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The lack of pots and pans in albergues in Galicia is only true in Xunta albergues. Other albergues that say they have a kitchen of some sort will have at least minimal equipment.enjoy your camino nickymd1 but just be aware a kitchen does not equate to pots n pans as on the Galica section of frances camino most alberque kitchens have no equipment.take your own small pot/billy.
bon camino
IHi all,
Wondering if anyone can comment on the current availability of kettles (and/or stoves) in albergues on the Norte?
I'm on a very strict budget since I am currently only flexibly employed (hence the time to walk) and I have some dietary requirements to be considerate of, and I'm wondering how feasible it is to expect to brew my own coffees/teas and possibly boil a few eggs most days for breakfasts and snacks.
Anybody have any insights here? I'm dreading the thought of going day after day without coffee
Hi all,
Wondering if anyone can comment on the current availability of kettles (and/or stoves) in albergues on the Norte?
I'm on a very strict budget since I am currently only flexibly employed (hence the time to walk) and I have some dietary requirements to be considerate of, and I'm wondering how feasible it is to expect to brew my own coffees/teas and possibly boil a few eggs most days for breakfasts and snacks.
Anybody have any insights here? I'm dreading the thought of going day after day without coffee
We found that coffee is much less expensive there than here in the US I think about 1 euro and it usually served with a cookie of something like that...
I too found a black hole when it came to kitchen/kitchen supplies on the Norte. I too walk on a budget. I thought I was having incredibly bad luck....
Your comment about the scarcity of communal meals is spot on. Although I did have a few communal meals and if I remember when there was pasta there was also an alternative. I eat pasta a lot on my own as it is so easy to make. Had a lot of tortillas. Just about every morning when I could.Hey all, I originally posted back when I was planning my first camino. I will be doing my third camino, the second in Spain, in April/May so am happy to share some experiences on this topic.
The fact that a cafe con leche cost about 1.20€ on average when I walked in 2017 was a life saver! Particularly as the costs of accommodations went up and the infrastructure improved (after Bilbao/Basque country), I found that I was stopping every 2 hours or so for a coffee and that gave me a good excuse to take a proper break. I chose NOT to carry the water heater with me on the trip, although I did take an aluminium cup (that I stuffed my first aid kit into to save space) and a collapsible silicone 'Tupperware' that I could use to store food in. I will never do a Camino again without the Tupper; the cup was helpful a few times but I'm not sure it was worth it for me to carry it. It was more cost effective for me to buy a small knife at a chinese shop than to check my baggage, so I did that and then left my knife + poles in the hostel in Porto just before my flight out. Cheap coffee and tortilla were probably the reason I made it through my Way, tbh.
I didn't have much luck with kitchens on the Norte generally, never mind ones that were equipped. As poogeyejr mentioned, groceries were very reasonable so I saved money by eating at restaurants very little (communal meals on the Norte are rare and for the most part entailed pasta, which I can't eat without suffering the consequences of numerous grain intolerances) and I instead stocked up with cheeses, fuet, fruit, salads and slabs of chocolate. I made a decision that it wasn't necessary for me to have a hot meal every day - a slice or two of warm tortilla had to suffice most days.
From what I remember and where I stayed, I had access to a kitchen/kitchenette where I could make my own food only at the Albergues in San Esteban, Mondonedo, Aviles, Cadavedo and Vilalba.
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