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  1. dbjordan

    Recommended phone apps (iOS)

    I would suggest an offline dictionary, the weather app AEMET, and booking.com
  2. dbjordan

    Compostela

    Is there a difference between vertical and horizontal format of completely? I've seen both. Thanks
  3. dbjordan

    October Camino Information 2014 - Starting camino walk Sept 29th.

    Oct 11th is a national holiday. A lot of celebration with regional flairs. Enjoy.
  4. dbjordan

    Weather in Early September (on the camino Frances)

    I caught some showers and drizzle in late September 2013 in Estella, Pamplona, and Zubiri.
  5. dbjordan

    the Camino Frances in Dec / Jan

    Being a new peregrino, I have only your comments and suggestions to go by and I thank you all for them. I started my Camino in September from Roncevalle and got as far as Burgos before my heel decided to discorporate. I was crushed when I had to return home . But the call and pull of the Camino...
  6. dbjordan

    Weather

    Great. Thanks. I'm starting in Sarria in a few days.
  7. dbjordan

    Weather

    Are there many pilgrims on the camino now with this terrible weather and the liklihood of more to come?
  8. dbjordan

    LIVE from the Camino Bridge Out in Carrión

    Are there many pilgrims on the camino currently considering the weather and the front expected after the first of January?
  9. dbjordan

    LIVE from the Camino A truncated camino

    Are there many pilgrims on the camino currently with this winter weather. Particularly with the front coming through?
  10. dbjordan

    Is a poncho really necessary?

    While I readily admit to being no expert on rain gear and don't want to endorse any specific brand, I have found that the Packa poncho has worked well for me. It is durable, very light, and versatile. It can be used solely as a backpack cover and if rain begins can be converted to a poncho that...
  11. dbjordan

    Great businesses, restaurants and other places along the way

    15€, dinner at 7:30 pm.
  12. dbjordan

    Great businesses, restaurants and other places along the way

    I would recommend Bar Deportivo in Navarrette. Antonio is a fabulous chef. I ate there a few nights ago and the bacalao-stuffed pimentos in squid ink with rice and aioli were incredible. The Santiago cake with moscatel was a real treat. Say hi to Antonio. He's a very sweet man with a great...
  13. dbjordan

    Camino angels

    Just wanted to thank you all for your concern and to let you know that I spent a couple of nights in SJPDP and am much better. This morning I took a taxi to Roncenvalles and began my camino. I hooked up with many of my camino family and made it to Zubiri today. Thank you all. Onward. Besos
  14. dbjordan

    Camino angels

    Just started my camino from Sjpdp today and was intending to stay in orrison tonight. A piece of advice...make sure that you're ready physically and stay hydrated. I had to call a taxi just 900 m from orrison. I'm a little jetlaged and got overheated. Maybe on the verge of heatstroke but...
  15. dbjordan

    Equipment in Summer: sleeping bag vs. Sleep Sheet

    Thank you. Im leaving in 14 days from SJPdP and have been winnowing down my pack weight. Today I decided on the same strategy. ..buy it if I need it. Thanks for confirming my decision. Buen camino.
  16. dbjordan

    Tyvek and pyrethrin

    The contact with any pesticide (a substance designed to kill living things) for extended periods (like a camino) in anticipation of a problem that may or may not exist is not a good idea. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Camino de Santiago Forum mobile app
  17. dbjordan

    Camino in September 2013

    Buen Camno. Perhaps we'll meet alomng the Way. I an 66. Leaving from SJdPdP late Sep. Perhaps we'll meet. Recognizing ge as a factor, I booked at Orrison.
  18. dbjordan

    Class of 2013

    Hi. I'm Dennis. Freshly turning 66 and ready to transition to my next phase. I'm intending to start the camino in late September, beginning in St. Jean. Looking forward to meeting you on the way.
  19. dbjordan

    Intent on 2013

    Hey, Dennis here in Oakland, CA. Intending on the Camino Frances in Sept - Oct of 2013. (freshly retired and discovering what my next phase will bring.

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