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Personally, I only ever bring a phone with the Kindle App. Less weight, less to worry about/recharge/lose ...Hi - I have read all about the equipment packing lists and figure I have pretty much got everything covered but I still have one question about whether I will have time/need for reading. I'm planning to walk the Norte route solo by the coast, starting from Oviedo, in August, staying in casa rurales/hotels rather than albergues (feels a bit safer with Covid-19 and I must admit I like a good shower and private room after a long day...). I am totally up for having a beer/dining with other people I meet on the way but realise that this year things may end up being a little more solitary than usual. I'm wondering whether people find that they have the time and energy to read or whether once arrived at their accommodation and finished planning for the next day they tend to collapse into a deep sleep. I'm tempted to bring my Kindle but it's a bit heavy and I could also just pick up newspapers on the way... Any thoughts?
Both can be done on a phoneI carry an Ipad to update my family blog, but also to facetime with family. It is worth the weight to me!
Yes, I agree, but my six year old phone is carried because my husband says I need to have a phone. I have yet to need one on a camino. We stay in hostals so each town has been willing to call ahead for us if needed. (And since my phone is so old, my Ipad does more for me.) In addition, I really do like the much larger screen that the Ipad gives me. (Old eyes!! need larger screen)Both can be done on a phone
. I'm tempted to bring my Kindle but it's a bit heavy and I could also just pick up newspapers on the way... Any thoughts?
I think it depends on your own routine. If you usually read before going to (or in ) bed then you might miss it. Personally I like to wind down by reflecting on the day. Also there is always the Kindle app for your phoneHi - I have read all about the equipment packing lists and figure I have pretty much got everything covered but I still have one question about whether I will have time/need for reading. I'm planning to walk the Norte route solo by the coast, starting from Oviedo, in August, staying in casa rurales/hotels rather than albergues (feels a bit safer with Covid-19 and I must admit I like a good shower and private room after a long day...). I am totally up for having a beer/dining with other people I meet on the way but realise that this year things may end up being a little more solitary than usual. I'm wondering whether people find that they have the time and energy to read or whether once arrived at their accommodation and finished planning for the next day they tend to collapse into a deep sleep. I'm tempted to bring my Kindle but it's a bit heavy and I could also just pick up newspapers on the way... Any thoughts?
Fair enough!Yes, I agree, but my six year old phone is carried because my husband says I need to have a phone. I have yet to need one on a camino. We stay in hostals so each town has been willing to call ahead for us if needed. (And since my phone is so old, my Ipad does more for me.) In addition, I really do like the much larger screen that the Ipad gives me. (Old eyes!! need larger screen)
In my opinion, Kindle is way too heavy. I have all my Kindle books on my phone app, and have Audibles. I listened to books on Audibles before bed but did not really have time or energy to sit and read printed books.Hi - I have read all about the equipment packing lists and figure I have pretty much got everything covered but I still have one question about whether I will have time/need for reading. I'm planning to walk the Norte route solo by the coast, starting from Oviedo, in August, staying in casa rurales/hotels rather than albergues (feels a bit safer with Covid-19 and I must admit I like a good shower and private room after a long day...). I am totally up for having a beer/dining with other people I meet on the way but realise that this year things may end up being a little more solitary than usual. I'm wondering whether people find that they have the time and energy to read or whether once arrived at their accommodation and finished planning for the next day they tend to collapse into a deep sleep. I'm tempted to bring my Kindle but it's a bit heavy and I could also just pick up newspapers on the way... Any thoughts?
If you are going to have a phone with you, you can read you don't need another device for reading. Just have the Kindle app on your phone.Hi - I have read all about the equipment packing lists and figure I have pretty much got everything covered but I still have one question about whether I will have time/need for reading. I'm planning to walk the Norte route solo by the coast, starting from Oviedo, in August, staying in casa rurales/hotels rather than albergues (feels a bit safer with Covid-19 and I must admit I like a good shower and private room after a long day...). I am totally up for having a beer/dining with other people I meet on the way but realise that this year things may end up being a little more solitary than usual. I'm wondering whether people find that they have the time and energy to read or whether once arrived at their accommodation and finished planning for the next day they tend to collapse into a deep sleep. I'm tempted to bring my Kindle but it's a bit heavy and I could also just pick up newspapers on the way... Any thoughts?
