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  1. kay lee

    Having spouse join for final 100km, or meet in Santiago - I’m thinking it’s not a great idea…

    I completed the walk to Santiago. Then I flew down to Madrid to meet my husband, came to Sarria, and walked back to Santiago. The second walk with my husband was a totally leisurely vacation -- we took ten days to walk this short route, finishing each day at a nice place to unpack, enjoy a...
  2. kay lee

    Pulpo in Melide

    I have also stopped competing for bunk beds some time ago. I use booking.com for a room in a pension or hotel. There isn't any fancy place in Melide but quite a few decent places that are spread out all over the small town.
  3. kay lee

    Pulpo in Melide

    I've been to Ezequiel four times. Each time, I scheduled my walk to allow me to stay overnight so I can enjoy the pulpo, the huge grilled shrimp and some cold beer. It's a treat that I look forward to for every one of my Camino Frances.
  4. kay lee

    Saharan Dust

    Have you seen/heard any forecast about how long this may last? We are scheduled to walk from Lisbon in early April and I have respiratory problems.
  5. kay lee

    When did you first break-free from your guidebook?

    I was living in Santiago, Chile when I planned to walk my first Camino. Rather than carrying a Spanish guidebook, I decided to just wing it. The St. Jean pilgrim office didn't give me any information sheet, so I learned only many days later that a lot of the first-timers were carrying the list...
  6. kay lee

    What is the nicest thing that anyone has said to you on the camino?

    "Don't worry, you can eat all you want!" (From a hotel owner at the breakfast buffet.) Also, "Buen Camino!" In my six Caminowalks, I never got tired of hearing this.
  7. kay lee

    My Silent Camino - Ask me anything

    " I once said 'Daaaamn' " That's very funny~
  8. kay lee

    The truth about Camino fashion

    Yep. One more thing. You likely were quite discombobulated the first few days and left or lost several clothing ites and are down to just one pair of socks and maybe one shirt. They will have to do until you get to the next large city and buy more.
  9. kay lee

    Racial discrimination on the Camino

    Wow, well said! "A lifetime of being African is all the prep you'll need for any and all "interesting" moments on the way." As an Asian-American woman, I can only imagine but not truly appreciate the full spectrum of what it must be like. I noticed a bit of sexism from the older European males...
  10. kay lee

    Nationalities on the Camino

    De donde.... is indeed an interesting question for someone like me. I carry a US passport but was born in Korea. When I answer Seattle, WA, the questioner often continues to stare at me as if to say, "I mean where are you really from?" This happens almost all the time on the Spanish camino but...
  11. kay lee

    A thank you recipe for all pilgrims on this forum: Caldo Gallego

    Thank you! I'll never forget the first time experience of eating this wonderful soup. In O Cebreiro, I was near the end of the day's walk in the rainy and cold weather and feeling muy tired. I saw others eat this soup and asked for a bowl myself. It tasted very much like the kind of comfort soup...
  12. kay lee

    The Camino Addict ARK Project

    Very interesting. There's this other issue for anyone with sufficient means to jump in with an investment. Spain assesses an annual wealth tax for those "residents" (including foreigners with property in Spain) on the world-wide real & personal properties over a certain amount. The last I...
  13. kay lee

    Weight Loss

    Wow! Walking that much each day and eating so little, it's a small wonder that you lost only 15 lbs! I walked on average 10 miles a day only and ate three more or less square meals a day whenever I could and still lost 10.
  14. kay lee

    Weight Loss

    Eating and drinking as needed/available (two caffe lattes, croissaints/tortillas/English breakfasts; fruits/vegies/cold cuts for lunch; pilgrim dinners with two or more beers), I lost 7 - 10 pounds during each of my four full Camino Frances walk. I gained it all right back though within a couple...
  15. kay lee

    25 Habits of Successful and Happy People

    Great list! As a former defense attorney, I can relate to #24. I also paid for an evening of bar drinks and had a jolly good time until I saw the bill later, haha!
  16. kay lee

    Weight Loss

    I walked from St. Jean P to Santiago four times in the past seven years. Each time, I lost 5 - 7 pounds while eating and drinking my way through the journey (e.g., Pilgrims menu with wine for dinner, lunch with a beer or two in the afternoon, two cafe con leches and breakfast). Overall, I gained...
  17. kay lee

    Weather at Roncesvalles

    What is the date of article?
  18. kay lee

    Cafe and house albergue for sale. Want to Change your Life and live on the Camino?

    I would love to talk to you seriously about the sale. The chances are, though, you will probably have sold it by the time I'm on the Camino again next May-June. I will follow this post, just in case.

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