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  1. SeattleJen

    US ATM cards not working

    I withdrew cash from a Unicojo Banca in Caceres Thursday night with nary an issue.
  2. SeattleJen

    On the Camino: One Day at a Time, one Photo at a Time 4.0.

    Ponferrada, May 5, 2018. Spring Fair on the street in front of the Aldi Hotel where I was staying. It was exactly what I needed when I was starting to feel low again (my first breakdown was in Astorga, and I was close to #2 this day). I wasn't sure what I had experienced that night, but found an...
  3. SeattleJen

    On the Camino: One Day at a Time, one Photo at a Time 4.0.

    Somewhere near O Pedrouzo (I think?), May 2018.
  4. SeattleJen

    On the Camino: One Day at a Time, one Photo at a Time 4.0.

    This pic was 6 months after my 2018 Camino in Chartres, France. I was on a "normal" vacation with the spouse when I suddenly spotted the markers (and then excitedly followed them through town). I had been to Chartres before, but never noticed the markers until this trip. It's as if my brain had...
  5. SeattleJen

    Snoring

    Sure. But what if nothing can be done? What if there's no medical basis for the snoring? And why doesn't anyone bring earplugs for themselves since it's on every single Camino packing list out there AND roughly half of the population snores? Those who don't snore get to self-righteously rage and...
  6. SeattleJen

    First Bar Syndrome

    First bar, second bar, bar down a side street, bar right in front of you — my Camino rule of thumb became “never pass a banos/servicios, no matter what.” Yes, I paid a lot of “potty taxes” on the trail (vino, agua, or beer), but I also never once had to find a secluded tree, either. 😉 Because of...
  7. SeattleJen

    LIVE from the Camino Bed Bugs in Albergue!! 22.8.19

    Cool video. I found myself yelling "die, bedbugs, die!" ... inside my head. The music is a nice touch.
  8. SeattleJen

    Complete your Camino de Santiago at Burger King in Leon!!!

    The hat is a nice touch.
  9. SeattleJen

    Favourite Camino Waymarking Signs

    This one made me take off my earbuds and really pay attention as I climbed onto the plateau (somehere on the meseta). It was silent, no birds or critters, and no other Pilgrims until I started down the hill into the next village. This way marker was right before I walked into an eery moonscape —...
  10. SeattleJen

    GPS on Camino Frances

    I loved TrailSmart and the extra maps, too. There were a number of times I missed arrows or had questions where the trail forked and was not well marked, and TrailSmart really saved my hide.
  11. SeattleJen

    Awesome Place by the River between Zubiri and Pamplona!!

    That's a great stopping place. I was attacked by this vicious kitten while trying to drink my coffee there. He was relentless in his demands to be pet and snuggled. I thought it was really cute at the time, but that was before I met all of the other truly nasty, pushy feral cats on the Camino...
  12. SeattleJen

    Anyone want a scallop shell dress?

    That is a cool dress and would probably be treasured/accessorized by a younger fashionista type woman. I'm still trying to get over the fact that 80s-90s is "vintage"! ;-)
  13. SeattleJen

    Albergues and food

    I'm usually very leery of surveys since most are marketing ploys or phishing sites, but this one looked harmless enough. Not interested in the ipad so I didn't enter any identifiable information other than age group and nationality. Besides, there are a LOT of middle aged women named "Jen" in...
  14. SeattleJen

    Calm Down

    I should add that I also had to ditch my original backpack for a new one, replaced phone power cord, ditched heavy socks, repurchased heavy socks, ditched a heavy jacket for weight when it was super hot, repurchased a heavy jacket, and on and on and on. Everything works out so long as you keep...
  15. SeattleJen

    Calm Down

    Great advice! The camino really, truly provides. A note about the shoes: my boots were well-worn in and perfect for my feet... until the combination of daily Navarra floodwaters coupled with fireplaces/hotboxes/radiators but NO newspapers every night shrunk them and they ate up my feet once I...
  16. SeattleJen

    bed bugs

    I sprayed mine so much last night, I was afraid it wouldn't dry (it did).
  17. SeattleJen

    bed bugs

    Thanks everyone. I was afraid to pose the question last night thinking it might re-start the permethrin vs. none argument that I read in all of the other threads. I appreciate Anamiri and HalfDome's response that you spray and don't have problems. I've already hit my pack, small pack, hats (on...
  18. SeattleJen

    bed bugs

  19. SeattleJen

    bed bugs

    Hi everyone- I thought I would ask here instead of starting a new post (since many of you already have experience with it). Permethrin: I've read the arguments for or against it, it's efficacy and/or is it a placebo. I hate being bit by bugs (I get nasty infections as a response to spiders and...
  20. SeattleJen

    Special preparation for solo camino

    Hi- I'm walking solo as well since every friend who was interested has since backed out. Even though I am a Grade A extrovert, I'm really looking forward to walking the camino by myself and (meeting new people, of course). This is my first time and I will turn 46 during the journey -- trying to...

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