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thats an awesome blog thank so much!You can read my blog at this link, (and others like it) to see what you can buy for lunch on the Camino:
http://caminosantiago2.blogspot.com/2011/08/lunch-on-camino-santiago.html
I got the cooking utensils covered including a little tiny stove should I need it. Titanium...very light weight. That is one thing I did notice about the albergues...it seems to be common for there not to be utensils of any sort.
Will be going the whole way and probably after...in fact I have been researching Caminos in other parts of Spain. I will walk and bus these. I have time. I am not sure what road I will take after so I like the idea of being prepared.Only the Xunta Albergues in Galicia (in the last 100km) that don't have any utensils. There really isn't a need to carry a stove that you'll use for the last 100km.
I got the cooking utensils covered including a little tiny stove should I need it. Titanium...very light weight. That is one thing I did notice about the albergues...it seems to be common for there not to be utensils of any sort.
Will be going the whole way and probably after...in fact I have been researching Caminos in other parts of Spain. I will walk and bus these. I have time. I am not sure what road I will take after so I like the idea of being prepared.
I got the cooking utensils covered including a little tiny stove should I need it. Titanium...very light weight. That is one thing I did notice about the albergues...it seems to be common for there not to be utensils of any sort.
The grocery stores are well stocked. You can get anything you want (except peanut butter).
It depends upon from where you start. As time goes by walking the Camino, shops in small villages are closing down because there are less pilgrims to cater for. Locals are used to salesmen in vans which visit villages once or twice a week. Locals will tell on which days, although waiting may not be practicable to you. You will find most items which you fancy in the larger towns, if you bother to shop around. One thing is sure: you will not starve on the CaminoI will be starting Sept 1 2014 God willing!
I love you Anne!!! lol. My little stove takes alcohol wood and tablets...im gonna use the alcohol probably because it takes so very little and can be poured out when done with little or no damage to the environment. How much did that tablets cost by the way...fairly inexpensive? We are doing the same Camino Anne...giggles We are gonna have to compare notes as we go!
Yes but at the same time of year so Im excited to hear. Im going to walk it vicariously through you. I do hope you will post occasionally. I will send my email to you and if you need ANYTHING...grins...you just email and Im on it. OMG Anne I am so excited for you! ( I have actually considered walking back through the Norte)The Esbit tabs are a little more expensive than in the U.S. but not outrageously so:
http://www.amazon.es/dp/B0000WR6W8/
I am doing the Norte and starting in a few days (!!!) so it's a bit different from yours but I will definitely share my camping experiences!
I'm carrying a little ultralight stove, too. I bought solid fuel tablets (more lightweight than liquids) via Amazon.es and had them delivered to my hotel. Easy peasy.
Why can't you get peanut butter?
Oh I am too resoursful to starve but I want to eat healthy...I chose to eat healthy. I am sure I will find what I need by the looks of it and I honestly don't mind carrying a bit of food. I figure as the day goes the food will get lighter...and as the weeks go buy I will get lighter and thereby lightening my load anyway...lmao. I insist on not worrying while I am there. No one can starve by not eating for a day or two. Maybe a bit uncomfortable but I'm not gonna die.
I think much of what people see when I ask these questions is a worry from me about the situation...but planning can be as exciting as going. I like to know ...like to be informed and for me its exciting. I have never worried about my safety or my tummy anywhere except in Jamaica....and even there it was a safety issue not an eating issue. GOD PROVIDES!!!
its not fear...it makes me happy to research these things. I don't do it out of a sense of fear...I do it to put myself there already...I am curious george and I love knowing ahead...some people are bent differently than others thats all.I'll be honest, You're creating your own fear of not finding a kitchen with utensils, I brought an Opinel No. 7 knife and a mini sharpener. There will be times when the wave of people you are walking with will have a memorable communal meal together. There really is no need to carry all this cooking equipment, the Camino really does provide, just research which towns have limited services and the Albergues as well.
