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I would have eaten the fries ;-).Early on I mentioned I've changed my eating habits and the results are better than hoped. Then you asked, what will you eat since most cereals, sugars, carbs are out.
Well, the picture says it all. Although I ordered only meat, wine and water, the cook tempted me with fine looking fries. They remained on my plate.
The steak was great and just shy of a pound.
I'm in Pamplona after an eight hour flight from DFW, COVID scan of that SpHC thingie, short train ride to Atocha and transfer to 3-hour ride to Pamplona. All low cost beds are sold out. Consider reservations. Off to SJPDP tomorrow.
Burn Camino
Arn
Ah, there's the rub. I haven't had a cup of coffee since 1 March 1996 when I began my thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail. What a cold turkey hangover. Tea for me!Enjoy @Arn. I always feel a huge sense of excitement when I have that first café con leche at Atoche before catching the train to my starting point.
I've found that when invited out, or at a location where fare IS limited, I eat what is offered no excuses.@Arn, how would you manage on the Le Puy route with14 days with POTAGE for dinner in every gite, that thick heavy stuf of potatoes and cheece that everyone not being a diabetic loved? And as well the white bread to dip in your coffee for breakfast.
I lost 10 kg on that route, very happy to pass over to Spain and have some choice, even if the Spanish breakfast is not much either.
Does that include or exclude vino tinto?Early on I mentioned I've changed my eating habits and the results are better than hoped. Then you asked, what will you eat since most cereals, sugars, carbs are out.
Well, the picture says it all.
There was no room at the Albergue Municipal, so I asked and they sent me toward several pensions nearby. The first had no rooms, they sent me a few doors down. They had both a room and a restaurant. In the quaint restaurant, I noticed two things: the bench seating are very old pews adorned with the symbol of the Holy Trinity and a beautiful stained glass window is of St Michael. I asked the manager about them and he said his father, a devote Catholic, rescued them from an abandoned church many years ago.May God watch over you. Want to tell us where you stayed?
Included, of course!Does that include or exclude vino tinto?
The Camino will provide as it always does irregardless of one's station in life!Good luck, I found during the 9 weeks I walked on my own current Camino this year that it was quite hard to manage anything like that kind of diet, and it's the difficulty that put an end to that stage of my journey, as some unavoidable carbs eventually built up my inflammation and from it an overabundance of joint pain.
Still, if I had been wealthier it would have been easier.
I have found that these sorts of dietary restrictions are easier to satisfy on the Ways through France than Spain.
ranthr,@Arn, how would you manage on the Le Puy route with14 days with POTAGE for dinner in every gite, that thick heavy stuf of potatoes and cheece that everyone not being a diabetic loved? And as well the white bread to dip in your coffee for breakfast.
I lost 10 kg on that route, very happy to pass over to Spain and have some choice, even if the Spanish breakfast is not much either.
I loved all the French food served to me on the Via Podiensis. The aligot was special indeed, but unfortunately I was only served it twice in 32 days.ranthr,
The French dish to which you refer is aligot.
"Aligot is said to have originated in the monasteries of the Aubrac during the 12th century. Then, it was made with broth, bread and tome fraîche. ... This soup was adopted by local farmers, who replaced the bread with potatoes during a series of bad wheat harvests in the 19th century"
Read more here
Buen Camino!Early on I mentioned I've changed my eating habits and the results are better than hoped. Then you asked, what will you eat since most cereals, sugars, carbs are out.
Well, the picture says it all. Although I ordered only meat, wine and water, the cook tempted me with fine looking fries. They remained on my plate.
The steak was great and just shy of a pound.
I'm in Pamplona after an eight hour flight from DFW, COVID scan of that SpHC thingie, short train ride to Atocha and transfer to 3-hour ride to Pamplona. All low cost beds are sold out. Consider reservations. Off to SJPDP tomorrow.
Burn Camino
Arn
Arn's photo said it all, but it was the meat that had me salivating!Does that include or exclude vino tinto?
That’s where my last meal in SDC always happens!I like to think about the "last meal" at Taberna do Bispo.
I would assume you landed in Madrid. When you went through customs did you ony have to show yourSpHC bar code? No request for vaccine card or Covid test? Meal looks good. What would a meal in Spain look like without fries on the plate? I actually think in Portugal I even got bigger portions of fries there. But you know it is like that fish you catch. Maybe as time goes by the fish and the portion of fries gets bigger. Have a great camino.Early on I mentioned I've changed my eating habits and the results are better than hoped. Then you asked, what will you eat since most cereals, sugars, carbs are out.
Well, the picture says it all. Although I ordered only meat, wine and water, the cook tempted me with fine looking fries. They remained on my plate.
The steak was great and just shy of a pound.
