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  1. KJFSophie

    Duo Lingo or Something Else?

    There is a language program out there called " Pimsleur " . It's a series of CD's and is taught using conversations. I've borrowed the sets from libraries and have also purchased Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese on eBay...very inexpensively. I used duo lingo for basic word...
  2. KJFSophie

    Long pants and long sleeves in summer? Smart or big mistake?

    I generally wear shorts, but always a sun guard long sleeve shirt to protect my arms without having to keep applying sunscreen while walking ( which is a bit gross smeared with sweat and road dust...lol ) The sun shirts dry ultra quick and are not hot at all ) In addition, they're smooth like...
  3. KJFSophie

    Casa Fernanda

    I did indeed use What's App, but seem to remember that it was to 'Casa Fernanda', and not specifically Fernanda herself. I believe the What's App belonged to Jacintho, her husband? .....I do know I had reservations and they were all set when I arrived having never placed a phone call....?
  4. KJFSophie

    Spanish Induction Stove Tops...Alien Tech? or How to operate controls?

    I'm going to agree with you...and the icons are more confusing than helpful. Washers and dryers can fry the brain too after a long day of walking...lol It's all a bit to laugh about, but the struggle is real!
  5. KJFSophie

    Any Advice about how to strengthen my knees for down hills.

    Best piece of advice I received was from a sports physical therapist...the trick is to not put blunt pressure on your knees to begin with . We tend to lock our knees in place to brace for a decent, akin to planting a stump on the pavement. This jars the joint. The idea behind reducing knee pain...
  6. KJFSophie

    Casa Fernanda

    I used What's App to reserve with her in 2022
  7. KJFSophie

    Just booked a flight!

    On both of my Camino Ingles treks I stayed overnight in A Coruna at a hotel just around the corner from the train station. They serve breakfast early and it's such a short walk over to catch the early trains to Ferrol. Alternately, if you have an extra day, have a leisurely breakfast then head...
  8. KJFSophie

    Flying from the US

    I agree with @trecile , I believe it's the same flight with code share. If you look at the times and airports, it's identical. I generally book through American and the airline is Iberia. When our flights were cancelled, it was good to work with AA in English to get new flights. I do enjoy...
  9. KJFSophie

    Steep passes on camino frances sjpd to logrono (fear of heights)

    Many people who express having a 'fear or heights' actually have a fear of 'falling', not heights. One can stand on a high, flat surface on a mountain and not have the anxiety that standing close to a cliff/railing on the edge of that mountain. I can't recall any edge hugging steep paths that...
  10. KJFSophie

    One Day Walk out of Santiago ?

    Delightful, thank you!
  11. KJFSophie

    One Day Walk out of Santiago ?

    Not in the Pilgrim's Office specifically, but with the FCJ/Camino Companions...Support for the English Speaking pilgrims in the same building as the Pilgrim's Office Upstairs ( English announcements at Cathedral, help with English Mass at Pilgrim's Office Chapel, coffee hour, one on one...
  12. KJFSophie

    One Day Walk out of Santiago ?

    Odd title, please bear with me. I'll be volunteering in Santiago July 01-July 15th this year. I've one day off each week and would love to spend those days walking to a "destination" and returning via taxi either in the evening or early next morning. I've walked several different routes ...
  13. KJFSophie

    Carry your backpack please.

    There is quite an expense over time in sending a backpack ahead. Those who are healthy and strong don't have that burden of having to pay to allow a chance of walking. I carried my full pack on 6 of 8 Caminos...I've nothing to prove to those who would question me now that I've been rendered...
  14. KJFSophie

    Nicknaming the People You Walk With

    We had lots of names for fellow walkers along the way, most playful/affectionate in nature " the Tall Ones", the Irish Girls", Brothers Grimm, California, Smoking Siska, Mooch, Stinky Guy. I dont think we ever called them their assigned names, it was reference between myself and my walking...
  15. KJFSophie

    Disappointing Experience at Hospedería San Martín Pinario

    Lucifer is my guy too! I first met him in 2014 he was tending the lounge in those years, then was waiting in the big dining hall for a year or two. He's back in the lounge... told me he lived at the monastery years ago, but now has an apartment and a girlfriend! LOL He's lovely. He's become part...
  16. KJFSophie

    Disappointing Experience at Hospedería San Martín Pinario

    I've stayed eight times, all in pilgrim rooms on the 4th floor, all with lovely breakfasts...and I've eaten numerous meals there as well. It's an ancient building that was subjected to the doings of Mother Nature. I think that wonderful old piece of history , faith and pilgrims deserves a bit...
  17. KJFSophie

    Finisterre to Santiago?

    Thank you Barbara, this is quite helpful.
  18. KJFSophie

    Finisterre to Santiago?

    Looking for input from anyone who might have walked from Finisterre or Muxia back to Santiago. I'll be volunteering in Santiago sometime this spring/summer and because of time restrictions and minor health issues, I'll likely only be able to walk a week beforehand. I plan to fly to Santiago and...
  19. KJFSophie

    Are you a hiker or a walker?

    I agree with you. I'd rather walk to destinations enjoying sights and people along the way. I live near the 48 mountain peaks in New Hampshire USA, part of the Appalachian Trail...zero interest. I did climb many of the 4000 footers years ago, but there needs to be something a bit more than trees...
  20. KJFSophie

    Tips for dividing long days on a walk from Florence to Assisi?

    If you have time in Gubbio, you can get a Compostela there after following the stations of interest related to the story of the wolf.

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