulation

    Just curious about those days when something unexpected happens that has you contemplating the world in an unexpected way. In 2015 while on the VdlP Australia announced that they would put in legislation that would make it illegal for me to report events such as abuse occuring to asylum seekers...
  5. Donna Sch

    Any past or future pilgrims in the Top End?

    I'm based in Darwin and am always down for a conversation on all things Camino. Anyone want to meet for coffee?
  6. Donna Sch

    Old Way to Canterbury aka Canterbury Camino

    So we finished our last camino in March and then we spent a few days in the UK. Barrie has family in Poole which has me thinking... SWCP with the St Michael's Camino route included and then up to Salisbury and the Way of the Stones and back down to Southampton to do the Old Way to Canterbury...
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  7. Donna Sch

    LIVE from the Camino Camino Mixto: Mar 2019

    The ongoing adventures of Barrie and Donna... https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/camino-mixto-feb-mar-2019-levante.60120/#post-705456 We have just finished our stint on the Levante in Zamora and because we only have limited time we bussed up to Ponferrada. ALSA have a 1620h direct...
  8. Donna Sch

    Translation wanted!

    "si vienes a Castronuño verás un pueblo sencillo dónde no estás obligado más que a baílar el palillo" Literally I translate this as "if you come to Castronuño you will see a simple village where you are not obliged to do more than to dance the toothpick" Dance the toothpick? Is this some kind...
  9. Donna Sch

    LIVE from the Camino Camino Mixto: Feb-Mar 2019 Levante

    Quick intro about us so you get a feel for who we are. I'm Donna and I'm a Kiwi who has been living in the NT of Australia for most of my adult life. And over 20 years in Darwin where the temp is usually 30-35 deg C maximum and the humidity varies between 20-100% depending on the time of year. I...
  10. Donna Sch

    From tropical Australia to the Levante in February

    We leave Australia on the 1st, fly to Barcelona and have a couple of days playing tourist to adjust to the time and climate difference ie going from 30+ deg C with maximum humidity to anywhere between 0-20 deg C and comparatively dry. And cold rain which will be a novelty. Official start date is...
  11. Donna Sch

    Memorable food on the Levante?

    We need a food thread. Whether it's that little tiny cafe tucked away in some obscure town that does an amazing breakfast, or a fancy Michelin starred marvel or the best spot to get marzipan closest to the Camino. Or that speciality you can only get in one place so it is not to be missed. One...
  12. Donna Sch

    Winter gear (Feb/March) - Am I missing anything obvious?

    Planning a long Camino (Levante/VDLP/Invierno) starting in early February. I figure the weather could do pretty much anything although I would expect temps to be between 0-15 C most of the time. However in the last couple of years they have had blizzards and unusual hot temps. I'm at hot weather...
  13. Donna Sch

    Any books out there about the Levante?

    There are plenty of books about people doing the Frances but are there any about the Levante? Or other books that are located around the Levante?
  14. Donna Sch

    Weather...or how cold/hot should I expect it to be?

    https://weatherspark.com/ gives you a lot of detail re historical trends and can give you an idea of the range. http://www.firebreak.com.au/windchill-metric.html calculates the windchill factor. https://planetcalc.com/2089/ for the apparent or "feels like" temperature.
  15. Donna Sch

    Immersion Spanish...

    When I do stuff I tend to do it obsessively and learning a language is no exception. For language learning I try to surround myself with the language so I'm after ideas for ways to expose myself to Spanish. So far... Change my social media settings to Spanish Duolingo Translating a few lines of...
  16. Donna Sch

    Anyone know of any good Spanish distance learning courses?

    https://www.dundee.ac.uk/study/short/spanishbydistancelearning/ is one I'm looking at currently. I want to know a little more than just super basic Camino Spanish as I will be needing to have phone conversations to organise accommodation etc since I will be on the Levante and Invierno in...
  17. Donna Sch

    So how many Camino routes have you walked on in one single trip?

    I'm busy planning a Camino Mixta from Alicante so that will take me on the Sureste, Levante, Ruta del Lana, VDLP, Frances, Invierno, Sanabres and Finisterre and possibly the Camino de la Santa Cruz. So somewhere between 7 and 9 depending on where you say various routes start and finish. I'd...
  18. Donna Sch

    Planning a camino for February 2019 - ideas wanted

    I turn 50 in March 2019 and had been considering doing the Astorga variant of the VDLP from Zamora. I was also seriously thinking about doing Kilimanjaro after that so doing a winter camino, testing the gear and then doing the big mountain. However airfares to do both are high and it just hasn't...
  19. Donna Sch

    Winter - clothing the bottom half

    I'm thinking about doing a winter camino in February 2019 and am wondering what everyone has worn at that time of year! So many combinations re thermals/tights/shorts/trousers/rainpants. I know for trousers and shorts that I like big cargo pockets. I do like compression gear but I'm used to...
  20. Donna Sch

    Trying to decide on a 3 week camino route for February 2019

    I turn 50 that March and I want to go to Tanzania to climb Kilimanjaro in March. But since I need to fly to Europe anyway to get there and I potentially have 6 weeks up my sleeve I am thinking of going to Spain to do a short 2-3 week Camino. Partly to get some hills and get away from sea level...

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