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A solo cup of espresso is under 1E. Some albergues have vending machines that dispense a palatable cup, but it always will be better in the bars, which open early. A bigger difficulty is a second cup of coffee. Many a camino has been put to the test by a string of closed bars, particularly on a Sunday morning. An absence of electrical outlets along the trail will make your heating coil useless for solving the second-cup problem...
No. It is a concept that has not been adopted by France or Spain. Brewed coffee is rare, so there is not a pot of aging coffee burning on a hot plate. Coffee is the real thing, brewed one cup at a time. Even a dilute cafe Americano is rare.are there free re-fills on coffee
Me, too. Dashed hopes make for lively blogs, though.ALWAYS hope
My husband and I were able to find coffee before leaving most of the towns during our Camino last summer (SJPP-Fromista). Sometimes it was a cafe that opened early, sometimes it was a self-serve machine in front of a store, and in Estrella the cashier at the shop had a coffeemaker next to the cash register that she willingly used to make coffee for her customers. Regardless of the source, we were always VERY grateful to have it!Hi to you all,
I have a question concerning my most important morning ritual: I just won't wake up or start a day without a cup of coffee! (and a cigarette, but that won't be so difficult to arrange). So my question to all of you who have walked Camino Frances before is: are there possibilities for making coffee in the morning in the alburgues? Is it wise to take something with me; cup, coffee, spiral heater?
I'm planning to make this trip a not so expensive one, so buying a cup in a cafe every morning (don't know if they're open anyway) is not my first option.
Thanks for your advice!
Dear Painter,Hi to you all,
I have a question concerning my most important morning ritual: I just won't wake up or start a day without a cup of coffee! (and a cigarette, but that won't be so difficult to arrange). So my question to all of you who have walked Camino Frances before is: are there possibilities for making coffee in the morning in the alburgues? Is it wise to take something with me; cup, coffee, spiral heater?
I'm planning to make this trip a not so expensive one, so buying a cup in a cafe every morning (don't know if they're open anyway) is not my first option.
Thanks for your advice!
I have to say the only thing which worries me about my Camino is the lack of Tea in my system, I would have it on drip if I could, its currently 11.15 in uk as I write this and im on cuppa no.7, I am taking a few tea bags and my cup and praying the odd albergue has a kettle.ive broken 1 coil and left another in a hostel in past 12months so will not be taking one as I obviously cannot be trusted with one.
Yes, coffee in Spain, as in Italy, is the real thing. Brewed one cup at a time, especially for you! What a pleasure.No. It is a concept that has not been adopted by France or Spain. Brewed coffee is rare, so there is not a pot of aging coffee burning on a hot plate. Coffee is the real thing, brewed one cup at a time. Even a dilute cafe Americano is rare.
Hi to you all,
I have a question concerning my most important morning ritual: I just won't wake up or start a day without a cup of coffee! (and a cigarette, but that won't be so difficult to arrange). So my question to all of you who have walked Camino Frances before is: are there possibilities for making coffee in the morning in the alburgues? Is it wise to take something with me; cup, coffee, spiral heater?
I'm planning to make this trip a not so expensive one, so buying a cup in a cafe every morning (don't know if they're open anyway) is not my first option.
Thanks for your advice!
From another tea-lover: take more than a few bags!! Tea drinking is not big in Spain and some supermercados dont even sell it. What you can buy, can be pretty awful. For my upcoming next Camino, I'm taking a whole box of my favourite (organic, fairtrade, black tea), hang the weight!
