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  1. obinjatoo@yahoo.com

    First Albergue experience ever - What is the norm?

    I never booked anywhere. Hostels do fill up. Allow The Way to provide. Oh, and “normal” is a setting on the washing machine. Buen Camino
  2. obinjatoo@yahoo.com

    Leaving a loved one...

    Emotions are good. And so is adventure and travel. It stimulates us in so many ways. Being apart from loved ones is also healthy. Difficult but it challenges us. Having said that. I find my device a huge distraction. I didn't have one at all on my last walk. I was fine. Consider alternatives...
  3. obinjatoo@yahoo.com

    Am I too laid back?

    You'll be fine. Are you walking a pilgrimage or taking a cheap vacation? This is what you need to ask yourself. If it's the former, the Camino provides. I never planned anything. It was the best decision I ever made. I slept out a few times by choice. Two trips on the Frances and never stayed in...
  4. obinjatoo@yahoo.com

    Do i need to plan?! Advice

    You have a condition common in "Western culture". It's called, IneedtoknowbecauseIdon'tlikesurprisesandbyplanningevdrysecondofmydayIremaininabsutecontrol. The cure for which is to leave your device at home (where you won't need a charger), walk every day with a prayer and the mantra, I am open...
  5. obinjatoo@yahoo.com

    Booking hostels in advance

    I never booked in anywhere. It was fine. Ask yourself a simple question: Am I walking a pilgrimage or am I on a cheap holiday? The two are very different. Buen Camino!
  6. obinjatoo@yahoo.com

    camping options

    I camped on the French route. It's not practical really but it was handy for getting away from crowded hostels. I often took the way less travelled when there was the option. It's not necessarily legal to wild camp in Spain. I often asked in the small towns and villages and never had a problem...
  7. obinjatoo@yahoo.com

    Having Second Thoughts

    Apologies for the expletive without advance warning.
  8. obinjatoo@yahoo.com

    How hard are these stages?

    Second that.... Don't plan AND if you are using Brierly's, the only thing it's good for is starting fires or toilet paper.
  9. obinjatoo@yahoo.com

    Having Second Thoughts

    It would be really easy to be a smart ass about it but I won't. I will say this however. I work with adolescents and young adults in therapeutic wilderness programming. And I know it is really tough to be a high schooler or freshman college kid. I wouldn't want to do it again. Converesly, we are...
  10. obinjatoo@yahoo.com

    Feb or March on the Frances with a bicycle?

    Why d
  11. obinjatoo@yahoo.com

    Volunteer oppurtunities

    Thanks for a well intentioned offer. I was a recipient of an APOC scholarship for 2014. But I don't think I applied until after I had attended a hospitalero training and FOUND a placement. It took some doing on my part but I learned a lot about the whole process from begining to end. And as one...
  12. obinjatoo@yahoo.com

    ticks and mosquitoes

    Never saw a mosquito that I recall. Saw exactley one bed bug and flipped it out the window. I traveled two caminos the first ending in Santiago. The second time I walked on to Muxia and Finisterre. Never got bitten, harassed or harangued by anyone or anything. Don't worry, relax, enjoy the...
  13. obinjatoo@yahoo.com

    Casa de los Dioses to close down

    Yeah, ya grumpy tinker..... Signed, The Curmudgeon.
  14. obinjatoo@yahoo.com

    Casa de los Dioses to close down

    It was only a matter of time. Good for David! He hears another call! Let that set an example that we don't have to stay where we are for ANY reason! The Way is what it has always been and it will find it's own equalibrium. I am happy for him! Only God knows what is in store for David. I wish...
  15. obinjatoo@yahoo.com

    Cycling El Camino Frances December/January

    Glad my comments might have been helpful. Sin e I don't really know what you're cycling, travel or outdoor proficiency is, it's a little tough to make suggestions. Not sure how much time you said you had. Here is a website from one of your compatriots from the land down under...
  16. obinjatoo@yahoo.com

    Cycling El Camino Frances December/January

    My two cents, which really isn't worth that much is to ask you two questions: 1. Why do you want to cycle it? 2. Is it a pilgrimage or an adventure ride you are after? I ask because I have both cycled it and walked it. As an adventure ride, I give it a "meh". There are much better rides out...
  17. obinjatoo@yahoo.com

    Shoes in October- November ?

    I'm not sure I would compare northern Spain and southern California. The Frwnch route is by far much cooler. If you are used to a warm climate be prepared for a slightly cooler one. The term "waterproof" is meaningless is Galicia. The rain is like a sentient being. Least that's how I found it...
  18. obinjatoo@yahoo.com

    Albergues, Hospiterlos, bed count and other things we like to critique

    No, thank YOU! For coming to the alburgue. Two years ago I had the good fortune of serving as hospitalera in Grañon. I learned so much. Father Jesus was the local priest there in that little ancient church. I never met anyone so dedicated. I feel like I never worked so hard in the two weeks I...
  19. obinjatoo@yahoo.com

    LIVE from the Camino This JUST happened...

    Ahhhhh, good news. Feels so good. Thanks
  20. obinjatoo@yahoo.com

    Short vs long trek and accompanying snobbery

    The people that mind don't matter and the people that matter don't mind...

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