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    Ten Years Ago Since "The Way"

    We were planning to do El Camino a while back before the movie was released. We knew it from our Catholic background, Paulo Coelho's book and from another movie about a young man adventures in Spain (can't remember the name). We watched the movie before our trip in 2013 and after our trip we can...
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    From Sarria....what time of year?

    Hortiga is a weed that grows among the regular weeds. In the spring the weeds will be covering the sides of the trails, it will go through pants and give you a terrible rash. My wife got it bad.
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    From Sarria....what time of year?

    My wife and I did it at the end of April, beginning of May. It was not crowded (it was just starting) and the fields were green due to the tremendous amount of rain they had last year (it stopped a few days before we started). We had a couple of day with rain but, I would have called them more...
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    New to the camino!

    What my wife and I did was to pack bread and cheese to eat during the day walk and have "lunch" at our day destination. We also ended up eating the Menu of the day, it's a bit more expensive but you get a several main dish choices. I think even with all of the walking we gained weight with all...
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    Where did you have a good Menu del Dia on the Camino Frances

    Teodora's in Arzua, one of the best meals I had in Spain. I had the ribs and the meat was so tender it slipped off the bone. And it was very tasty. My wife had the Merluza And the Caldo Gallego and They were equally good. And I hear the place was even better when the current Chef's mother used...
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    We did it !!!

    Well, after looking at the Albergues and the comments about the not so quiet "quiet time", we decided to stay in Pensions instead. My wife is a light sleeper and I wanted a rested and not so grumpy trek mate :) So what we did not needed, remember that is based on our own experience and weather...
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    We did it !!!

    When we were walking through the rough sections it was not fun, but then you realize that it is a pilgrimage and not a fun trip. As we sit in a cozy home and the pain and ailments fade away, we think that overall it was a good trip and we accomplished what we wanted. As for pilgrims, you find...
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    Preparation

    We just finished the Sarria to Santiago section last Sunday. We prepared for a long time but we think we made a couple of mistakes: - Try walking with full packs + 10% (you may pick extra stuff) on rough tracks with fairly steep up and down sections. We trained on fairly smooth tracks with long...
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    We did it !!!

    We completed the Sarria to Santiago section last Sunday !! Due to a bad knee (my wife's) and people's feedback, we split the Palas de Reis to Arzua into a 2-day section. No matter how much and how long we trained, doing it was challenging. I don't know if it was caused by the roads being in bad...
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    Feedback on our Camino Trip Planning

    We Made it !! We completed the Sarria to Santiago section last Sunday. We fly out to California this Saturday. I'll post a equipment post-mortem when I get back
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    Tics & Chiggers

    Re: Tics & Chiggers From experience I think you need to be more careful of poison plants growing along the roads. My wife got a bad rash from a plant that the locals call "Hortiga", It got through her pant legs. The section below was protected by her socks and the section above by a knee brace...
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    Start Walking on a Sunday

    Just FYI, in Spain a lot of the smaller town's Medical Posts and Pharmacies close Saturday at around 2PM and they are closed Sundays. Even in larger towns you have to search for a Pharmacy open on Sundays. Just found it the hard way, we completed our Sarria to Santiago Camino last Sunday. My...
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    Most useful Euro banknote to carry

    Like I was saying how nice this forum was... :( BTW, I was planning to get some Euros at one of the Airports before the arrival at Madrid, but found the TravelEx exchange and fees way too high. Even my bank rates were better and since I have been banking with them for a long time they did not...
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    Most useful Euro banknote to carry

    I thought about that already, we are taking two ATM's from different institutions. The primary ATM does not charge fees (they reimburse the fees) and suposedly have better exchange rates. The back-up charges fees but is a larger bank in the US, plus we are taking a Credit Card. All have been...
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    Most useful Euro banknote to carry

    I was figuring out 200 Euros for me and another 200 for my wife, just in case we loose the money/get robbed, etc. That way we could have cash handy.
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    Feedback on our Camino Trip Planning

    I made some changes to the revised list. My Golite Jam 50 pack has a built-in whistle, fairly loud. My wife is bringing one since she decided to take the Gregory Jade Z38. She did not like the frameless Golite Jam 35. As for the compass, I don't think it is needed with the roads fairly well...
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    Most useful Euro banknote to carry

    A quick question for all of you experienced peregrinos, what is the most useful Euro baknote to carry around? When we exchange our Dollars they'll probably give us the largest bill they have. At the same time we don't want to carry a big wad of smaller bills Thanks
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    Feedback on our Camino Trip Planning

    Well Ladies and Gents, we are two days away from leaving California for Spain and the start of our Camino experience. And by the looks of the weather forecasts the rain has let-up :) I want to thanks all of the people who have bothered to answer our question. If anyone is interested I'll post...
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    Is thee a Vodafone store in Sarria?

    Thanks for the info. I'll send them an email to inquire about their SIM cards
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    Is thee a Vodafone store in Sarria?

    We don't have much time in Madrid to find a Vodafone store (arriving Sunday anyways, they may be closed) before our departure to Sarria. Is there a Vodafone in Sarria that I can get a SIM card for my Samsung Galaxy S3? Suposedly this is a "Global" phone and should work by using the Vodafone SIM...

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