Why can't you get peanut butter?
simple. I cannot nor do I want to "eat out" every night. I will be in Europe a long time...and in Spain itself for at least two months. It adds up. And sometimes all I want is a really good apple and some excellent cheese and a nice glass of wine.
Consider...if one is to eat out each day it would be min 15 to 20 euro...easy...and if you do the math...??? I honestly would rather cut that by half and spend the rest to buy a ticket to Rome and stay there a couple days in a hostel rather than spend it on my appetite. There is a time and place for everything. I do think I will indulge in the cities...I am looking forward mostly to the seafood...and the lamb...lol.
simple. I cannot nor do I want to "eat out" every night. I will be in Europe a long time...and in Spain itself for at least two months. It adds up. And sometimes all I want is a really good apple and some excellent cheese and a nice glass of wine.
Consider...if one is to eat out each day it would be min 15 to 20 euro...easy...and if you do the math...??? I honestly would rather cut that by half and spend the rest to buy a ticket to Rome and stay there a couple days in a hostel rather than spend it on my appetite. There is a time and place for everything. I do think I will indulge in the cities...I am looking forward mostly to the seafood...and the lamb...lol.
I live a sheltered life remote from civilization, so imagine my delight upon seeing a self service orange juice machine in a green grocery in the wonderful town of Pontevedra on the Camino Portugese. I know I sound like someone pointing at cars but I was delighted to grab myself a litre bottle, press the button and shazam !, frezhly squeezed juice. Talking of Pontevedra, I would return there just to visit the fresh produce market again. EVERY variety of fruit, vegetable , fish, fowl, meat, cheese and MORE !
On the other hand, I view the day as a failure if I don't spend more on food than lodging! When I stay in a Parador, therefore, I have to eat quite well to make it a successful day. Casa Marcelo in Santiago will do that...a couple days in a hostel rather than spend it on my appetite
an apple and some cheese and a glass of wine is not enough fuel to keep you going, believe me, food is more important than most realize, walking 20+ km's every day hammers your body, you will burn off every calorie that you take in and then some. Unless you can get a few people to chip in for dinner, you'll spend just as much if not more than going out. Skimping out on food during the Camino is not a wise choice, being well fed and hydrated during your Camino is most important to your well being and health.
And to think I was too afraid to say that I was going to bring a WHOLE bar of soap with me
The Norte backwards would be very , very, very hard and in some sections very dangerous.
Don't wear yourself out Patti before you go .
Over 200,000 walk the camino each year so your thoughts/ideas will always be yours and the others will always have theirs.
You cannot prepare for what you will go through , please believe me [ blogs etc never show the aches , pains etc]
Patti,
As much as you want to be fully prepared, in the end, the questions you worry most about now may (I say, may) fade into the background when you are actually walking. For example, the real questions might be "Will I always recognize a food store when I see one?" -- in a small village a portable ice cream bar sign out front is a significant clue; in a city the entrance to a large store may be as small as your doorway at home -- and the big one: "When are the stores actually open?"
Can I "like" this several more times..lol ...One by proxy for Anne too for sure!Fasting is good for the soul, I do 48 hour water fasts every so often and feel fantastic after them, I have also carried out my fasts while I have been training for the Camino walking about 17km. I shall not be fasting during my Camino but if I don't come upon any food when I feel I should be eating I shall not be in a state of panic.
All Caminos are different I am told. Enjoy tour Camino Patti and dont let me or anyone change it....(Stick to yer Guns Annie).simple. I cannot nor do I want to "eat out" every night. I will be in Europe a long time...and in Spain itself for at least two months. It adds up. And sometimes all I want is a really good apple and some excellent cheese and a nice glass of wine.
Consider...if one is to eat out each day it would be min 15 to 20 euro...easy...and if you do the math...??? I honestly would rather cut that by half and spend the rest to buy a ticket to Rome and stay there a couple days in a hostel rather than spend it on my appetite. There is a time and place for everything. I do think I will indulge in the cities...I am looking forward mostly to the seafood...and the lamb...lol.
Aw Shucks...Hugged by a Canadian......Hugs Ed
Thanks!
Pattii
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