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Wonderful Ian. You can look forward to it now. Get your tickets!
We're all very brave when we don't have to deal with the Death Star, I mean death stare..
Buen Camino.
Not the slightest chance, say I softly.second half of September will probably be a better bet ... crowds easing off (hopefully)
Good to know, I only walked from Sarria in Sept. and it was not too busy at all, we only had to try a few places in Portomarin before we got a bed, everyplace else was grand.Not the slightest chance, say I softly.
Actually, it peaks... add I, thinking of SJPdP statistics.
One of the 2 worst peaks through the year, elaborate I.
But still walk a great Camino you will, end I before turning completely green.
May the Camino be with you!
Ah aren't I blessed that I am the wifey and make all the decisions . ...
...there are three ways of arguing with a woman .... none of them work.
Me too. When I announce my departure, my husband never complains. Maybe I should worry about that, but I don't!Ah aren't I blessed that I am the wifey and make all the decisions . ...
Hey Ian--I started my walk in 2015 1 October, and I loved it! Hot the first couple weeks (although big storm crossing the Pyrenees) but then cold bright crisp days second half. I was freezing at night a few times from Leon onward to SdC, so if you go later, pack layers and stay warm!
I walked in March / early April, and must say I preferred the autumn months, with beautiful colors of red and orange on the trees, and the bright blue skies....
Ah aren't I blessed that I am the wifey and make all the decisions . ...
Hi Ian - We have a very well-known expression here in Oz ... "Happy wife, happy Life" ...
Buen September Camino!
Cheers - Jenny
When my hubby realised the truth of this he presented me with 2 coffee cups:Duh. Because we are always right.
When it comes to the Camino...you betcha!Surely not on your own!!!
The most important I learned at my Spanish class in Alicante this spring was to always end a debate with a woman with the phrase: "Si, senora"...Ian, there are three ways of arguing with a woman .... none of them work.
Unfortunately you picked one of the exceptions!Problemos ---> masculino
I didn't pick it: My (female...) Spanish teacher did!Unfortunately you picked one of the exceptions!Some words borrowed from Greek are exceptions: "el problema" is masculine but ends in an "a"!
Yes, it is a masculine noun and it perfectly illustrates the humourous point about problems and solutions! I just pointed out that the word is spelled "problema" (not problemo) which is an exception to the general rule that nouns ending in "a" are feminine!I didn't pick it: My (female...) Spanish teacher did!
Women... LOL
Where is the "Unlike" button located???I am female. You can trust me!
He, he. Easy to believe in a higher power, indeed. I've been married to two of those...Well I am sat here with my iPad mumbling away to myself, as one does. What are you mumbling about says my wife. Trying to match up trains to get to St Jean I boldly retort. Well she was a safe distance away.
Why says she, so I can go walking says I, again getting bolder by the second.
When you going says she, now having looked up and looking at me.
Why the 15th of May says I, a little less bold due to the death stare I now found myself in.
Ha says she, I just got the date for my knee replacement, oh says I rather sheepishly now that the stare is getting worse.
When's that I slip in under my breath. End of April she says without a breath, actually don't think she breathed throughout the whole conversation.
Oh says I, what about my backpack, Swiss Army knife and socks.
Sure they will keep till later in the year says she
September may be a nice time to walk pitifully cries I.
I'm sure she retorts in that way that only wives, mother and head mistresses can do.
So September it is
Funny old world
He, he. Easy to believe in a higher power, indeed. I've been married to two of those...
Well I am sat here with my iPad mumbling away to myself, as one does. What are you mumbling about says my wife. Trying to match up trains to get to St Jean I boldly retort. Well she was a safe distance away.
Why says she, so I can go walking says I, again getting bolder by the second.
When you going says she, now having looked up and looking at me.
Why the 15th of May says I, a little less bold due to the death stare I now found myself in.
Ha says she, I just got the date for my knee replacement, oh says I rather sheepishly now that the stare is getting worse.
When's that I slip in under my breath. End of April she says without a breath, actually don't think she breathed throughout the whole conversation.
Oh says I, what about my backpack, Swiss Army knife and socks.
Sure they will keep till later in the year says she
September may be a nice time to walk pitifully cries I.
I'm sure she retorts in that way that only wives, mother and head mistresses can do.
So September it is
Funny old world
Well I am sat here with my iPad mumbling away to myself, as one does. What are you mumbling about says my wife. Trying to match up trains to get to St Jean I boldly retort. Well she was a safe distance away.
Why says she, so I can go walking says I, again getting bolder by the second.
When you going says she, now having looked up and looking at me.
Why the 15th of May says I, a little less bold due to the death stare I now found myself in.
Ha says she, I just got the date for my knee replacement, oh says I rather sheepishly now that the stare is getting worse.
When's that I slip in under my breath. End of April she says without a breath, actually don't think she breathed throughout the whole conversation.
Oh says I, what about my backpack, Swiss Army knife and socks.
Sure they will keep till later in the year says she
September may be a nice time to walk pitifully cries I.
I'm sure she retorts in that way that only wives, mother and head mistresses can do.
So September it is
Funny old world
Well I am sat here with my iPad mumbling away to myself, as one does. What are you mumbling about says my wife. Trying to match up trains to get to St Jean I boldly retort. Well she was a safe distance away.
Why says she, so I can go walking says I, again getting bolder by the second.
When you going says she, now having looked up and looking at me.
Why the 15th of May says I, a little less bold due to the death stare I now found myself in.