I popped into waitrose this morning and bought supplies 120bags of breakfast tea and 40 lady grey, also in a pound shop milk 50 cartons, all weighs 346g so well worth it me thinks. Panic sweats over
What? No sugar?I popped into waitrose this morning and bought supplies 120bags of breakfast tea and 40 lady grey, also in a pound shop milk 50 cartons, all weighs 346g so well worth it me thinks. Panic sweats over
It was always available in most of the albergues and ALWAYS in the cafes. Just heat up the milk and you pour in the cocoa. And it does help with the tone of your muscles.Indy was the coco easy to find in the Camino or did you take it with you - being as I am a bit if a coffee addict maybe not having coffee while in the Camino will purge my system us not having all that milk I normally have will cut down on my fat intake as I have 8-10 cups a day - can see some headaches coming but it is a small thing to give up for the Camino
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Headaches from caffeine withdrawal can be diabolical – I know, as I’ve had a few. Over the years I’ve learned to simply drink very weak coffee; that way it is relatively easy to wean myself completely off my dependency whenever I think it’s a good idea – such as when I was heading off on my Camino. (Yes, I know, coffee aficionados will be horrified at the thought of weak coffeecan see some headaches coming but it is a small thing to give up for the Camino
The problem will be the milk as while my wife will probably look forward to a warm milk I will be trying to give it up along with coffee - I will want a chocolate fix though to help with muscle relaxing
With churros!You can ask for Colacao (instant hot chocolate) with hot water (agua caliente) instead of hot milk. It comes (usually) in a glass with a sachet of powder on the side and you mix it yourself. Most bars and cafes sell Colacao.
It is worth trying real Spanish hot chocolate if you can find it, it is served very thick and very strong.
I will be heading for my first walk in April and will have my coil and my little stove and lots of singles ready for myself and the ones who need it. CheersHi to you all,
I have a question concerning my most important morning ritual: I just won't wake up or start a day without a cup of coffee! (and a cigarette, but that won't be so difficult to arrange). So my question to all of you who have walked Camino Frances before is: are there possibilities for making coffee in the morning in the alburgues? Is it wise to take something with me; cup, coffee, spiral heater?
I'm planning to make this trip a not so expensive one, so buying a cup in a cafe every morning (don't know if they're open anyway) is not my first option.
Thanks for your advice!
You won't need refills with Spanish coffee. It's awesome! Try the Cafe Cortada.The critical question, are there free re-fills on coffee or do you pay by the cup at the bars? Coffee is the only reason I am considering bringing a backpacking stove. On those long Appalachian Trail days I usually stop to make a couple of cups of coffee with hot chocolate, the twin buzzes of caffeine and sugar help push out the last 9-10 miles of the afternoon.
I am, as well, a true lover of good coffee any time of the day. VIA...what a grt idea! I wonder if I can strike a deal w/my local Starbucks? So it's possible to find hot water in most albergues?I wouldn't take a stove. Just take a coil. The little Nescafe packets you get in Spain aren't bad, but if you like better coffee for on the road, try VIA - a very good instant by Starbucks. I honestly do not recall many places along The Way where I couldn't find coffee in the mornings… Regarding a kettle - I never saw even one on the Camino, although the albergues with kitchens had pots you could boil water in (except in Galicia where they have lovely kitchens that have no pots/pans/plates/utensils at all)
I am, as well, a true lover of good coffee any time of the day. VIA...what a grt idea! I wonder if I can strike a deal w/my local Starbucks? So it's possible to find hot water in most albergues?
Except for Barcelona and Madrid, you will be hard pressed to find a Starbucks in Spain. I don't think they want to compete with 80 cent espresso.I wonder if I can strike a deal w/my local Starbucks?
Except for Barcelona and Madrid, you will be hard pressed to find a Starbucks in Spain. I don't think they want to compete with 80 cent espresso.
Not "none," but just a handful in Madrid and Barcelona.Thank God there is no Starbucks in Spain!
With churros!View attachment 8745
Don't be too relaxed about the availability of your morning smoke. I found myself short in a couple of shopless places (Larrasoana, Boadilla...). Even if you are well stocked up others are not, and in the true pilgrim spirit you freely share all evening without cursing once (even under your breath). ;-)
Aaahh! oursonpolaire - I'm with you ! Café con leche ... pilgrims' petrol ! 'Love those café con leches - especially with a slice of Mother's Cake ! Paradise !While I am fond of my morning coffee and have some sympathy for other posters on this, there is little better on the planet than cafe con leche after two hours walking in the cool clean morning air of Navarre-- this is a foretaste of the paradise which we have been promised.