I have walked the Camino Frances several times and I always found time to read using eBooks loaded onto my iPhone using the Kindle app. No superfluous second device.Hi - I have read all about the equipment packing lists and figure I have pretty much got everything covered but I still have one question about whether I will have time/need for reading. I'm planning to walk the Norte route solo by the coast, starting from Oviedo, in August, staying in casa rurales/hotels rather than albergues (feels a bit safer with Covid-19 and I must admit I like a good shower and private room after a long day...). I am totally up for having a beer/dining with other people I meet on the way but realise that this year things may end up being a little more solitary than usual. I'm wondering whether people find that they have the time and energy to read or whether once arrived at their accommodation and finished planning for the next day they tend to collapse into a deep sleep. I'm tempted to bring my Kindle but it's a bit heavy and I could also just pick up newspapers on the way... Any thoughts?
Yes. I always take mine as you never know what level of company you might have - especially if you are not staying in the albergues. I find trying to read on a smart phone not the same and then you have the issue of charging - kindle every time - well worth the extra little bit of weight.Hi - I have read all about the equipment packing lists and figure I have pretty much got everything covered but I still have one question about whether I will have time/need for reading. I'm planning to walk the Norte route solo by the coast, starting from Oviedo, in August, staying in casa rurales/hotels rather than albergues (feels a bit safer with Covid-19 and I must admit I like a good shower and private room after a long day...). I am totally up for having a beer/dining with other people I meet on the way but realise that this year things may end up being a little more solitary than usual. I'm wondering whether people find that they have the time and energy to read or whether once arrived at their accommodation and finished planning for the next day they tend to collapse into a deep sleep. I'm tempted to bring my Kindle but it's a bit heavy and I could also just pick up newspapers on the way... Any thoughts?
You can be as busy as you want to be or have as much fun as you want to have without a Kindle. You will meet so many people ans share so many experiences that you do not really have time to read unless reading is your focus.Hi - I have read all about the equipment packing lists and figure I have pretty much got everything covered but I still have one question about whether I will have time/need for reading. I'm planning to walk the Norte route solo by the coast, starting from Oviedo, in August, staying in casa rurales/hotels rather than albergues (feels a bit safer with Covid-19 and I must admit I like a good shower and private room after a long day...). I am totally up for having a beer/dining with other people I meet on the way but realise that this year things may end up being a little more solitary than usual. I'm wondering whether people find that they have the time and energy to read or whether once arrived at their accommodation and finished planning for the next day they tend to collapse into a deep sleep. I'm tempted to bring my Kindle but it's a bit heavy and I could also just pick up newspapers on the way... Any thoughts?
do you want the extra weight?Hi - I have read all about the equipment packing lists and figure I have pretty much got everything covered but I still have one question about whether I will have time/need for reading. I'm planning to walk the Norte route solo by the coast, starting from Oviedo, in August, staying in casa rurales/hotels rather than albergues (feels a bit safer with Covid-19 and I must admit I like a good shower and private room after a long day...). I am totally up for having a beer/dining with other people I meet on the way but realise that this year things may end up being a little more solitary than usual. I'm wondering whether people find that they have the time and energy to read or whether once arrived at their accommodation and finished planning for the next day they tend to collapse into a deep sleep. I'm tempted to bring my Kindle but it's a bit heavy and I could also just pick up newspapers on the way... Any thoughts?
Indeed, in a lonely Camino, which is usually my case, there is nothing like your eyesight friendly KindleYes. I always take mine as you never know what level of company you might have - especially if you are not staying in the albergues. I find trying to read on a smart phone not the same and then you have the issue of charging - kindle every time - well worth the extra little bit of weight.
#17 above ... But I forget what precise Samsung model he was referring to.
Hi - I have read all about the equipment packing lists and figure I have pretty much got everything covered but I still have one question about whether I will have time/need for reading. I'm planning to walk the Norte route solo by the coast, starting from Oviedo, in August, staying in casa rurales/hotels rather than albergues (feels a bit safer with Covid-19 and I must admit I like a good shower and private room after a long day...). I am totally up for having a beer/dining with other people I meet on the way but realise that this year things may end up being a little more solitary than usual. I'm wondering whether people find that they have the time and energy to read or whether once arrived at their accommodation and finished planning for the next day they tend to collapse into a deep sleep. I'm tempted to bring my Kindle but it's a bit heavy and I could also just pick up newspapers on the way... Any thoughts?
