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  1. ritescot

    What do people do about carrying their valuables after walking for the day?

    The best tip I ever got from the Camino Forum was the Sea to Summit backpack which is so small when pouched it can hang on a key chain. I carry my really important stuff in a money belt--extra cash, debit card, second credit card and passport. Things I don't want to leave with my pack in an...
  2. ritescot

    Dollar to Euro Exchange, Credit Card, fees

    Your bank probably has a debit card, which you should have for the Camino. Even though your bank does not have branch banks in Spain, it probably lists network ATMS on it. They are cheaper than other ATMs. My bank debit card is part of Pulse, Cirrus, and several others. Even small towns in Spain...
  3. ritescot

    Senses & Nostalgia

    Dan, the sound of the Camino for me is the Irish singer Christy Moore's "Ride On." I arrived early at Ermita de St. Nicolas (the day before Fromista). All afternoon a Spanish guy from Barcelona was playing and singing "Ride On" on the albergue's guitar again and again as we all sat mesmerized...
  4. ritescot

    Training for the Camino

    I walked my first Camino in 2010 when I was 65, from 'O Cebreiro to Santiago. What I did was train for and walk half marathons. I walked six before the Camino. It was a good incentive to put on the miles and develop endurance. Even with that I was wiped out after reaching Sarria the second day...

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