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  1. naplesdon

    Lost and found

    It happens. I zipped off the lower portion of my hiking pants at a stop for coffee one morning, then walked away without them. An hour or so later someone passed me and asked if I realized what I had done. They did me no favor by leaving them right where I had left them.
  2. naplesdon

    LIVE from the Camino Working as hospitalero at Albergue Municipal de La Virgen del Camino

    Is that the one just left of the main road? I stayed there once and enjoyed the stay in the town because it was less crowded than Leon and there were several nice restaurant options. I think I remember the albergue had a nicely equipped kitchen as well.
  3. naplesdon

    Eucalyptus trees - when do they smell?

    Nick to the rescue!
  4. naplesdon

    Eucalyptus trees - when do they smell?

    From my experience they are aromatic pretty much year round. I am sure some of the Aussies can give more details but I when I lived in Sydney during the summer when they would oozed sap and if there was a heat wave they would spontaneously combust and create bush fires.
  5. naplesdon

    Bar Etiquette

    Famous sign on the approach to Moratinos suggests stopping at the second bar which is the Bodega.
  6. naplesdon

    Bar Etiquette

    Definitely do not PARK your backpack on a chair that another patron might be able to use. Sitting at a table with others is quite customary on the Camino, so please leave other seats at your table open.
  7. naplesdon

    For sale albergue in Frómista

    Best of luck, you are leaving a wonderful town behind.
  8. naplesdon

    Local Travel Agency?

    The Brierley guides give the percentage of types of pavements for each stage.
  9. naplesdon

    Local Travel Agency?

    Research your path for the amount of paved walkways. The stroller would be an issue on some of them.
  10. naplesdon

    Suggestions for Camino route starting in or near Bilbao

    There is a route heading south from Bilbao to Burgos. I have taken it looking out of bus window. There are reasonably sized towns all along the way. It looks interesting, my hesitation would be the final stretch is through a preserve area with few trees and a rather stark desert-like landscape.
  11. naplesdon

    The Way, My Way - the movie

    He is a Camino veteran, Forum member, blogger and writer of various guides, who is bigger than life, living and breathing in Santiago. He periodically does organ recitals at St. Augustin near the Marche.
  12. naplesdon

    The Way, My Way - the movie

    Jenny, thanks for your comments. hope you are doing well! In the trailer it looks like he is offering up a shot of Oruja or is there possibly a scene where they are consuming the mysterious Queimada?
  13. naplesdon

    The Way, My Way - the movie

    Is it my imagination or did Johnnie Walker make his film debut?
  14. naplesdon

    Scam & booking.com

    I had a similar thing happen several years ago. I informed the hotel first and they suspected it was one of their employees because it was happening on a regular basis.
  15. naplesdon

    Camino Baztan: Is a credencial available in Bayonne?

    If you are spending any of those 5 days in Biarritz and Bayonne, I would highly recommend an afternoon at the Marche in Biarritz because there a plenty of great bistros lining both side of the market area. The Basque museum in Bayonne is definitely worth a visit and the cafes along the Nive...
  16. naplesdon

    Camino Baztan: Is a credencial available in Bayonne?

    The Bayonne Cathedral is hit and miss. They have them stored in the vestry but you need to find a priest available perhaps after a Mass has been performed.
  17. naplesdon

    albergue queuing

    It is really easy to pick newbies out of the crowd.
  18. naplesdon

    albergue queuing

    He had to wait his turn and was ostracized the entire night. Quite the pariah, he found no one willing to eat or drink with him and BTW, he was not injured, just a lazy SOB.
  19. naplesdon

    albergue queuing

    Precisely, place your bag in the queue, grab a brew and relax. Opening time us normally 13-14h, so if you began the day at dawn you have probably done 20 to 30 km by then.
  20. naplesdon

    albergue queuing

    Always works for me. Sometimes you can access the washbasin and scrub your clothes from the days walk, grab a beer and sit down and relax until the doors open. Only time I ever saw an issue was some guy who claimed to be injured who had ridden in the Jacotran vehicle and said he had priority for...

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