Ha says she, I just got the date for my knee replacement, oh says I rather sheepishly now that the stare is getting worse.
When's that I slip in under my breath. End of April she says without a breath, actually don't think she breathed throughout the whole conversation.
Oh says I, what about my backpack, Swiss Army knife and socks.
Sure they will keep till later in the year says she
September may be a nice time to walk pitifully cries I.
I'm sure she retorts in that way that only wives, mother and head mistresses can do.
So September it is
Funny old world
Just book your flight. The rest will fall into place.Well I am sat here with my iPad mumbling away to myself, as one does. What are you mumbling about says my wife. Trying to match up trains to get to St Jean I boldly retort. Well she was a safe distance away.
Why says she, so I can go walking says I, again getting bolder by the second.
When you going says she, now having looked up and looking at me.
Why the 15th of May says I, a little less bold due to the death stare I now found myself in.
Ha says she, I just got the date for my knee replacement, oh says I rather sheepishly now that the stare is getting worse.
When's that I slip in under my breath. End of April she says without a breath, actually don't think she breathed throughout the whole conversation.
Oh says I, what about my backpack, Swiss Army knife and socks.
Sure they will keep till later in the year says she
September may be a nice time to walk pitifully cries I.
I'm sure she retorts in that way that only wives, mother and head mistresses can do.
So September it is
Funny old world
Ha ha - I was looking forward to May, booking tickets today!!! Still now I have the additional joy of researching September. Perhaps I will post a thread on should I take a bag or a liner. Perhaps not eh. A bag or a liner? Are you being cryptically funny.
You know on reflection I think you got it right the first time. She picks on me cos I is little and she is very very tall.
Ah aren't I blessed that I am the wifey and make all the decisions . ...
September is a very fine time to walk el camino francesWell I am sat here with my iPad mumbling away to myself, as one does. What are you mumbling about says my wife. Trying to match up trains to get to St Jean I boldly retort. Well she was a safe distance away.
Why says she, so I can go walking says I, again getting bolder by the second.
When you going says she, now having looked up and looking at me.
Why the 15th of May says I, a little less bold due to the death stare I now found myself in.
Ha says she, I just got the date for my knee replacement, oh says I rather sheepishly now that the stare is getting worse.
When's that I slip in under my breath. End of April she says without a breath, actually don't think she breathed throughout the whole conversation.
Oh says I, what about my backpack, Swiss Army knife and socks.
Sure they will keep till later in the year says she
September may be a nice time to walk pitifully cries I.
I'm sure she retorts in that way that only wives, mother and head mistresses can do.
So September it is
Funny old world
AhhI am blessed because I am single and make decisions only for myself .... was married for 23 yrs and for me at least life alone is bliss
I did Camino this year mid September .... contented sigh .... think about it daily ..... exhusband thinks I am mad for going on adventures
Hello, Ian! I had a good laugh reading your post as I look out my window and snow & sleet falling in Pennsylvania!
I walked the Camino in September this year. I researched the Camino a couple of years before I took the plunge this year. I'll share a couple of observations.
I debated about a bag liner vs. a sleeping bag and settled on a lightweight one-season sleeping bag and was glad I did. I started Sept. 2 from SJPP. We had highs in the 90sF (35C+/-). By the end I was starting the day around 40F ( 5C), so the bag was appreciated more at the end than the beginning.
Also, I was told that the week I started was the busiest week ever on the Camino. I don't know if that was accurate, but beds were hard to come by the first several days. At Roncesvalles, the lady working in the laundry room said she heard they put up 390 pilgrims the day before. They're listed as having about 180 beds. I heard they put up over 300 the day I was there. I was fortunate to have reserved a bed at Orisson about two months in advance, so I got to Roncesvalles early enough to get a bed in the renovated section. Also, I signed up for the pilgrim's dinner and was seated with a wonderful Aussie couple who made reservations for the entire table in Zibriri. Many pilgrims had to go on to the next town or two to find a bed the next day. I got a Spanish SIM card in Pamplona and started making reservations to relieve the stress and worry of finding a bed. I was not expecting these crowds. I thought Sept would be a slow time as students should be back in school, but I heard it's a prime time due to good weather. Later on, the crowds eased up, even as I approached Santiago. Beds became plentiful. I will say that I was blessed in that I only got rained on slightly once in 39 days, which is very unusual.
Whenever you go, prepare and be flexible, make friends, and you will enjoy!
Buen Camino!!!
Obviously you are not American? No wait maybe you are. Aren't they accused of being a bit sexist and would never say such things for fear of being blamed for said accusations? I'm so confused! Anyway, great Camino vino conversation!
Well I am sat here with my iPad mumbling away to myself, as one does. What are you mumbling about says my wife. Trying to match up trains to get to St Jean I boldly retort. Well she was a safe distance away.
Why says she, so I can go walking says I, again getting bolder by the second.
When you going says she, now having looked up and looking at me.
Why the 15th of May says I, a little less bold due to the death stare I now found myself in.
Ha says she, I just got the date for my knee replacement, oh says I rather sheepishly now that the stare is getting worse.
When's that I slip in under my breath. End of April she says without a breath, actually don't think she breathed throughout the whole conversation.
Oh says I, what about my backpack, Swiss Army knife and socks.
Sure they will keep till later in the year says she
September may be a nice time to walk pitifully cries I.
I'm sure she retorts in that way that only wives, mother and head mistresses can do.
So September it is
Funny old world
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