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  1. Nancy McD

    macarons

    Nope, a macaron is not a macaroon. They aren’t coconut at all. They come in all sorts of flavors / colors. A good French patisserie should have macarons ...but probably not macaroons
  2. Nancy McD

    I probably won’t do this again

    It took me about four nights last year in an alburgue to realize that without sleep due to the snorers and bag rustlers, I was miserable. I wound up getting sick and injured because of it. I quickly got on booking.com and found private accommodations. As a fellow peregrina reminded me when I...
  3. Nancy McD

    Has anyone traveled with a dog....how was it ?

    I would not...if (God forbid) your fubaby needs veterinarian attention, you may not be able to find it quickly enough to be effective. Am glad you have decided against it.
  4. Nancy McD

    Starting in Leon...accomodation and first day walking

    León is a great city and spending a day is a must if you have the time. The walk out of town is not so bad...yes, it is streets and an industrial area, but not terrible. Hospital de Obrigo is fascinating but I can highly recommend Albugue El Encanto in Villares de Obrigo, just a short walk...
  5. Nancy McD

    Starting in Leon...accomodation and first day walking

    I spent two nights in Leon. I needed a good nights sleep and I wanted to see the city. I stayed at an older hotel with a charm of its own and maybe 35€ per night...but I needed the rest for a couple days. I stayed at Hotel Quindos. Nothing fancy, very close to the Camino on its way out of...
  6. Nancy McD

    Pilgrim masses in Santiago cathedral to be suspended from Monday 28 January 2019

    Yes, this is my last shot. Health issues make 2020 impossible, but disappointments and joys are part of however many days we have left.
  7. Nancy McD

    Pilgrim masses in Santiago cathedral to be suspended from Monday 28 January 2019

    Went from Pamplona to Astorga last year and had to quit due to severe sciatica. At this moment I am sitting here with a wrist in a cast with pins and plates after crashing a bike in France and that was exacerbated by an incompetent hand surgeon . This is the second surgery. Husband has health...
  8. Nancy McD

    Pilgrim masses in Santiago cathedral to be suspended from Monday 28 January 2019

    My last chance to be on the Camino due to health issues is this year, and one of the highlights which I wanted to see will not be available. No, UTube doesn’t fill that for me. But I guess the journey is more important than the destination. Perhaps I should focus on that...but I admit I feel...
  9. Nancy McD

    Favorite albergue in the Camino Frances

    El Encanto in Villares de Obrigo was a beautiful facility...an old house completely redone but maintained the architecture and charm. I had a private room—needed to heal some injuries and get some real rest and the room was as nice as any beautiful hotel anywhere in the world. Proprietor was...
  10. Nancy McD

    Camino Ended, Sadly

    I know how it feels. I had to abandon my 2018 dream in Astorga due to sciatica. Coincidentally I have a broken wrist also from a bike accident in France. I hope I can continue from Astorga in the spring but that is uncertain. Whatever transpires, I walked my Camino...maybe not to Santiago...
  11. Nancy McD

    Camino Ended, Sadly

  12. Nancy McD

    Pamplona to Astorga, 2018. On to Santiago in 2019 God willing

    Pamplona to Astorga, 2018. On to Santiago in 2019 God willing
  13. Nancy McD

    Not getting it

    I get it!! I totally get it. I made it to Astorga before the pain of an attack of sciatica forced me to stop. Yes there were boring days, and painful days interspersed with joyous moments with other pilgrims. Kind of like life, I guess. Now that I am healed, sort of, I feel I must...
  14. Nancy McD

    Pilgrims friends who don't finish

    I absolutely felt like I failed. I started in Pamplona and made it to Astorga before the pretty excruciating pain of sciatica forced me to finish. I had to come home 3 weeks earlier than planned. Friends here at home have asked me how it felt to fail. Have only been home for 4 days and half...
  15. Nancy McD

    Solo Camino May 2018--Not really alone

    No, I lied but not intentionally. I go to Pamplona on the 10th
  16. Nancy McD

    Solo Camino May 2018--Not really alone

    Me too
  17. Nancy McD

    Solo Camino May 2018--Not really alone

    I am on the nonstop to Paris at 1310 and then on to Madrid and take the train to Pamplona the next day.
  18. Nancy McD

    Solo Camino May 2018--Not really alone

    I am leaving from Seattle on 8 May as well. I will watch for you. And will also be starting from Pamplona on 12 May

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