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  1. Donna Sch

    How often do you take a break?

    Some form of breakfast and fluid load up. Inevitably after an hour or so I am looking for a tree to duck behind. If I come across a village with a bar, the rule is to stop and have a coffee. But on routes like the VDLP/Levante there aren't that many en route bars until your destination. I'm...
  2. Donna Sch

    Listening to music while on the camino

    I like listening to music and some songs can now bring me back to the Camino in an instant. Didn't listen all the time though. But very useful on a summer Camino and the temp is well into the 30s, you are knackered, and there is 5 km of road to go. I tend to sing out loud but I tend to do the...
  3. Donna Sch

    When will it cool down in Spain?

    The Gulf Stream should be further south by then. The sea temp satellite maps show it still hitting the Spanish coast but starting to move south towards Africa. The cooler weather is to the north of it which is why the UK had such a terrible summer and southern Europe has heatwaves.
  4. Donna Sch

    The Second Camino - how much did it differ from the first (mentally)?

    My first camino was a solo VDLP as a single woman. Total freedom. Also it was a June-July Camino. Always had someone to walk with if I wanted. Did lots of long days just because we could as it was up at dawn which was early. Almost always in albergues. A lot of time thinking about my own mental...
  5. Donna Sch

    Prescription drugs

    Be very careful if you use benzodiazepines and similar agents, ADHD medication and pain medications such as opiates (including codeine-based formulations) which are on the restricted list. They require a permit as well as letters and evidence of a prescription and you may only be able to carry a...
  6. Donna Sch

    Solo walkers - what kinds of food do you buy at grocery stores?

    Sometimes eating the local meat is more eco-sustainable than the speciality veg*n foods...
  7. Donna Sch

    Solo walkers - what kinds of food do you buy at grocery stores?

    I tend to buy a half dozen eggs so I eat 3-4 for dinner that night and hardboil the rest for snacks the next day. Make up my own trail mix with M&Ms for chocolate that doesn't melt. Manchego cheese survives hot summers well. The odd canned shellfish/fish for bocadillos. Oranges. Have been known...
  8. Donna Sch

    July 2023 Europe heat wave? How hot is it on the Camino?

    Look up the various threads mentioning heat index. I'm an ex-Otago girl who now lives in Darwin, Australia with a few years in desert country as well. I feel for anyone on the VDLP at present especially in Extremadura. Get a reflective umbrella if possible and think of it as a portable tree...
  9. Donna Sch

    What made you pick your 2nd or next camino choice?

    That one is on my list. I'll be looking out for your posts.
  10. Donna Sch

    What made you pick your 2nd or next camino choice?

    I feel the Camino urge coming on again. Thinking about options... Which makes me wonder how those of you picked your next Camino. 1.VDLP. While in Zamora I saw a route map in the albergue and that got me interested in the Levante. 2.Levante + Invierno. Didn't have time to do the Northern...
  11. Donna Sch

    Hilliest Camino stages?

    The Invierno or Sanabres are both lovely caminos. How many km do you think you will do on a daily basis?
  12. Donna Sch

    Days of discombobulation

    Just curious about those days when something unexpected happens that has you contemplating the world in an unexpected way. In 2015 while on the VdlP Australia announced that they would put in legislation that would make it illegal for me to report events such as abuse occuring to asylum seekers...
  13. Donna Sch

    Do you have tips for meeting people on the Camino?

    Verin albergue: After a long day of type 2 fun (walked over 50 km even though I had expected to walk about 30-35km) I finally arrived and caught up with my camino buddy at the albergue. I went out to a local bar to eat while he decided to have a nap. When I came back I could not get in with the...
  14. Donna Sch

    On the Camino, on this date in February...

    2019: Levante. In the heart of Don Quijote country in Tembleque. The windmills of La Mancha.
  15. Donna Sch

    On the Camino: One Day at a Time, One Photo at a Time (Part 2)

    Lots of great memories from both stays in Ponte Ulla. One of the local residents here...
  16. Donna Sch

    Best One Day Walk on Any Camino?

    Sanabres: Santa Marta de Tera to Rio Negro del Puente. Lovely summer day, great company. Starting from a lovely albergue and finishing in an old pilgrim hospital. Lunch and a quick swim in the Embalse, chatting to lovely old people along the way (well, my camino buddy was and then I would get...
  17. Donna Sch

    On the Camino: One Day at a Time, One Photo at a Time (Part 2)

    Xativa on the Camino Levante.
  18. Donna Sch

    If you were to choose your Camino based on the food?

    VDLP. The food was fantastic. The jamon. And don't forget to look out for snails on the menu early on because you won't see them north of Merida as a rule. (Although I did have them in Toledo on the Levante). Any camino that takes in Salamanca or Zamora is a good bet. Those great wines (and...
  19. Donna Sch

    Dealing with nostalgia?

    Comparison is the thief of Joy.
  20. Donna Sch

    Dealing with nostalgia?

    This time last year I was doing the Levante and of course the photos keep popping up on my FB memories. When you are stuck at work and the usual day to day drudgery is happening, it can do a number on your head even temporarily. I was lucky in that I had a work trip away and unexpectedly it was...

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