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  1. StevethePlanner

    Ex Officio vs Smartwool underwear?

    I haven't tried smartwool, but like many other posts love ex officio. It started on my first Camino in 2015. They were recommended by my son who works at rei. On my 2017 Via De La Plata Camino, I had two pair for 7 weeks and did very well. I have about a dozen pair now that I rotate for my...
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    Palm Sunday

    Here is a composite Palm Sunday Semana Santa video in Seville 2017. The music in the last segment still runs shivers down my spine. I started my Camino the next day and arrived in Santiago 6 weeks later. It’s a Google Drive file. https://drive.google.com/open?id=18bW8nktpqHLvYNyo5vYFSocfNZTwUcTW
  3. StevethePlanner

    Recommended men's trousers please

    I was very happy with my REI Sahara trousers. Mine are zipoff, but I think they have without also. Super fast drying.
  4. StevethePlanner

    Albergue situation from Lisbon

    I walked the CP in 2015 starting from the cathedral. They were 'out' of credentials. Very disappointing! I collected stamps in my guide book until able to buy one a few days later at alburgue. When I walked VdlP in 2017, I obtained ahead of time from American pilgrim group ( I'm in USA).
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    New section for "The American Discovery Trail"

    Being from the U.S., the ADT seems appealing to me and I’ll explore more about it. The southern route goes through Kansas City where I live! There are several hundred miles of the Katy trail in Missouri that are part of this and I’ve thought about walking it to St Louis where my son lives. But...
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    People on the Camino that become your Friends

    In 2017 while walking the VdlP, I met a German woman at the albergue one night. The next morning was cold, winding, and mostly rainy. We left at the same time after helping attach her poncho. We walked together all day in this challenging weather and as a result of talking for hours, we bonded...
  7. StevethePlanner

    Your one picture that captures how you feel about being on the Camino!

    Written on a picnic table at a lonely VdlP rest stop between Fuente de Cantos – Zafra. In case it’s difficult to read “When you think about quitting, think about why you started.”
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    Accommodation costs Seville surprise to me

    I stayed in Seville Saturday night and Palm Sunday night 2017. I looked back through my records, but didn’t record the hostal name. After looking at Google Streetview I THINK I found it. It’s on Calle Adriano only a few blocks to the Cathedral. Triana is on the other side of the river. It was...
  9. StevethePlanner

    Memorable Albergues on the Portugues

    I certainly ditto everything about Casa Fernanda. Call 1-2-3 days ahead for a reservation, otherwise you may be out of luck. Number 2 on my parade of hit albergues is O Ninho in Rubiaes. Walk past the public albergue a few hundred meters. It’s on the right side of the highway. I made a...
  10. StevethePlanner

    walking the vdlp april 2018

    I walked from Seville in April/May 2017. It’s a good time to walk. Be aware of Holy Week crowds especially in Seville. Many other threads here about that. Some days were hot, some were rainy, some a bit chilly in the morning, and some PERFECT days. I think it was day 10 before I walked with the...
  11. StevethePlanner

    The albergue near a brothel?

    During the Canaveral – Grimaldo section on the VdlP, you pass through the parking lot of a strip club/brothel. That evening I sent a photo to my wife and assured her that I did not stop there. She replied “But it looks so nice… .”
  12. StevethePlanner

    Backpack in airline holds

    Wow – what a long thread – but not long enough! I used the “plastic trash bag” technique on two Caminos and it work well for my 48 L pack. Wrap it before going and take an extra plastic bag (which weighs nothing) and a small 25 ft roll of duct tape for the return trip. If the bag is total lost...
  13. StevethePlanner

    Questions about albergue in Outeiro (Ponte Ulla)

    Hi Laurie. Thanks for all your work on this forum. I stayed there May 2017. (Hi Davey. I knew you were behind me taking a leisurely walk. Glad you made it. Hope to see you again someday.) No hut. I think the lady lives in that nearby house. She came in late afternoon to do all the processing. No...
  14. StevethePlanner

    Via de la Plata and Sanabres hour by hour

    I knew we were close together. Sorry we missed each other.
  15. StevethePlanner

    Via de la Plata and Sanabres hour by hour

    The music is from a CD I checked out from the library - Best of Narada New Flamenco Guitar. Two years ago I used Fado music for my CP video.
  16. StevethePlanner

    Via de la Plata and Sanabres hour by hour

    Yes – of course I remember my Camino friend from Malta. Nispera li tinsab tajjeb
  17. StevethePlanner

    Via de la Plata and Sanabres hour by hour

    Here are two videos from earlier this year (April/May) walking the Via de la Plata. One is an “hour by hour” video. Two years ago, inspired by a video with a selfie every mile on the Pacific Crest Trail, I decided to take a selfie approximately every hour while walking the Camino de Santiago...
  18. StevethePlanner

    Advice for the VDLP

    I and other pilgrims who used Gerald Kelly’s book thought it left a lot to be desired. A previous post mentioned Kennedy’s – haven’t heard of it – hopefully it’s good. If you read German, the German guidebook was great (especially compared to Kelly). I don’t mean to knock his book too much. If...
  19. StevethePlanner

    12 year old forced to walk

    Just got my weekly Forum ‘summary’ and saw this thread. I saw, walked, and stayed with Philippe and his young charge off and on over several days. We all started in Seville, but the first time I saw them was Ourense. While on the road I gave the boy my next to last (out of 200) Camino VdlP...
  20. StevethePlanner

    do people bring gifts to give to other pilgrims?

    As follow up to@notion900 's earlier comment, I gave out 100 custom made guitar pics two years ago on CP and 200 now on the VdlP. Just today in Castro Dozon I gave away the last one. They are very popular.

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