Don't bother. Too tired to read.Download the kindle app to your smartphone to save weight.
One thing to consider: you must have your electronics with you / in sight at all times. So bring a baggie or two to bring them with you when you shower. Things do get stolen. Based on this, I would follow prior advice and download app.Hi - I have read all about the equipment packing lists and figure I have pretty much got everything covered but I still have one question about whether I will have time/need for reading. I'm planning to walk the Norte route solo by the coast, starting from Oviedo, in August, staying in casa rurales/hotels rather than albergues (feels a bit safer with Covid-19 and I must admit I like a good shower and private room after a long day...). I am totally up for having a beer/dining with other people I meet on the way but realise that this year things may end up being a little more solitary than usual. I'm wondering whether people find that they have the time and energy to read or whether once arrived at their accommodation and finished planning for the next day they tend to collapse into a deep sleep. I'm tempted to bring my Kindle but it's a bit heavy and I could also just pick up newspapers on the way... Any thoughts?
I carry my Samsung tablet with Kindle app on it. Useful things for our pilgrimage walks: guidebook in Kindle format. Previously created PDF document with trip plans, emailed to the Kindle account. MyRadar. I load the Giggle maps with the maps of, for example, Madrid, while on wifi somewhere, then use it to help us find our way from Chamartin to Puerto del Sol...if you preload the street maps you can track your blue dot and get yourself organized. If you don't preload the maps (thinking back to a road trip here) you get the blue dot but not roads. Not nearly as informative! I have not been successful at posting to a blog with the phone, something about the tiny screen makes log-in not work for me, but I do use the tablet to post so my relatives won't be worried. Oh and if you have a big enough screen to work with you can look at Gronze.Hi - I have read all about the equipment packing lists and figure I have pretty much got everything covered but I still have one question about whether I will have time/need for reading. I'm planning to walk the Norte route solo by the coast, starting from Oviedo, in August, staying in casa rurales/hotels rather than albergues (feels a bit safer with Covid-19 and I must admit I like a good shower and private room after a long day...). I am totally up for having a beer/dining with other people I meet on the way but realise that this year things may end up being a little more solitary than usual. I'm wondering whether people find that they have the time and energy to read or whether once arrived at their accommodation and finished planning for the next day they tend to collapse into a deep sleep. I'm tempted to bring my Kindle but it's a bit heavy and I could also just pick up newspapers on the way... Any thoughts?
The Norte is lonely in good years so you might want the Kindle for reading.Hi - I have read all about the equipment packing lists and figure I have pretty much got everything covered but I still have one question about whether I will have time/need for reading. I'm planning to walk the Norte route solo by the coast, starting from Oviedo, in August, staying in casa rurales/hotels rather than albergues (feels a bit safer with Covid-19 and I must admit I like a good shower and private room after a long day...). I am totally up for having a beer/dining with other people I meet on the way but realise that this year things may end up being a little more solitary than usual. I'm wondering whether people find that they have the time and energy to read or whether once arrived at their accommodation and finished planning for the next day they tend to collapse into a deep sleep. I'm tempted to bring my Kindle but it's a bit heavy and I could also just pick up newspapers on the way... Any thoughts?
Yes pack itHi - I have read all about the equipment packing lists and figure I have pretty much got everything covered but I still have one question about whether I will have time/need for reading. I'm planning to walk the Norte route solo by the coast, starting from Oviedo, in August, staying in casa rurales/hotels rather than albergues (feels a bit safer with Covid-19 and I must admit I like a good shower and private room after a long day...). I am totally up for having a beer/dining with other people I meet on the way but realise that this year things may end up being a little more solitary than usual. I'm wondering whether people find that they have the time and energy to read or whether once arrived at their accommodation and finished planning for the next day they tend to collapse into a deep sleep. I'm tempted to bring my Kindle but it's a bit heavy and I could also just pick up newspapers on the way... Any thoughts?
Hi - I have read all about the equipment packing lists and figure I have pretty much got everything covered but I still have one question about whether I will have time/need for reading. I'm planning to walk the Norte route solo by the coast, starting from Oviedo, in August, staying in casa rurales/hotels rather than albergues (feels a bit safer with Covid-19 and I must admit I like a good shower and private room after a long day...). I am totally up for having a beer/dining with other people I meet on the way but realise that this year things may end up being a little more solitary than usual. I'm wondering whether people find that they have the time and energy to read or whether once arrived at their accommodation and finished planning for the next day they tend to collapse into a deep sleep. I'm tempted to bring my Kindle but it's a bit heavy and I could also just pick up newspapers on the way... Any thoughts?
