Stephanie Martin
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- Camino in Sept/Oct/Nov 2022 (via the French route)
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I love it, this will be my go-to breakfast as well. I leave tomorrow for Spain and will start my first Camino, the Frances of course! Thank you for your insights.I always found one open and ready with a hot "cafe con leche" and a croissant, which soon became, and remains, my go-to breakfast.
I love it, this will be my go-to breakfast as well. I leave tomorrow for Spain and will start my first Camino, the Frances of course! Thank you for your insights.
Oh, yes - I am good little hobbit and have a second breakfast while watching pilgrims go by ... I am so excited!!! I leave for Spain tomorrow and start my first Camino in early September.if you’re walking through populated area act like any good hobbit and go for second breakfast a little later.
Oh, yes - that will go down very well with a beerDon't forget the pan con tomate.
I have been doing that at home while training. I leave for Spain tomorrow to do my first Camino, the Frances of course! I like your suggestion to walk for about an hour and stopping at a cafe to have a cafe con leche before proceeding. I am so excited!!! Thank youWe always took a shower shortly after arriving the day before. Each morning, we promptly got up at 6 am and were ready to begin at 7 am.
Oh, yes - that will go down very well with a beer
I know ... I used to make it for my breakfast in my native ChileWell to be honest I only saw pan con tomate served as a breakfast.
It is not like an italian bruschetta.
Buen CaminoOh, yes - I am good little hobbit and have a second breakfast while watching pilgrims go by ... I am so excited!!! I leave for Spain tomorrow and start my first Camino in early September.
Like you, I like to get an early start, and in 8 Caminos I have found it rare for cafes and bars to be open prior to 0700. I typically do not stop at the end of "stage" towns. One might walk an hour or 3 before finding an open cafe. Therefore, I usually take a ziploc bag to my pilgrim meal the night before and fill it with 3-4 slices of bread rather than eat it for supper. I also buy a box of granola bars every couple days so there is always a snack in the pack.Hi all,
Just wondering what time most breakfast places/supermercados open on the Camino Frances? I'll have mostly early starts (6am) as I'm a slow walker. Wondering if places are open then. Also, if I buy food from the supermercado the evening before for storage to the next day, do most albergues have enough fridge capacity for pilgrims, is storage easy? Thank you!
I live in Spain, in Madrid, and I've walked a couple of Caminos. Bar/Cafeteria morning opening times will vary according to location and day of the week. In general, most would open about 8am, although in larger towns you might find some that open at 7am or 7.30am. In my experience, I've never seen or heard of any that open before 7am. Some albergues might have coffee making facilities and a small kitchen with breakfast. There are also some strategically placed vending machines for drinks and snacks. In smaller towns, the bakers (panaderia) might be open around 7.30 and some do take-away coffee.Hi all,
Just wondering what time most breakfast places/supermercados open on the Camino Frances? I'll have mostly early starts (6am) as I'm a slow walker. Wondering if places are open then. Also, if I buy food from the supermercado the evening before for storage to the next day, do most albergues have enough fridge capacity for pilgrims, is storage easy? Thank you!
Many questions can be answered by looking through the many vlogs posted on Youtube by Efrén Gonzalez. He is not only a Peregrino with experience on the Caminos of Spain but many hikes around the world.Hi all,
Just wondering what time most breakfast places/supermercados open on the Camino Frances? I'll have mostly early starts (6am) as I'm a slow walker. Wondering if places are open then. Also, if I buy food from the supermercado the evening before for storage to the next day, do most albergues have enough fridge capacity for pilgrims, is storage easy? Thank you!
As others have suggested, the hours are not predictable. While the infrastructure on the Frances is plentiful enough for safety and general well-being, the experience has (fortunately) not been totally homogenized. Every town is not equipped with an identical pilgrim care station. If you get sick or injured, help will be along soon. However, if you are just in need of a 6 a.m. coffee or snack, you might be deprived occasionally. It would be very difficult (and not so much fun, in my mind) to program in advance every meal and event along the way.Just wondering what time most breakfast places/supermercados open on the Camino Frances?
