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  1. Dogbreath

    SJPDP (28 Sep) --> Santiago

    Buenos Dias! I'm late checking in with the Forum. We have two nights at the Hotel Central -- Monday a rest day after our very long and tiring travel from the US --> SJPDP Sat/Sun. Hotel was selected by the tour organizer we used. BrownCountyBob & wife have stayed there several times, he...
  2. Dogbreath

    SJPDP (28 Sep) --> Santiago

    Where are you staying in SJPDP? We fly DFW --> MAD on 25 Sep, catch a connecting flight a few hours later to Pamplona, then a shuttle to SJPDP. A Forced March of travel Sat/Sun. Two nights at Hotel Central, Monday being a rest day. There's a fair chance we'll meet -- MAD airport Sunday 26...
  3. Dogbreath

    SJPDP (28 Sep) --> Santiago

    I'm late catching up on the Forum. We have two nights in SJPDP, at Hotel Central. Where are you staying? We'll be going on Napoleon route, all the way to Roncevalles on that brutal Day One, 28 Sep. I also see you're from SC; wife and I vacationed in Charleston in August. Y'all know that area?
  4. Dogbreath

    SJPDP (28 Sep) --> Santiago

    Posting to get on the Calendar. I'm part of a quartet from Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. We depart the US Saturday 25 Sep for Madrid, find our way to SJPDP. We begin walking on Tuesday 28 Sep. Plan is to walk into Santiago de Compostela on Halloween, Sunday 31 Oct, and celebrate Mass...
  5. Dogbreath

    Internal travel COVID requirements

    Cannot offer any advice on COVID requirements. It is sufficiently complex for us traveling from the United States. And the target keeps moving. I did want to float my name by you as we might meet on the Camino. We'll be walking out of SJPDP on Tuesday 28 September. Flights into Madrid on...
  6. Dogbreath

    third camino

    Cindi and I have e-chatted on her FB page. Two of the guys I’m now connected with are long-time Lilly employees, recently retired. I’m wondering if you knew them. She has the names.
  7. Dogbreath

    third camino

    You betcha! This is a supported walk, comparable to what you’ve done, yes? Me, Mr. Cheap, went basic last time and paid the price. More comfortable this time. 34 days walking to Santiago plus two zero days. The other three guys are regulars in the Mini so I’ll likely be the caboose! How...
  8. Dogbreath

    third camino

    Four of us from Indianapolis, Indiana, US will be there the same time. Walk out of SJPDP 28 Sep. I did CF Fall 2019 and two others have done Sarria --> Santiago. We're all "Senior Citizens", hoping the knees and ankles are up for the challenge.
  9. Dogbreath

    Jesus and the Money Lenders

    BRAVO! The title of the thread caught my eye. The overwhelming schlock vendors along the Frances route did not disgust me, and I did load up my backpack with a few trinkets and books. But having also visited Fatima while I was in Europe, it was incredible -- and disappointing -- how...
  10. Dogbreath

    Travel from CDG to SJPP - overwhelmed & would like advice!

    Currently the voice of no-experience. Here is what I have planned for next week. I have 2:40 in CDG to clear customs and get on a TGV from CDG to Bordeaux (4 intermediate stops, over a 3 hour journey). There I connect with another TGV (nonstop from Gare Montparnasse), head to Biarritz with a...
  11. Dogbreath

    Paris to SJPdP

    Hello Pilgrims, I've made my plans for the start of my Camino. This forum has had many nuggets of useful info in the six months since I started planning. Here is what I'll be doing in September 2019. Commentary is always welcome. And perhaps this will be useful for a Class of 2020 Pilgrim...
  12. Dogbreath

    Class of 2019

    Good Day fellow Class of 2019 Pilgrims, I leave SJPdP on 13 Sept (Friday the 13th!) for my first Camino. Flights booked, will spend two nights at Bellari in SJPdP to acclimate (strong recommendation on that albergue on this Forum). I thank everyone with an e-connection for their words of...
  13. Dogbreath

    Is there any elitism between pilgrims taking different routes?

    Greetings All, This has been a GREAT thread to peruse. I've been online ~6 months, gearing up (logistically and mentally) for my first Camino in 90+ days. If I've learned anything in the multitude of years I've been on this earth, it is to focus on satisfying some higher power or purpose, not...
  14. Dogbreath

    Help! The walking pole makes me feel like the walking dead!

    I've come to like them. I started out hiking the AT without poles, ended up several years with ankle/knee problems (Section hiker, summers only for several weeks). I'm sure there was more to the story than just the absence of poles. I started using them during one summer's hike in New York --...
  15. Dogbreath

    September 2019 starting SJPdP

    davebugg -- thanks for the heads-up about the Camino Calendar. Only been online for 3 months, novice user at best -- much left to learn. I've added my 14 Sept 2019 start.
  16. Dogbreath

    Pre Trip Anxiety

    A few posts back Maria Jo encouraged us not to over-plan our Camino. I can heartily endorse that. Prepare, yes. Get familiar with what's there, yes. But when the journey starts, enjoy the trip and adapt to the multitude of unexpected's and changes. (Of course, the 'journey' begins well...
  17. Dogbreath

    Getting to SJPDP from the US

    I booked my flights about two months ago (to SJPdP via Paris). It's the return I'd like to hear about. I'm coming back from Lisbon to Chicago. Various reasons I went this routing rather than Madrid. What's the take on Lisbon travel, sights to see as time permits? Thanks!
  18. Dogbreath

    Newbie - Camino Francés + Finisterre and Muxia

    Hello Max, This forum has great info for a newbie. I've only been online for 2 weeks. My Camino is Sept/Oct --> I'll look for you along the way. My plane reservations from/to the States are set. I'll arrive Paris Sept. 11th, want to see Chartres while acclimating on the 12th, train to St...
  19. Dogbreath

    Hiking at Night?

    This is all good info! And within 24 hours! You guys are amazing'! Keep the comments coming. I'm going to see what other threads have useful info for a newbie. It is currently snowing at home as I type. I'm really, really looking forward to six+ months when I can stretch my legs big time...
  20. Dogbreath

    Hiking at Night?

    When I'm on the Camino Frances Sept/Oct, I think I might be inclined to do some night hiking. Comments? Rather than hiking from evening until after midnight, then camping out or trying to find an albergue still open (private?), my thinking is that I'll crash shortly after a communal dinner...

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