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  1. Dave

    No fear: there IS vegetarian food in Santiago

    I end up at OK Wok on Rúa do Franco at least once every time I'm in Santiago. It's really easy to make a vegetarian or vegan friendly noodle order there, and they're attentive to potential issues with sauces and eggs.
  2. Dave

    Is americanpilgrims.org still functioning?

    They posted this message 12 days ago in their Facebook group...
  3. Dave

    Are there Book swaps on the Camino. What book would you take.

    I was thinking just a couple weeks ago about how, in the age of kindle, I kind of miss the serendipity and joy of stumbling across a book in the wild. I was in Campiello on the Camino Primitivo, remembering how maybe a decade earlier someone had abandoned Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go at Casa...
  4. Dave

    Heading back out on the American Discovery Trail in late June

    @billandjothorne - Yep, it's on Spotify and Apple, among others. No chance I'll finish the series in time for you, but I hope that the first two episodes might be useful! @ChrisAP - Thanks for the tip! I definitely would have missed the pavilion. Laramie is way north of where I'll be crossing...
  5. Dave

    Heading back out on the American Discovery Trail in late June

    I started doing a separate podcast for this, back in the before-times. Got six episodes out and will definitely return to it, though I don't know if that will happen before departure in June: I'll definitely have more Camino Podcast episodes, though, including a Camino Primitivo series. Will...
  6. Dave

    Heading back out on the American Discovery Trail in late June

    I started walking the American Discovery Trail back in 2019. My plan was to walk the southern option between Cincinnati, Ohio and Denver, Colorado that fall, and then to fly to Delaware in February 2020 and make the full coast-to-coast walk, including the northern option between Ohio and Denver...
  7. Dave

    Via della Costa

    Check out the Ruta do Mar section of the forum! Lots of good info there: https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/forums/ruta-del-mar-ribadeo-ferrol.112/ I haven't done the lighthouse trail, but I really enjoy the Mar/Cantábrico. Tons of good coastal walking.
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  8. Dave

    Via della Costa

    Very glad to read your write-up! I'm expecting to spend at least a few days on this, walking from Genoa southward, and haven't encountered many accounts from the trail. Thanks for sharing. Let me know if you have any questions about the Mar/Cantábrico.
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  9. Dave

    Alternative Routes - Betanzos to Bruma

    I've written up both of those options here: https://davewhitson.com/index.php/2023/09/17/the-old-camino-ingles-options/ I strongly recommend the "old" route from Cos to Presedo. I prefer the newer route from Leiro to Bruma.
  10. Dave

    Three Variants Worth Considering Near Avilés and Luarca

    It's an absolute no-brainer! I can't encourage people to go for that one strongly enough. Spread the word!
  11. Dave

    Snowfall in the Roncesvalles area

    Not the classic "spring break," I grant you, but I'll take it.
  12. Dave

    Snowfall in the Roncesvalles area

    A snowy, windy day crossing the Puerto del Acebo on the Camino Primitivo today, too! (I'll take that over rain pretty much any time.)
  13. Dave

    Camino de Madrid Trip Report - March 2023

    I get one week off for spring break, so I hit a camino, try to walk a long ways, and see where I end up. Pulling the same trick on the Primitivo right now. Two days in, arrived in Campiello today. I'll try to reach Santiago by Saturday, but if I'm miserable, I'll dial it back and be happy with...
  14. Dave

    Three Variants Worth Considering Near Avilés and Luarca

    Glad to hear it! And agreed, do it with the gps, for sure.
  15. Dave

    Salinas on the Camino Norte - when was route changed?

    Incidentally, if you have the time, I recommend a variant from Salinas! https://davewhitson.com/index.php/2023/09/03/three-variants-worth-considering-on-the-camino-del-norte-near-aviles-and-luarca/
  16. Dave

    Salinas on the Camino Norte - when was route changed?

    Changed a few years ago: https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/so-long-salinas-and-san-martin-de-laspra.70926/ I can't speak to why those aren't updated, but speaking more broadly, the Norte seems to be re-routed in so many small ways (sometimes back and forth) that it can be tough...
  17. Dave

    Open Albergues on the Camino del Norte

    Here's an additional option--I've heard back from a number of albergues and other accommodations at this point, so it's reasonably well updated for 2024. Open dates in Column J: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QXxsop8Hm5RClfPwgdHX4OzK-pDn0h4s2QwIJlzZLAs/edit#gid=2087573628 Dave
  18. Dave

    Monasteries on the Norte

    It's been really tough post-COVID to get clarity on some spots. Lots of places listed as "closed temporarily" that just faded away. And occasionally, a closed place comes back. The albergue at the monastery in San Salvador de Valdediós is one of those--it reopened this past summer. It's not on...
  19. Dave

    Monasteries on the Norte

    The abbey albergue in Cóbreces has been closed for a few years now, unfortunately. Still hoping it comes back sometime. They do offer private rooms. The same is true for Zenarruza, incidentally--you can't reserve a bed in the albergue in advance, but you can book a private room.
  20. Dave

    Larrabetzu Albergue

    It's like the annual game of "What's happening with the Gernika albergue now?"

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