Understandably - thank you. I leave tomorrow for Spain and will be taking a few sachets of instant coffee before leaving the albergue for those cold morningsAs others have suggested, the hours are not predictable. While the infrastructure on the Frances is plentiful enough for safety and general well-being, the experience has (fortunately) not been totally homogenized. Every town is not equipped with an identical pilgrim care station. If you get sick or injured, help will be along soon. However, if you are just in need of a 6 a.m. coffee or snack, you might be deprived occasionally. It would be very difficult (and not so much fun, in my mind) to program in advance every meal and event along the way.
I am so very excited for you!! Have a wonderful time, don't hesitate to connect to this forum along the way if you have any questions, problems, etc.I love it, this will be my go-to breakfast as well. I leave tomorrow for Spain and will start my first Camino, the Frances of course! Thank you for your insights.
Are you suggesting not having a beer for breakfast?Well to be honest I only saw pan con tomate served as a breakfast.
It is not like an italian bruschetta.
Surely not. I am sure that a number of regular posters are up for this and would relish the structure.It would be very difficult (and not so much fun, in my mind) to program in advance every meal and event along the way.
Programing every breakfast, lunch and dinner from here and now seems rather difficult to me. But I don't mind if someone else wants to do that.Surely not. I am sure that a number of regular posters are up for this and would relish the structure.
Welcome.Understandably - thank you. I leave tomorrow for Spain and will be taking a few sachets of instant coffee before leaving the albergue for those cold mornings
Nahhh, after all it's 5 o'clock ... somewhere!!!Are you suggesting not having a beer for breakfast?
If you don't find anything open when you set off, then get comfortable 8-10km in and you'll be ripe for a pitstop and coffee/breakfast break when all is open.
Buen camino, @AidaYYC!I leave tomorrow for Spain and will start my first Camino,
Oh, yes - I am good little hobbit and have a second breakfast while watching pilgrims go by ... I am so excited!!! I leave for Spain tomorrow and start my first Camino in early September.
Great to hear itIt's amazing how many meals can fit into a Pilgrim's day on the CF, without really having to try that hard
You won't go hungry.......
It's amazing how many meals can fit into a Pilgrim's day on the CF, without really having to try that hard
You won't go hungry.......
Oh, yes - I am good little hobbit and have a second breakfast while watching pilgrims go by ... I am so excited!!! I leave for Spain tomorrow and start my first Camino in early September.
Maybe not fun at the time - I've been there, done that! But it is fun to talk about it afterwards. I am happy if it happens once or twice on every Camino, just to remind me of what an intrepid adventurer I am.We also found on a number of occasions that we had to walk for a couple of hours before we found a place that was open, which wasn't fun.
I’m excited for you too. For me, one of the joys of the Camino is you really don’t know what’s around the next corner, so finding a welcome looking cafe that’s open early on is a treat.. Dive in grab a cafe and toastada… every day is different. Sometimes you'll see a cafe close by, other days you might have to walk an hour or so. Also look out for local bakeries as these are often open very early. Buen CaminoNahhh, after all it's 5 o'clock ... somewhere!!!
I only ever had it over cereal. One must maintain a veneer of civilization after all.Are you suggesting not having a beer for breakfast?
In the bigger cities there was no problem, but most other places things weren’t open until about 8 o’clock when I was there in April and May of this year.Hi all,
Just wondering what time most breakfast places/supermercados open on the Camino Frances? I'll have mostly early starts (6am) as I'm a slow walker. Wondering if places are open then. Also, if I buy food from the supermercado the evening before for storage to the next day, do most albergues have enough fridge capacity for pilgrims, is storage easy? Thank you!
We start out at about 6. By 8, we find they are open.Hi all,
Just wondering what time most breakfast places/supermercados open on the Camino Frances? I'll have mostly early starts (6am) as I'm a slow walker. Wondering if places are open then. Also, if I buy food from the supermercado the evening before for storage to the next day, do most albergues have enough fridge capacity for pilgrims, is storage easy? Thank you!
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