Don't get me wrong. After my Colacao to start out, I was known to be heard shouting, "CCCAAAAFFFFEEEE" looking for a cafe con leche about two hours out!While I am fond of my morning coffee and have some sympathy for other posters on this, there is little better on the planet than cafe con leche after two hours walking in the cool clean morning air of Navarre-- this is a foretaste of the paradise which we have been promised.
Asking for tea with milk once the waitress brought me out a leche caliente with a tea bag on the saucer. I dont think she ever heard of the phrase 'just a drop of milk'.
Hi Lise - was this at the café at one corner of Plaza Regia and the Cathedral? The café also had an amazing range of pastries, cakes and biscuits - fantastic! The hot chocolate I had at that café kept my chocolate addiction topped up for days! Well, at least until Astorga!Hey Larry
I fell in love with the hot chocolate drinks in Spain....my two highlights were one at Orrisson and this wee gem in Leon.
The hot chocolate was so thick your spoon almost stands up in it.
Hmmmmmmmmm nom nom nom.
I'll say, Lise! Trust us pilgrims to sniff out the best places for the best treats! I can honestly say that I have never had a better hot chocolate than the one I enjoyed in that café - that taste and texture - so delicious!Oh my gosh!!! Yes it was!! How awesome is that. ..!!!!!
I indulged in a few of those pastries as well!!!!
The camino broke my caffeine addiction, one of many things I'm grateful for.
On the other hand, the midday cerveza made a much nicer replacement. Might not be the best breakfast though.
I was amazed how cheap Spanish cafes were. A cafe con leche and lump of cake for less than a couple of euros at breakfast? You wouldnt get much change out of five quid in a British coffee shop.
Mmmm.... San Miguel, the patron saint of thirsty pilgrims.The only thing that stops me being incredibly jealous is that it's MahouIf it had been Estrella Damm or San Miguel I'd be green with envy!
Hi to you all,
I have a question concerning my most important morning ritual: I just won't wake up or start a day without a cup of coffee! (and a cigarette, but that won't be so difficult to arrange). So my question to all of you who have walked Camino Frances before is: are there possibilities for making coffee in the morning in the alburgues? Is it wise to take something with me; cup, coffee, spiral heater?
I'm planning to make this trip a not so expensive one, so buying a cup in a cafe every morning (don't know if they're open anyway) is not my first option.
Thanks for your advice!
The critical question, are there free re-fills on coffee or do you pay by the cup at the bars? Coffee is the only reason I am considering bringing a backpacking stove. On those long Appalachian Trail days I usually stop to make a couple of cups of coffee with hot chocolate, the twin buzzes of caffeine and sugar help push out the last 9-10 miles of the afternoon.
- Cafe con Leche's alas, did not enjoy them at all,
in Italy love the coffee but it is not hot enough.
I have to say the only thing which worries me about my Camino is the lack of Tea in my system, I would have it on drip if I could, its currently 11.15 in uk as I write this and im on cuppa no.7, I am taking a few tea bags and my cup and praying the odd albergue has a kettle.ive broken 1 coil and left another in a hostel in past 12months so will not be taking one as I obviously cannot be trusted with one.
Unfortunately the bar/cafes I've stopped at did not offer free refill. If you don't mind the extra weight, bring a jet boil or backpacking stove so you can heat up something on the go. A cup of noodles will also take you a long way ;-)
Buen Camino!
My son became addicted to KAS Naranja. Now I have to find it over here.
The problem will be the milk as while my wife will probably look forward to a warm milk I will be trying to give it up along with coffee - I will want a chocolate fix though to help with muscle relaxing - thank you for the advice I may try and enjoy one or two as I will be carrying fish oil tablets, magnesium tablets and cramp away (sounds like I am a chemist shop) - the cramp away is a sports powder that works for me to relieve cramping - different things for different people - anyway enjoy your walk
I don't drink coffee but I have a monster energy drink each morning. Will that be availableon my Camino or a Red Bill?
Gerry, KAS is available is the US, any Spanish market should carry it, my local Spanish market, Pata Negra Market carries it.
http://m.tienda.com/food/products/bv-18-8.html
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