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  1. simply B

    The Way, My Way - the movie

    Can't wait to see it in the USA. I generally avoid the "big screen" but I am definitely making an exception for this. B
  2. simply B

    Silly Stuff that you have Worn on Camino - Pics

    Yeah, Robo, if you want to be really stylish? Keep the knots to the back. I am always there for you if you need a sartorial consultant. ;)
  3. simply B

    What pushed or invited or drew you to set off for 'The Camino'?

    Camino 1 (2012): The decision to get out of the US was desperation to avoid the constant nonsense of a an election year, the result of then being on Camino was Divine Providence. Captured in post below...
  4. simply B

    Travel from Paris to St Jean Pied de Port

    Fair points all, @CWBuff ! I guess that I should have been careful and noted that I would NOT propose to go CDG to SJPP all in one go. I favor a stopover in Bayonne (or Biarritz, depending upon the train) before the last leg. My preference for training direct from CDG is because my way of...
  5. simply B

    Travel from Paris to St Jean Pied de Port

    Yes. If one has no interest in seeing Paris, there are trains heading south from CDG. They may go directly to Bayonne or Biarritz or indirectly via Bordeaux. An RER station is under Terminal 1, a TGV station is under Terminal 2. I prefer TGV as it saves a lot of time. An easy way to monitor...
  6. simply B

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

    I feel your pain... I am considered to be a fairly reliable person to "manage tech"....for decades. Capable of programming a DVR or VHS unit without assistance from a 12-year-old, I am. But those induction units? Even with the dubious assistance of a beer or two, they are always a struggle...
  7. simply B

    Returning from Finisterre to Santiago

    I don't like it when somebody responds to the OP with a change of their question but I am going to. Please forgive me. Stay one night in Finisterre then walk to Muxia. It is a much more peaceful end to a Camino, IMHO. I have always been able to locate a bus stop there to get back to SdC were I...
  8. simply B

    Respectful donativo amounts in 2024

    I agree with everything you said but for... I get the sentiment.... but it's kinda like walking 800 km and getting the same Compostela as someone who walks 100 km. I had to reconcile myself to Matthew 20:1-16. It probably doesn't work for everyone but, after several walks? Well, it works for...
  9. simply B

    O Cebreiro Eucharistic Miracle

    Looks exactly as when I passed through in late February 2016. I have to assume you had as much company on the Camino as I experienced back then. (Spoiler alert: Pretty close to zero) B
  10. simply B

    That recipe - which one is yours?

    Kirkie, Our weather, east of the Cascades, is colder than a politician's heart. -18 C as I type. (I got up early to feed the woodstove. 😬) BTW, "my people" come from "beyond the Pale" so I can use it. Even so, I think even they would never approve of the barbarism implicit in making a...
  11. simply B

    That recipe - which one is yours?

    Tortilla without onion!!!??? I used to like you, young lady, but this is beyond the pale! ;)
  12. simply B

    A new year- a new camino

    You have a a wonderful story there and a great attitude! You will be fine... B
  13. simply B

    That recipe - which one is yours?

    In order of frequency during any year: - Blistered Padron peppers (though I have to use Shishito) - Lentejas - Caldo Gallego - Chorizo al Vino (though often just Embutidos al Vino, Debrecziner is a good stand-in) - Tortilla As required, I will also make a Shrimp Salad or "Tuna Melt" variant...
  14. simply B

    Wearing glasses when it rains

    So, I am just one person thus the following may seem weird. Take it for what it is worth. I do wear a broad brimmed hat to minimize wetting of the glasses but just a bit of wind in the face and they are in fact WET. My experience though, is that I have fewer problems than other walkers as I...
  15. simply B

    Is the Napoleon route typically open beginning of April?

    I cannot improve on the advice provided above. Summarized as: "It depends. The Valcarlos route has its own charms. The Route Napoleon is NOT superior, it is just different." Buen Camino! B
  16. simply B

    What do you normally do - Carry backpack or use transport service?

    Having seen a lot of threads about transport service, I admit to being surprised by poll results. Thanks for doing it @C clearly!
  17. simply B

    LIVE from the Camino Camino angels

    About the need for the language, I recall an episode from my diary of Fall '17 in Tardajos... By way of background, I was having to work on an approach to get my Camigo home due to injury, I was nursing my third beer, and my Spanish (poor to begin with) was in total eclipse. "...I am reviewing...
  18. simply B

    Best place to stay: Logroño or Naverette?

    I vote for Navarrete.
  19. simply B

    Andrew McCarthy's new book, Walking With Sam

    Here is a guilty secret of mine... I generally do not read "Camino lit" and, no, I cannot explain that personal policy. (I did make an exception for Rebekah Scott's "Furnace Full of God" and was not disappointed!) Link...
  20. simply B

    Snoring - useful info?

    A lot of good advice above! When you get the sleep study done? Make sure that they are very clear as to whether your appropriate remedy is a CPAP or a BIPAP. Save time and money as they are NOT inter-changeable because the underlying problems are different and require different treatment. In...

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