I'm in Pamplona after an eight hour flight from DFW, COVID scan of that SpHC thingie, short train ride to Atocha and transfer to 3-hour ride to Pamplona. All low cost beds are sold out. Consider reservations. Off to SJPDP tomorrow.
Burn Camino
Arn
I suggest he bring them outside possibly for the stray dogs or cats...or is that considered a no no.Arn, red rover, red rover, send those fries right over. Buen Camino!
Wonderful drink!Does that include or exclude vino tinto?
Um, that meat looks so delicious! I’d probably still eat the fries, but good for you! Buen Camino!Early on I mentioned I've changed my eating habits and the results are better than hoped. Then you asked, what will you eat since most cereals, sugars, carbs are out.
Well, the picture says it all. Although I ordered only meat, wine and water, the cook tempted me with fine looking fries. They remained on my plate.
The steak was great and just shy of a pound.
I'm in Pamplona after an eight hour flight from DFW, COVID scan of that SpHC thingie, short train ride to Atocha and transfer to 3-hour ride to Pamplona. All low cost beds are sold out. Consider reservations. Off to SJPDP tomorrow.
Burn Camino
Arn
So do I!I've found that when invited out, or at a location where fare IS limited, I eat what is offered no excuses.
Only scanned the SpHC bar code.I would assume you landed in Madrid. When you went through customs did you ony have to show yourSpHC bar code? No request for vaccine card or Covid test? Meal looks good. What would a meal in Spain look like without fries on the plate? I actually think in Portugal I even got bigger portions of fries there. But you know it is like that fish you catch. Maybe as time goes by the fish and the portion of fries gets bigger. Have a great camino.
I am very happy for you, being on the Camino. But my time will come (again).Early on I mentioned I've changed my eating habits and the results are better than hoped. Then you asked, what will you eat since most cereals, sugars, carbs are out.
Well, the picture says it all. Although I ordered only meat, wine and water, the cook tempted me with fine looking fries. They remained on my plate.
The steak was great and just shy of a pound.
I'm in Pamplona after an eight hour flight from DFW, COVID scan of that SpHC thingie, short train ride to Atocha and transfer to 3-hour ride to Pamplona. All low cost beds are sold out. Consider reservations. Off to SJPDP tomorrow.
Burn Camino
Arn
Absolutely, Don! Here’s a photo from the delicious tapas lunch you and I shared with @LTfit at do Bispo back in 2017 ... @DebR ... did you try the almond-crusted camembert with blackberry coulis on any of your visits? It’s truly magnificent!I like to think about the "last meal" at Taberna do Bispo.
It was, Chrissy! Bliss on a stick!Jenny, that looks like a mega major yum!
Do I get your vino?Okay Arn, if I was there, but I'm not. We could order the same plates, I get the salad and complex carbs and veg, you get my steak and meat and any other protein you want. We would be a perfect pair. Buen Camino.
Wow, that's quite an accomplishment. You must have tossed out the kitchen sink he brought and hoisted it over that fence.While he was packing in the carbs I helped him reduce his pack weight by nearly 30 lbs/13.6 kg.
2 days behind you, keep up the recommendations. Buen Camino.View attachment 107844
First meal in SJPDP. And yes, I gave the salad and potatoes to a new friend Matt. While he was packing in the carbs I helped him reduce his pack weight by nearly 30 lbs/13.6 kg. We are both happy with the trade.
The issue of vaccine is part of filling the SpHC form.I would assume you landed in Madrid. When you went through customs did you ony have to show yourSpHC bar code? No request for vaccine card or Covid test?
Bill, I am going very slow. I sincerely want to enjoy this Camino. Likely our paths will cross in, or near Pamplona.2 days behind you, keep up the recommendations. Buen Camino.
I have been asked for proof of vaccination in all restaurants in France including here at Orisson. Odd, no requirement to present a passport.The issue of vaccine is part of filling the SpHC form.
So if you have the code you already jumped that hurdle.
At least a month ago nobody was asking for the card; and of course it's anyone's guess as to what tomorrow may bring...
That will end once you're over the border.I have been asked for proof of vaccination in all restaurants in France including here at Orisson
I would like a half a glass, you can have the rest. It will be perfection.Do I get your vino?
Okay I have to have some green ones, but I'm willing to share the green within reason. You can divvy up the red and yellow ones. The beans, rice, and legumes, we need to share equally. Yes?Maybe not, but you can have mine.
@ApproachingBliss and I can fight over who gets what veggies.
Deal. There will be enough from the look of things.The beans, rice, and legumes, we need to share equally. Yes?
And there is usually an endless supply of the delicious padron peppers!Spain is getting easier for those of us who are vegetarians, I must say.
And there is usually an endless supply of the delicious padron peppers!
