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  1. Scotsreb

    Thinking of Cycling? It is your Attitude that counts!

    My Camino Frances last year (May-June) sadly involved being startled by riders appearing with no warning multiple times. Three times I was brushed/swiped by passing riders coming a wee bit too close and once had a substantial knock. My experience was that those who rang their bells, seemed to...
  2. Scotsreb

    No walking experience - have just decided to go - tomorrow. Help

    Terri, last year I was 65 when I started from SJPdP in mid May. The 1st day to Orisson certainly got my attention due to the climb. The next day started out lovely but soon the clouds came, then the rain which turned ibto freezing rain, then snow. Soon the pathway became snowy, slippery and...
  3. Scotsreb

    No walking experience - have just decided to go - tomorrow. Help

    Terri, may the road rise up to meet you as you go. In truth it may be a less problematic start for your Camino if you started from Pamplona, given your state of preparedness. However, we each walk our own Caminos and know ourselves, so pray about it and make your choice. Buen Camino Philip
  4. Scotsreb

    Almost there!

    Buen Camino to you both. It seems I am two days ahead of tyou. Leave Los Angeles tomorrow, (Thursday), into SJPdP on Saturday and over the top on Monday. May knees, feet, toes, hips and backs, ALL stay in fine fettle. I'll give a listen for that Ulster buzz nd mayhap we'll meet on the way...
  5. Scotsreb

    List your pilgrim blog URL Here - we want to read your story

    It seems that there are almost as many blogs, as peregrinos. For what it is worth, mine is: www.philipscamino2014.com Thursday is just around the corner. Whoo hoo.
  6. Scotsreb

    Two Canadian Girls on the Camino May 24th 2014 to July 5th

    Buen Camino to you two. My trip steps off on May 12th from SJPdP and my blog address will be: http://philipscamino2014.com Philip
  7. Scotsreb

    Vodafon

    Thank you Margaret, et alia. Your help certainly takes much of the anxiety of not knowing, out of the mix. Bue n amino, Philip
  8. Scotsreb

    U.S. type ATM/Credit cards

    Thank you to all who answered and the info passed along. It is very comforting to get such quic and helpful reactions from those on the forum. Buen Camino to all hands. Philip
  9. Scotsreb

    Camino Practice Walks 2013-2014. Final Update, before we leave!

    I had my final practice walk today. The 16.5 mile Santa Rosa Road through the Santa Rita Hills wine country in Central California. Today's walk was brutal, as the temperature was in the 90's, topping out @ 99 deg. Fahrenheit. They say that anything that doesn't kill you, makes you...
  10. Scotsreb

    U.S. type ATM/Credit cards

    Hooray ... that's a load off my mind. Thanks.
  11. Scotsreb

    Vodafon

    Tangential but related. Am I able to buy a Vodaphone for Spain, in SJPdP or are such devices only marketed in Spain itself? I need it for a burn phone, as my U.S. AT&T phone will charge mucho dinero for use in Europe. Philip
  12. Scotsreb

    U.S. type ATM/Credit cards

    I was wondering whether there is an issue with Euro/Spanish ATM machines, accepting the U.S. magnetic strip style ATM/Credit cards? Philip
  13. Scotsreb

    LIVE from the Camino Albergue Ettiquette

    Other than snoring, which is hard to modify but can be defeated by the "Non-Hearing Aids", all the rest of the irritants described are behavioral. Unless confronted by Invincible Ignorance, most behaviors can be modified with a kind word.
  14. Scotsreb

    May 2014

    Only 9 days more, then "I'm Off" Whoo Hoo
  15. Scotsreb

    May 2014

    I arrive in SJPDP on May 10th and intend to leave SJPDP for Santiago de Compostela on May 12th. Perhaps we will meet and share some "James G. Blaine Oregon stories"? Buen Camino
  16. Scotsreb

    Returning home.

    Hey Louiset, Leaving California (LAX) on May 08. Arriving SJPDP on May 10 & leaving SJPDP on May 12th. God Willing, Arriving in Santiago de Compostela + 30 days thereafter.
  17. Scotsreb

    Has anyone used the Camino Guide App 2.0 or the Camino Frances - A Wise Pilgrim App?

    from what I can see, it seems that the apps are only for iPhone/iPad, not Samsung. Sigh....
  18. Scotsreb

    Returning home.

    Hey Wayfarer, May the Road rise up to meet you on you when next you make the Camino. I'll take a stone for you (from here in California) and place it at the Cruz de Ferro this May. YBiC Philip
  19. Scotsreb

    Starting my Camino on May 12th

    Hey Santiago_67, As I learned long ago, a plan is only good up until the time the operation begins. You may be quite right about my expectation of 30 walking days. I have 34 days available in total for the Camino. My training walks have averaged 18-20 miles per day, 3 times per week, for the...
  20. Scotsreb

    Starting my Camino on May 12th

    Hey Ice, Happy Birthday & Buen Camino.

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