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  1. Isabelpilgrim

    Starting the walk in the afternoon

    Sarria to Portomarin feels like a long walk in the afternoon, especially if it ends up rainy. I second staying a night I either Sarria or one of the closer stops. Also, if you do walk to Portomarin, when the road splits, stay to the right or take the bike route, the middle route gets dicey...
  2. Isabelpilgrim

    The Way 2 - Characters

    The El Ramon character was based on a real encounter, I think, but I don't think there is an albergue related to that in Torres del Rio anymore. There also used to be the man that would pour wine down his forehead in Hontanas, he had a stamp with that picture, though that bar has since closed, too.
  3. Isabelpilgrim

    WhatsApp, pay in advance?

    Also, I think some hotels wanted all my info beforehand, Oviedo comes to mind. Not sure how you know it's legit or not.
  4. Isabelpilgrim

    WhatsApp, pay in advance?

    I reserved with WhatsApp once, but I paid in cash when I got there. I've reserved directly from a accommodation's website and used their payment forms. My phone service doesn't allow me to phone or text outside the US. Some of the guides have websites listed, and sometimes I've looked for places...
  5. Isabelpilgrim

    Shirley Maclaine - The Camino - Swimming place

    I would've thought Molinaseca, and maybe she's taking poetic license? Or when she walked the route might've been a little different?
  6. Isabelpilgrim

    Niggling hates (dislikes) on Camino

    Wearing earplugs really does solve the snoring problem. Most people snore a little at some point,too. They probably just don't realize it
  7. Isabelpilgrim

    Embarrassing moments

    I got stuck in a bathroom on the Camino Portugal. I can't remember if I got locked in or if the door handle fell off. Luckily the only person in the room was a light sleeper and woke up and let me out.
  8. Isabelpilgrim

    Fall Camino Decision

    It might be nice to walk part of the the VdLP when it's not too hot. I've done Burgos to Leon and then bused to Ponferrada and walked from there. Just check when albergues start to close for the season. Should still be fine with other accomodations. I mention the Frances option only because you...
  9. Isabelpilgrim

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

    I had a rough time walking the Portuguese routes, I think I went in expecting it to be more like the Frances, and it's not the same. But that was me wanting it to be something it wasn't. Oddly enough, didn't have same issue on Primitivo, but it was very solitary. I might've had one actual...
  10. Isabelpilgrim

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

    My second one was hard in doing the same route and having expectations of what was coming next, etc. Over time, I ve tried to walk alternate paths,stay in different villages or albergues to walk different sections at a different time of day than previously. I don't mind crowds, but like you, I...
  11. Isabelpilgrim

    Advance bookings!!! (Are they ruining the Camino?)

    I walked last year, too, and found places in between guidebook stages had beds. I booked some ahead, but when I didn't, still found a bed. Sometimes only 6-10 people in albergue.
  12. Isabelpilgrim

    no toilet paper in washroom

    I usually carry tp, just in case. And if the place is staffed, tell someone. Sometimes I'll buy tp for the general cause.
  13. Isabelpilgrim

    Strangest food & drink on the Camino

    Pig ears and intestines, Portuguese route.
  14. Isabelpilgrim

    Missed opportunities

    I realized I can't do everything. I've picked things up on subsequent trips, took me 14 years since my first Camino to walk the Pyrenees section on the Frances, and 17 years to visit the castle in Ponferrada. There's always more to experience than there is time.
  15. Isabelpilgrim

    How to get a Compostela without the crazy 100 k

    It helps to stay off stage of the guidebooks. I've walked in recent years, in busy times, and have been in albergues by myself, or with only a handful of people. In spite of crowds I have enjoyed being in Galicia more in recent years, I think I was so tired before, I hadn't noticed how beautiful...
  16. Isabelpilgrim

    Not what I expected!

    I did alternate paths, stopped in different towns, walked different times of year, and of course, you are always changing and the people will be new to you. That said sometimes I drove myself nuts remembering what was coming up next.
  17. Isabelpilgrim

    Not what I expected!

    I've also found that knowing too much one of the difficult parts of a second, or third or fourth, Camino, though there is always more to experience, or to experience on a deeper level.
  18. Isabelpilgrim

    Not what I expected!

    I didn't expect how physically hard it was. Also, I remember feeling a loss of God on the Meseta, and then after Melide when I was a little drunk from orujo, having a conversation with another peregrino and realizing God was in the small details of my life, "the Camino provides." That God...
  19. Isabelpilgrim

    The Laundromat is my friend

    I used a washing machine about once a week. Threw everything in.
  20. Isabelpilgrim

    The Laundromat is my friend

    This is the first Camino I made use of laundromats. With the heat, staying some nights in private rooms, and carrying less clothing, they were a godsend. The added benefit is that they were often in the more residential neighborhoods, and they already include soap in the cost.

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