Not worried about food.am 74 and starting from st. John pied onsept 1.am pretty fit and done lots of training on hills buy not as steep pyranrees.stopping in orrison first night but still worried about steep climb.can always get a taxi.buen caminoEarly on I mentioned I've changed my eating habits and the results are better than hoped. Then you asked, what will you eat since most cereals, sugars, carbs are out.
Well, the picture says it all. Although I ordered only meat, wine and water, the cook tempted me with fine looking fries. They remained on my plate.
The steak was great and just shy of a pound.
I'm in Pamplona after an eight hour flight from DFW, COVID scan of that SpHC thingie, short train ride to Atocha and transfer to 3-hour ride to Pamplona. All low cost beds are sold out. Consider reservations. Off to SJPDP tomorrow.
Burn Camino
Arn
The climb isn't the concern, it's the extremely steep, rocky descent to Roncesvalles. The stop in Orisson remains a key part of starting out for me. I just like the view, the organization and especially supper. There was as much chicken, wine and bread as you can handle. I passed on Roncesvalles and went in to Espinal-auzperri. The albergue is really nice, but COVID makes socializing difficult. The local restaurant has a super menu del Dia, though I think the prawns messed up my innards.Not worried about food.am 74 and starting from st. John pied onsept 1.am pretty fit and done lots of training on hills buy not as steep pyranrees.stopping in orrison first night but still worried about steep climb.can always get a taxi.buen camino
You gotta watch that seafood. Prawns messed up my innards once and no one would want to hear that story.I think the prawns messed up my innards.
High 70s lows 50s perfect sleeping weather. Actually almost parallel to Virginia. T-Storms projected for next few days Pamplona to Estella.Arn, thanks for your updates! You are in our prayers - glad all is well! How is the heat?
Love the photo, Arn!On entry into Pamplona you will begin to see silver shells on the ground. They are the “Camino” guide throughout Pamplona. Very few yellow arrows. As you walk toward the castle, there is a large blue and yellow arrow pointed to the left IGNORE THIS, turn to the right and go across the bridge and up into the castle and old Pamplona. T-Storms started this morning and continued until Alto de Perdon. Slippery and flooded. View attachment 108205
Your reputation precedes you @Arn . I had dinner in Puenta la Reina with some of your fellow walkers who were impressed with your stamina. I’m in Estella enjoying a liquid lunch.On entry into Pamplona you will begin to see silver shells on the ground. They are the “Camino” guide throughout Pamplona. Very few yellow arrows. As you walk toward the castle, there is a large blue and yellow arrow pointed to the left IGNORE THIS, turn to the right and go across the bridge and up into the castle and old Pamplona. T-Storms started this morning and continued until Alto de Perdon. Slippery and flooded. View attachment 108205
Looks like you've encountered your share of mud...Slippery and flooded.
Just order sin pan y papasDrat! Mundo is closed. Went down the street from Agora, to El Txiko Malo. Their Bangkok Burger: steak pattie, ham and fried egg…fantastico!! Before and after. Gosh those fries looked good. Instead, another vinotinto.
That's my policy too. Except when I lived in Jamaica and got invited over for goat head soup. The actual head, floating in the broth, skinless with shocked looking eyes. "Would love to join you, but I'm sorry, I just ate!"I've found that when invited out, or at a location where fare IS limited, I eat what is offered no excuses.
I like to challenge myself by having to stare down the bread and fries. This morning at the Hostel Agora, a great place to stay, I gave away most of my breakfast, yogurt, apple and boxed orange juice. I did eat a small piece or bread. The only place to put my two pads of butter.Just order sin pan y papas
What? You can't have fruit or milk products?I like to challenge myself by having to stare down the bread and fries. This morning at the Hostel Agora, a great place to stay, I gave away most of my breakfast, yogurt, apple and boxed orange juice. I did eat a small piece or bread. The only place to put my two pads of butter.
You have sharp eyes Chrissy. Yes, that is wine indeed. But, no I didn’t fill my water bottle. Drat!Arn, is that wine drooling onto your beard?And are you getting ready to hopefully fill up your water bottle next?
I avoid fruit because of the high sugar content. Never liked yogurt, do like hard cheese.What? You can't have fruit or milk products?
Will you be stopping in Grañón? Great parochial albergue there, although it might be too primative for you ie, sleeping on gym mats in a common room.As I mentioned earlier, I’m trying to relive, as much as possible, my CF of 2008. Of course getting injured is something I avoid. It was in Estella I was told to go home and I immediately set off getting as far as the Albergue Municipal in Ayegui. The Pelota Fronton looks twice the size I remember. And, it was here Swiss Miss and I found ourselves both injured and decided to take the bus to Logrono. I remember, vividly, passing the sign pointing to Irachi. Heavy sigh. This time, I did stop! I continued walking to Azqueta where I bused into Logrono. Being about noon, I pressed on to Navarette about 12 km. Another difference is availability of lodging. I wanted a room to myself so prebooked in Logrono. Taxi back to that location, which I will not name. Bookings never indicated the staff spoke no other languages than Spanish. I did my best, got my room, a cerveza (2) and ate something I’m not sure what it was. Good, but still mystery meat.
