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  1. klarita

    Pictures from our Camino Frances (August-September 2007)

    I can't believe the fantastic weather you had in Galicia. We went (biked) in June and were wet for the whole week from Astorga to Santiago. It actually made me rather unhappy. If the weather had been fair, it would have been so much more enjoyable on the bike. Anyways, I haven't been here in...
  2. klarita

    Leon or Astorga?

    Orbigo I have to say that if I had the choice, I would start in Hospital de Orbigo... It's about 10 km from Astorga and is a lovely town with some of the most beautiful albergues we met on the way. And from there to Astorga it goes through lovely red landscape, no longer along the road.
  3. klarita

    Leon or Astorga?

    Astorga I would start in Astorga. True, between Leon and Astorga it is flat, but it is also the least attractive part of the Camino. I would not hesitate to skip it and enjoy the what lies after Astorga.
  4. klarita

    Favorite Foods on the Camino Frances

    food Sure. We didn't really expect to wine and dine en route. It was a general observation for Spain in general, because we spent 5 days travelling back along the camino and then down to Tarragona (by car) and it didn't get any better, regardless of whether the meal cost 10 EUR or 30 EUR...
  5. klarita

    Favorite Foods on the Camino Frances

    Food Yeah, but I'm a gourmet. I love cooking and tasting and savouring new flavours and tastes. So for me it was good fuel, but I was hoping for a better culinary experience.
  6. klarita

    Favorite Foods on the Camino Frances

    food And the best thing we had, in my opinion, was an empanada with meat from a small bakery in Sarria. It was INCREDIBLE! When we were driving back from Santiago, we stopped there again and bought another one, this time with tuna. I liked the meat one better, but both were really fantastic...
  7. klarita

    Favorite Foods on the Camino Frances

    food I have to admit that I was not too impressed with meals at restaurants (menu del dia or menu de peregrino). Some were certainly better than others, but all of them had a tendency to be horrifically greasy. And french fries are NOT my favourite side order, in fact I never make them at home...
  8. klarita

    Post Camino Blues?

    :-( Tell me about it! I've been back for a week now. At first, I didn't really feel it because I was flooded by work during the first 4 days after returning, and didn't really have time to think about it. But it set in over the weekend and now it's awful. I miss the Camino so much! We've been...
  9. klarita

    What part of Camino would you not do?

    Note Note: We biked the walkers' camino the whole way (except the hill down from Cruz de Ferro).
  10. klarita

    What part of Camino would you not do?

    skipping I rather disagree. We returned two days ago from biking. Admittedly, biking is faster. But if I were to do it again, I would definitely leave out the section between Sahagun and Astorga. Leon happens to be in between, so I suppose you could stop there for a day to visit. But that whole...
  11. klarita

    Hospitalero

    !!! We stayed at that albergue on our Camino, a mere 3 weeks ago! It was one of the best we visited, such a warm welcome and friendly hospitaleros! We were allowed to sleep in the room that serves as an office, and had a wonderful breakfast. Truly a beautiful place.
  12. klarita

    Leaving in one week!

    !!!!!!! OMG, we are leaving in two sleeps! I can't believe it. I've been kept busy by a visit from my godparents, we have been touring and I haven't been thinking about the Camino. Now I am. I'm getting a little bit scared. Last things to be done.... oh goodness. :?
  13. klarita

    Mailing something to SdC?

    bikebox Read about it. We have these special bike bags which are better for us. We are renting a REALLY SMALL car to get from Barcelona to Roncesvalles and I doubt we could fit 2 bike boxes in it.... Thanks though!!
  14. klarita

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    Buen Camino!! See you somewhere perhaps! We are leaving on June 4 and as we are biking, we will most likely overtake you somewhere. Good luck!
  15. klarita

    Mailing something to SdC?

    box When sending yourself stuff to SdC, do you have to use the offical post office box or can you use your own box? I just got the bike bags that we're going to be using to pack our bikes for the plane. They are quite a lot larger than I expected, and came in a large box. I'm thinking I could...
  16. klarita

    Leaving in one week!

    Hola Hola! Gracias! Creo que el Camino sera una experiencia muy interesante. Tengo una pregunta. Sabes donde hay una tienda con libros en Pamplona? Quiero comprar un guio (edicion Everest) pero no se donde. Si possible, en el centro de la ciudad. Llegaremos a Roncesvalles el lunes, 4 junio...
  17. klarita

    Leaving in one week!

    spanish Yes, I have been taking lessons for a year, and I can communicate on a relatively reasonable level. Nothing brilliant, but I'm hoping 3 weeks in spain will help me out.
  18. klarita

    Leaving in one week!

    I can't believe we are leaving in one week. We have been planning the trip for 6 months and now it is suddenly around the corner. We are quite prepared in terms of equipment, and it is likely to be fairly easy (biking)... what I am not happy about is the reports of the huge crowds on the CF...
  19. klarita

    June's Pilgrims!

    talking OK. Within the framework of training, no so much in terms of distances as in terms of getting on the bike every day, I went for a ride once again, third day in a row. It was a very short trip, only some 12 km, but it is about 30 degrees Celsius outside and dead calm, so it was torture...
  20. klarita

    June's Pilgrims!

    heeh XM, you're not suggesting that I talk a lot, are you? :wink:

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