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  1. Rosa TT

    Via de la plata walking alone? Is it safe?

    I had same wonderful first day experience, despite the dogs. I also visited the San Isidoros monestary and the Italica ruins along the way. I even had to ford the stream. And yes, Pilar is a welcoming sweetheart at the end of a first day.
  2. Rosa TT

    Singing Nuns in March?

    The nuns do not live in Carrion all year round. They normally arrive and open April 1, but considering Easter falls that week, they may or may not be open yet. They sing and pray all day, even while cleaning, beginning at 5am and 5pm vespers, and again 9:30pm. These services are usually private...
  3. Rosa TT

    CF - Albergue Kitchen Etiquette?

    Go with the flow. I love to cook and serve. I go out alone and buy enough to make a large vegetable stew, some bread, and a bottle of wine....all for about €10. I buy a few chorizos. As I'm cooking, I invite others to join me. I've fed more than 20 with a huge pot. I then divide the stew in 2...
  4. Rosa TT

    'Rescued by the Bomberos from Burguette.

    I always have phone # handy for taxis and lodgings where I will be staying to call in case I need help. Pictures of taxi service ads are great. Usually, one taxi services multiple towns along a riute. To me, having a working phone and data are as essential as my first aid kit.
  5. Rosa TT

    'Rescued by the Bomberos from Burguette.

    So glad you are safe. Wish you continued buen camino. Always carry a local phone and pray for a signal. I had a similar experience walking in Sicily this November. I overestimated how far I could walk before dark and it was getting dark and raining. I couldn't get a phone signal to call for...
  6. Rosa TT

    Via de la plata walking alone? Is it safe?

    During March 3 to 28 2017 I walked from Seville to Sslamanca. I was expecting and prepared to walk a solitary camino, and walked alone out of Seville the first day. The Backpacker hostel is a popular starting point in Seville if you would like to increase chances of meeting others. I met a lady...
  7. Rosa TT

    Why no increase in pilgrims on the VdlP?

    I walked VdP from Seville to Salamanca March 2017 and there were ways to cut some of the stages shorter with use of taxi services to pick you up along a road and bring you back next morning to continue. While traveling alone, I did manage to link up with about 10 other pilgrims on the same path...
  8. Rosa TT

    Walking March 3-25, 2017 VdP from Seville to Salamanca.

    Via de la Plata PREMIUM is a good mobile app that also offers downloadable Kmz tracks that can be used offline. The EROSKI consumer Camino website is also very good.
  9. Rosa TT

    4 weeks :)

    I'm arriving March 1 in Seville...begin walking March 3. Hopefully we'll walk into each other. Buen Camino.
  10. Rosa TT

    Pack List VdlP Feb 2017

    Buenos Camino...I begin March 3 in Seville and have similar list. Only carrying my one trekking pant. I'm staying in albergues, not camping. I'm carrying a battery power pack for long days with heavy camera and GPS usage. Ben Camino, and I'm looking forward to hearing about your adventure as...
  11. Rosa TT

    Walking March 3-25, 2017 VdP from Seville to Salamanca.

    I'm also starting on March 3rd...I'll be at Triana albergue on the 1st, but they are booked on the 2nd, so I reserved at Hostal Jardín de la Alameda. It would be great to start out together on the 3rd in Seville, or catch up at Guillena.
  12. Rosa TT

    VDLP Etapas for Short Legged Pilgrims

    Great suggestions. ...I'm also a short and slow legged pilgrim. I don't mind the 30km days if it's clear and flat...but it would take me forever if it was muddy and rainy hills. I plan to have taxi phone #'s handy for when I need to be bailed out if it's getting dark and I'm exhausted. When are...
  13. Rosa TT

    Walking March 3-25, 2017 VdP from Seville to Salamanca.

    Ben Camino...how may I best follow your Camino and the conditions you'll be experiencing? What is Water Aid?
  14. Rosa TT

    Via de la Plata in March

    I'll be walking starting March 2 from Seville this year. Looking forward to rxperiencing all the eain, sun, wind, snow, cold, heat predictions.
  15. Rosa TT

    Albergues after Deba?

    I walked Sept 2016. Stayed in Deba at the municipal albergue on the second floor of train station. Clean and comfortable. ..but, there us no outdoor place to hang clothes to dry, so one must machine wash and dry. One cannot use the dryer if you hand wash. Since I did not want to make the very...
  16. Rosa TT

    Albergues after Deba?

  17. Rosa TT

    Walking March 3-25, 2017 VdP from Seville to Salamanca.

    Thanks for that input. I'm aware of the overflowing streams and puddles. I've heard that there are many detours due to flooding. Did you just cross with your boots or change to sandals? That's pretty warm and ideal temperature for walking.
  18. Rosa TT

    French gite looking for hospitalieros

    If you have the time, I suggest that you sign up for an hospitalero training class near you. Below, I am copying several links I recently shared to get training. It is a fun course and you'll be with others with the Camino hospitality spirit. Also, to see a bit of my personal experience, you...
  19. Rosa TT

    Walking March 3-25, 2017 VdP from Seville to Salamanca.

    Good to know there will be a trail blazer ahead of me. I'll be most interested in knowing about the water levels at the various river crossings. Ben Camino.
  20. Rosa TT

    French gite looking for hospitalieros

    Take it...opportunity arised. An entire new world openned up. I usually walk 4 weeks and volunteer hospitalera for 2 weeks. I've been hospitalera now 4 times in Spain and Italy, and am already booked for 2017 walking and hospitalera on three different pilgrimages. I'll consider adding France to...

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