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  1. PastorCat

    Pre-Camino Jitters...

    Worried that this was a possibility, I arranged a housekeeper to clean 12 times while I am away ;) Thanks for the rest of the advice. I'm working on a medical release now.
  2. PastorCat

    Looking for Best Pilgrim Common Meal

    I actually cooked in four locations. Look below for all four. One note: I was wrong about cooking in Las Herrerias. The correct location was Vega de Calcarce. THAT was a challenging task. Tiny, rustic, kitchen in that place...and a really ancient, miniature, stove top too! Plus, a cashier in one...
  3. PastorCat

    Pre-Camino Jitters...

    Lush! That’s right. Lush Boom! Thanks!
  4. PastorCat

    Looking for Best Pilgrim Common Meal

    In 2015, in Rabanal, Las Herrerias, and Santiago, I had fantastic communal meals. The trick was to cook for 20 and offer to feed everyone. By cleanup time, donations offered covered the cost. Pasta is inexpensive. And if you know how to cook a really good red sauce and can find some lemons and...
  5. PastorCat

    Pre-Camino Jitters...

    Thanks folks. I’m really just venting. I have never been away for so long. Three months is a lot of time on the trail. It’s my second Camino. From SJPP I’ll be familiar with the route. And I am pretty comfortable physically. I trained. Bunches actually. I am worried about the cats though. I...
  6. PastorCat

    Pre-Camino Jitters...

    Will my cats be okay? Will my family be okay? Why in God's name did I want to hike for 3mos? WTH is wrong with me? My French is absurdly poor. I can't hike in France for 6 weeks. Damn, I'm fat. 1500k??? Why did I decide to hike from Le Puy-en-Velay? Am I clinically insane? Need contacts! Damn...
  7. PastorCat

    Albergue Casa de Espiritualidad Nuestra Señora de Belén (Carrión de los Condes)

    Thanks, folks! That's the info I was looking for. Got a Euro? Buy some tuna? Camino cats anxiously awaiting your reply
  8. PastorCat

    Albergue Casa de Espiritualidad Nuestra Señora de Belén (Carrión de los Condes)

    Double rooms available. Thinking it might be a nice respite for a couple. Wondering if anyone has stayed in this Albergue. http://caminodesantiago.consumer.es/casa-de-espiritualidad-nuestra-senora-de-belen Keep the Camino cats smiling! Bring some cat food with you as you walk.
  9. PastorCat

    Scammers on the Camino Frances

    I carry one of these with me when I hike. They're useful for hailing friends that have walked ahead or lagged behind on the trail. Fun to use when approached by deaf girls on the Camino too. One quick blast and you'll instantly know who's deaf and who isn't. Cheers! http://www.stormwhistles.com/
  10. PastorCat

    Who is trashing the Camino with the graffiti phrase ‘melted rubber humans ‘

    Not a fan but so you know... It's a band. An awful band actually. But yeah. It's a band. https://archive.org/details/LifeIsJustADream
  11. PastorCat

    Daily Distance Question

    I’m going to disagree with many of my fellow pilgrims here about planning. I planned carefully. Took time to research and rank albergues months before I reached SJPP. Reserved a bed few days ahead, every day. I never stressed about finding a good place to stay and knowing a bit about the...
  12. PastorCat

    Best Blister Prevention and Care

    I am going to poke a hornet's nest here but, so be it... If you want to avoid blisters simply do the following: Footwear a size (to a size and a half) longer (the number) and a size wider (the letter) Always set out with clean, moisturized feet. I like HikeGoo. Others work just as well...
  13. PastorCat

    ***Tardajos or Burgos? That is the question***

    The lack of pilgrims is the sticking point for me. Although, I imagine once in Hontanas, we'd group up again.
  14. PastorCat

    River route into Burgos (PDF)

    Amazballs! Thanks so much for posting this! I missed the River route in 2015. Next time around I'll be sure to d/l this onto my smartphone. Cheers!
  15. PastorCat

    ***Tardajos or Burgos? That is the question***

    Hola Pilgrims! Planning out on my second Camino in 2018 (please belay the "don't plan it" advice. We all walk our own Camino friends). Anyhoo, I'm brain-stuck on one stage: Cardeñuela-Ríopico to Tardajos or Atapuerca to Burgos. When I walked in 2015, I stopped in Burgos. It was a great stop...
  16. PastorCat

    Cities to stay more than a day?

    Thank you all for such good information! Awesome thread. Will plan to stay in Leon two days.
  17. PastorCat

    Cities to stay more than a day?

    Thanks waveprof! I just noted that Sarria is 100ish km from Santiago. That explains why people are jumping off from there. Thanks for the insight; particularly about Sahagun.
  18. PastorCat

    Cities to stay more than a day?

    Could ya'll elaborate on Sarria and Sahagun?
  19. PastorCat

    Cities to stay more than a day?

    Leon huh? Hmmmm.... Peter (and Helen), I've read multiple reports which describe Leon as highly industrialized...and that the Camino route through Leon is adjacent a highway and somewhat dangerous due to hi-speed traffic. I was planning to take a bus from the city limits on one side of Leon to...
  20. PastorCat

    Cities to stay more than a day?

    Hi - wondering where folks would plan on staying more than overnight. I have 38 days reserved for my Camino. Thought I'd stay an extra day in Pamplona, Burgos, and Santiago Compestela (planning to bus-by Leon altogether). Where else would folks plan on staying more than one day?

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