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  1. Anton

    Cafe con Leche / Coffee on the Camino: Enquiring Coffee Lovers want to know!!

    What an awesome topic. I started drinking coffee here in the USA after college: Dunkin’ Donuts, Starbucks, local coffee shops. Here in Portland, Maine we have had a pretty robust coffee culture, however I discovered cafe con leche on my first Camino Frances in 2015 and it was transformative. I...
  2. Anton

    Bed bugs & getting rid of gear

    Hey fellow peregrino, My sincerest thoughts for what I know is an unforeseen and stressful situation. My bedbug experience happened early on, despite my treating every article of clothing and pack with permethrin. I woke up to an itchy track of bites on my posterior neck and head as well as...
  3. Anton

    Finally! June 2023

    Thank you SO much, C!
  4. Anton

    Finally! June 2023

    Hello all of my wonderful Camino family. After hiking the CF in Sept 2015 and the Portuguese in 2018, I (like most) have been setting my sights to the next Camino I could do. Well, after getting married in 2019 and having an awesome baby boy in 2020, not to mention a global pandemic. My wife...
  5. Anton

    Peregrinos in or near Maine

    Hello, I know this thread hasn’t seen much action for a while, but I walked the Frances in 2016…and my wife and I walked the Portuguese in 2018. We have a one year old and are planning to do at least part of the Frances with him next year. I am always on the lookout for more local Camino...
  6. Anton

    Advice of those who have walked May/June

    That’s outstanding information. Thank you very much. Buen Camino
  7. Anton

    Advice of those who have walked May/June

    Awesome info. Thanks so much
  8. Anton

    Advice of those who have walked May/June

    You’re darn right!
  9. Anton

    Advice of those who have walked May/June

    Thank you, John...that’s about the most outstanding accounting of a Camino experience yet. Succinct yet so much info.
  10. Anton

    Advice of those who have walked May/June

    Thank you my friend!
  11. Anton

    Advice of those who have walked May/June

    This is excellent info JohnMcM!!! I am extremely grateful for an accounting of your experiences. We will only be going to Leon, so this helps inform our packing.
  12. Anton

    Advice of those who have walked May/June

    Thank you very much, november_moon
  13. Anton

    Advice of those who have walked May/June

    Thank you very much, CdnDreamer! I know it’s an awfully general question, but the cumulative insight from multiple folks is helpful so I’m very thankful for your assistance .
  14. Anton

    Advice of those who have walked May/June

    Hello my fellow peregrinos, I walked the CF from SJPDP to Finisterre in September of 2015. My fiancé and I hiked Porto to Santiago last September. We are planning to do the first 3 weeks of the CF next mid-May into June and since I have no experience with weather for that time of year I wondered...
  15. Anton

    Portuguese Albergues

    Thank you, Falcon269
  16. Anton

    Portuguese Albergues

    Sorry, but this is a bit of a rant, after leaving Porto on Friday, this is the second night straight that we’ve found albergues completely full upon entering towns. Last night in Esposende the one “albergue “ which also apparently takes reservations, was fully booked by 15:15 and the albergue in...
  17. Anton

    Luggage from USA to Ivar

    Ahhhh, I hadn’t accounted for customs. Rookie mistake
  18. Anton

    Luggage from USA to Ivar

    Hi folks, We are planning to send luggage from the USA to Ivar in Santiago to use on the second part of our vacation after we finish hiking. My question is what shipping services have people used to send luggage from the USA? It’s dawned on me that I’ve never done this and have had a difficult...
  19. Anton

    Coastal vs Inland

    Aaahhhh, I knew I’d get the best replies here!!! Thank you peregrinas!!!
  20. Anton

    Coastal vs Inland

    Hello everyone, Once again this forum is such a wonderful cornucopia of info and such a great tribe! I hiked the Camino Frances in September/October 2015 and this September my girlfriend and I will be trekking from Porto to Santiago and then out to Finisterre. I have been really pondering...

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