In my opinion it is the best option.In my opinion, Kindle is way too heavy. I have all my Kindle books on my phone app, and have Audibles. I listened to books on Audibles before bed but did not really have time or energy to sit and read printed books.
You triggered a whole new world there for me - him standing quietly alongside the old men, nursing a Café Americano, when the long arm of the Guardia Civil taps him on the shoulder. He shrugs, takes a last gulp and bids his compadres a wheezy 'adios'.In 2011 I got the news of Bin Laden beeing taken in a bar in Castillblanco de los Arroyos early in the morning, eagerly discussed by the old men having their morning coffee or beer.
Me too!You triggered a whole new world there for me - him standing quietly alongside the old men, nursing a Café Americano, when the long arm of the Guardia Civil taps him on the shoulder. He shrugs, takes a last gulp and bids his compadres a wheezy 'adios'.
Yup. iPhone + tiny folding keyboard, although I didn’t type enough to justify the keyboard. The sight of a husband and wife each buried in their own Kindle looked a little weird to me. I preferred going down the road to have dinner with friends and yak until my eyes were drooping. And I’m an introvert!FWIW last time on CF took no Kindley thing - too much happening. I took my smartphone and a logitech K380 bluetooth keyboard. Proper typing speed for logging the day's impressions, thoughts and feelings as well as useful for getting into longer conversations with life back in civvy street - on the few times that was absolutely necessary...
cheers, tom
Many people need "alone time" to recharge, and constantly being with other people can be exhausting for them. Don't begrudge those who want some quiet time to read.Nope, don't take it with you.
Talk to a pilgrim next to you. Way more interesting than every e-book.
For guidance: download one of the good apps to your smartphone.
Have fun interconnecting with your fellow pilgrims.
Buen Camino!
Roland
Many people need "alone time" to recharge, and constantly being with other people can be exhausting for them. Don't begrudge those who want some quiet time to read.
Trecile, hope you are having as beautiful a day in southern Oregon as we are having here today on the Salish Sea to your north. To your point: we all have different avenues that take us to, as Happy Gilmore would say, our happy place. Absolutely, we cannot judge nor begrudge what transports folks to where they wish to be. Being alone with my thoughts—however wild they may be as I trudge along—is my fulfillment. I'm not anti-social, but appreciate the solitary overarching element of where I am in the moment. In the evenings, I'm as amiable a companion as are all my fellow Peregrinas (os). Or so I believe. Sending a toast your way down the coast. JohnMany people need "alone time" to recharge, and constantly being with other people can be exhausting for them. Don't begrudge those who want some quiet time to read.
Hi - I have read all about the equipment packing lists and figure I have pretty much got everything covered but I still have one question about whether I will have time/need for reading. I'm planning to walk the Norte route solo by the coast, starting from Oviedo, in August, staying in casa rurales/hotels rather than albergues (feels a bit safer with Covid-19 and I must admit I like a good shower and private room after a long day...). I am totally up for having a beer/dining with other people I meet on the way but realise that this year things may end up being a little more solitary than usual. I'm wondering whether people find that they have the time and energy to read or whether once arrived at their accommodation and finished planning for the next day they tend to collapse into a deep sleep. I'm tempted to bring my Kindle but it's a bit heavy and I could also just pick up newspapers on the way... Any thoughts?
Hi - I have read all about the equipment packing lists and figure I have pretty much got everything covered but I still have one question about whether I will have time/need for reading. I'm planning to walk the Norte route solo by the coast, starting from Oviedo, in August, staying in casa rurales/hotels rather than albergues (feels a bit safer with Covid-19 and I must admit I like a good shower and private room after a long day...). I am totally up for having a beer/dining with other people I meet on the way but realise that this year things may end up being a little more solitary than usual. I'm wondering whether people find that they have the time and energy to read or whether once arrived at their accommodation and finished planning for the next day they tend to collapse into a deep sleep. I'm tempted to bring my Kindle but it's a bit heavy and I could also just pick up newspapers on the way... Any thoughts?
A lot of those things that weigh "nothing" can really add up to something.It weighs nothing
So true! In a backpack on the camino, nothing plus nothing usually adds up to "something".A lot of those things that weigh "nothing" can really add up to something.
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