Anyway, back to Navarette in the morning and a short 7 km into Ventosa.
I doubt this albergue is even open. It was closed in July when I walked by. These kind of albergues have been declared a breeding ground for covid, everything that pilgrims enjoyed there in the past now is prohibited during the pandemic.Will you be stopping in Grañón? Great parochial albergue there, although it might be too primative for you ie, sleeping on gym mats in a common room.
Yes, high sugar...I like some yogurts. My fave is Greek Key lime pie...yum.I avoid fruit because of the high sugar content. Never liked yogurt, do like hard cheese.
No, stopping in Sto Domingo de la Calizada, then on to Belorado. I’ve spent plenty of time sleeping rough after a long hike. Major difference, I can get a cerveza anywhere along the Way.Will you be stopping in Grañón? Great parochial albergue there, although it might be too primative for you ie, sleeping on gym mats in a common room.
Never assume Spanish people will speak anything but Spanish. That is their native language, after all, and we are guests. Even though I speak (Mexican) Spanish, I often don't understand the food names on menus in Spain and have to look them up!As I mentioned earlier, I’m trying to relive, as much as possible, my CF of 2008. Of course getting injured is something I avoid. It was in Estella I was told to go home and I immediately set off getting as far as the Albergue Municipal in Ayegui. The Pelota Fronton looks twice the size I remember. And, it was here Swiss Miss and I found ourselves both injured and decided to take the bus to Logrono. I remember, vividly, passing the sign pointing to Irachi. Heavy sigh. This time, I did stop! I continued walking to Azqueta where I bused into Logrono. Being about noon, I pressed on to Navarette about 12 km. Another difference is availability of lodging. I wanted a room to myself so prebooked in Logrono. Taxi back to that location, which I will not name. Bookings never indicated the staff spoke no other languages than Spanish. I did my best, got my room, a cerveza (2) and ate something I’m not sure what it was. Good, but still mystery meat.
Anyway, back to Navarette in the morning and a short 7 km into Ventosa.
You forgot the coffeeThe only place to put my two pads of butter.
If I found a young person, they often could speak some English to me, which helped. They often take it in school.Never assume Spanish people will speak anything but Spanish. That is their native language, after all, and we are guests. Even though I speak (Mexican) Spanish, I often don't understand the food names on menus in Spain and have to look them up!
Two nice paradores in Santo Domingo! By the way on the way to Belorado from Santo Domingo de la Calzada there is a restaurant in the town of Villamayor del Rio called Restaurante Casa Leon. The food is outstanding. The owner has a reputation of being unpleasant to pilgrims but I never experienced that the 3 times I’ve been there.No, stopping in Sto Domingo de la Calizada, then on to Belorado. I’ve spent plenty of time sleeping rough after a long hike. Major difference, I can get a cerveza anywhere along the Way.
Agreed! Good restaurant.By the way on the way to Belorado from Santo Domingo de la Calzada there is a restaurant in the town of Villamayor del Rio called Restaurante Casa Leon. The food is outstanding.
I don't know that they're receiving at the moment, but in Chicken Town you might consider staying with the good Sisters at the Hospederia Cistercienses. Rather unusual place, but very satisfactory. Good breakfast!No, stopping in Sto Domingo de la Calizada, then on to Belorado.
I never assume, but have found, if both try to understand, especially on the Camino, it can be worked out. My concern was there was no middle ground, just a wave off “No English.”Never assume Spanish people will speak anything but Spanish. That is their native language, after all, and we are guests. Even though I speak (Mexican) Spanish, I often don't understand the food names on menus in Spain and have to look them up!
I’ve booked in from Ventosa to Burgos. I really love the food in Spain and to be honest, I am salivating to return to the Casa Ojeda in Burgos. That is my most pleasant dinner from 2008 surrounded by my pilgrim friends. A bit expensive, but I will toast them all with the latest Ribera del Duero and, the speciality of the house that convinced me all Blood Pudding is not created equal, Morcilla de Burgos.Two nice paradores in Santo Domingo! By the way on the way to Belorado from Santo Domingo de la Calzada there is a restaurant in the town of Villamayor del Rio called Restaurante Casa Leon. The food is outstanding. The owner has a reputation of being unpleasant to pilgrims but I never experienced that the 3 times I’ve been there.
Then again, I don’t drink coffee. In tea it taste like crap!You forgot the coffee
You would call it a 'bulletproof' coffee then!
Don't say that to the locals when you go trekking in TibetThen again, I don’t drink coffee. In tea it taste like crap!
Or Ladakh.Don't say that to the locals when you go trekking in Tibet
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