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Hi all and Buen camino to those making plans
My DS is heading out of SJPDP on August 3/4, and I am meeting him on Aug 20th in Léon to carry on together to Santiago. I did SJPDP to Santiago in 2014, and starting out was easy. This start will be new for me as it is midway. I already have a new PP to collect my stamps (purchased from the Forum Store, actually), so I don't need that but I do need to know a few things about how to start out with it on this trip.
I am flying into Madrid and land there early on the morning of Aug 20. I plan to take the train to Léon from there. Should I be trying to get my first stamp in Madrid? Or do I wait until Leon? And is there a pilgrim office in Léon as there is in SJPDP? Or do I simply go to the albergue municipale to obtain my first stamp for departure on the pilgrim's route?
We have until Sept 9th to complete the journey to Santiago and fly out of Madrid on the morning of the 11th. Based on my last experience, this should allow for ret days if we need them. I plan to take DS to the Léon hotel with a water spa, and to do the same in Astorga -- for the sake of the legs....
So we will have rest days there. For me "resting" in Léon will merely be about getting into the correct time zone, but I'd like to visit more cultural sites on this visit than I did last time. So I will take any suggestions for things not in the Brierley guide.
Thank you lovely pilgrims for any advice!
Morgan
PS -- I just read "Miracle Cures: Saints, Pilgrimage, and the Healing Powers of Belief" by Robert A Scott. Fascinating read. Highly recommend! And it's available as an ebook or audiobook for those who want to read while walking without carrying a ton of paper. See: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/j.ctt1ppj66
My DS is heading out of SJPDP on August 3/4, and I am meeting him on Aug 20th in Léon to carry on together to Santiago. I did SJPDP to Santiago in 2014, and starting out was easy. This start will be new for me as it is midway. I already have a new PP to collect my stamps (purchased from the Forum Store, actually), so I don't need that but I do need to know a few things about how to start out with it on this trip.
I am flying into Madrid and land there early on the morning of Aug 20. I plan to take the train to Léon from there. Should I be trying to get my first stamp in Madrid? Or do I wait until Leon? And is there a pilgrim office in Léon as there is in SJPDP? Or do I simply go to the albergue municipale to obtain my first stamp for departure on the pilgrim's route?
We have until Sept 9th to complete the journey to Santiago and fly out of Madrid on the morning of the 11th. Based on my last experience, this should allow for ret days if we need them. I plan to take DS to the Léon hotel with a water spa, and to do the same in Astorga -- for the sake of the legs....
So we will have rest days there. For me "resting" in Léon will merely be about getting into the correct time zone, but I'd like to visit more cultural sites on this visit than I did last time. So I will take any suggestions for things not in the Brierley guide.
Thank you lovely pilgrims for any advice!
Morgan
PS -- I just read "Miracle Cures: Saints, Pilgrimage, and the Healing Powers of Belief" by Robert A Scott. Fascinating read. Highly recommend! And it's available as an ebook or audiobook for those who want to read while walking without carrying a ton of paper. See: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/j.ctt1ppj66