Paulo Arantes
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Yes, it is quite common. Kitchen space is usually limited, so working together works best. The cost of the ingredients is shared, but the cook works for free! Cleanup typically is a joint effort. Pasta is quite common, but more exotic meals are always welcome.Is it ok to cook more food and offer for other pilgrims to have company for dinner??
I'll address this one first - NO!is it ok to leave your luggage on the bed...
I'll address this one first - NO!
Never put your pack on your bed. When I was at the public donativo albergue in Ponferreda one of the hospitaleros saw packs on a couple of beds and took them away. Their owners got a good talking to about leaving packs on the beds.
My routine after walking was shower, wash and hang clothes on the line, and only then could I relax.
By the time I was done with that it was about 2:00 to 4:00, so I'd either lay down and rest, walk around town, or meet up with other pilgrims in a bar (cafe). Other than one time when I cooked for a couple of other pilgrims in the albergue kitchen I ate dinner at a restaurant or bar.
I'll address this one first - NO!
Never put your pack on your bed. When I was at the public donativo albergue in Ponferreda one of the hospitaleros saw packs on a couple of beds and took them away. Their owners got a good talking to about leaving packs on the beds.
My routine after walking was shower, wash and hang clothes on the line, and only then could I relax.
By the time I was done with that it was about 2:00 to 4:00, so I'd either lay down and rest, walk around town, or meet up with other pilgrims in a bar (cafe). Other than one time when I cooked for a couple of other pilgrims in the albergue kitchen I ate dinner at a restaurant or bar.
I tend to avoid hitting the bar until after everything else is done, but some people seem to make it a priority. It's very much a personal choice!!
Paulo, welcome to the Forum! My best routine:
1. The night before I depart on Camino, I take everything out of my pack and remove any item I think ...I Might Need.
2. Once at my starting place I check the weather for the next few days. Going to be wet and cold...I put my suntan lotion and swim suit on the bottom of my pack and move my fleece, windbreaker and poncho to the top.
3. Starting my walk...I go slowly. My daily goal is seldom beyond 20 km. That way I can start about 08:00, stop about 10:00 for tea and finish about 14:00.
4. At location: claim a bunk, do not put pack on the bunk, do not leave valuables on the bunk (there may be "non pilgrims" that wander thru looking for your stuff),wash my clothes as I shower (if you put your valuables in a traveler pouch...don't hang it on the door hook. Easy to reach over when your eyes are soapy.
5. Hang out clothes...put on sandals, go to Mercado...buy food and drink...return to albergue and cook. If no cooking facilities...go out with your new Camino friends , eat and drink.
6. Return to albergue...check your laundry, check for your boots (many look similar...use bright colored laces to easily discriminate. Check the route you will start off tomorrow. If you start in darkness you may go in the wrong direction.
7. Go to sleep
8. Get up...brush your teeth...eat a bit and have a great Camino.
9. If I am walking over several weeks...I try to stop about every five days and take a room in a pension. Recharges my batteries. They may have a bar or restaurant.
10. I carry no more than €200. There are plenty it ATMs.
Just some thoughts
Buen Camino
Arn
Yes, it is quite common. Kitchen space is usually limited, so working together works best. The cost of the ingredients is shared, but the cook works for free! Cleanup typically is a joint effort. Pasta is quite common, but more exotic meals are always welcome.
I am more of a coffee person than a bar person... Thank you for the tips...
I am more of a coffee person than a bar person... Thank you for the tips...
You will find that what we think of as cafes are called bars in Spain. So you will probably be drinking your morning coffee in a bar.I am more of a coffee person than a bar person... Thank you for the tips...
Paulo, welcome to the Forum! My best routine:
1. The night before I depart on Camino, I take everything out of my pack and remove any item I think ...I Might Need.
2. Once at my starting place I check the weather for the next few days. Going to be wet and cold...I put my suntan lotion and swim suit on the bottom of my pack and move my fleece, windbreaker and poncho to the top.
3. Starting my walk...I go slowly. My daily goal is seldom beyond 20 km. That way I can start about 08:00, stop about 10:00 for tea and finish about 14:00.
4. At location: claim a bunk, do not put pack on the bunk, do not leave valuables on the bunk (there may be "non pilgrims" that wander thru looking for your stuff),wash my clothes as I shower (if you put your valuables in a traveler pouch...don't hang it on the door hook. Easy to reach over when your eyes are soapy.
5. Hang out clothes...put on sandals, go to Mercado...buy food and drink...return to albergue and cook. If no cooking facilities...go out with your new Camino friends , eat and drink.
6. Return to albergue...check your laundry, check for your boots (many look similar...use bright colored laces to easily discriminate. Check the route you will start off tomorrow. If you start in darkness you may go in the wrong direction.
7. Go to sleep
8. Get up...brush your teeth...eat a bit and have a great Camino.
9. If I am walking over several weeks...I try to stop about every five days and take a room in a pension. Recharges my batteries. They may have a bar or restaurant.
10. I carry no more than €200. There are plenty it ATMs.
Just some thoughts
Buen Camino
Arn
So, leaving the luggage on the bed is a no no... is there any other kind of "faux pas" I should be aware of to not make the host mad??? (other than the regular. I won't make noise in the morning, leave things ready for when I'm leaving, etc).
You're right! When I first created my profile I was thinking on doing VDLP... I'll change it now. Thank you.I notice that under your avatar, you indicate "Via de la Plata in may 2017" but you posted your question in the Camino Frances section. (I only mention this because the VdlP in May will probably be very hot and have fewer walkers, so your routine might be somewhat different from the busy Frances.)
I've got a LOT of information from this site but one thing still makes me a little nervous about the walk.
What is your routine during the walk? I mean, I have plenty of information regarding the walk, equipment, taking care of the blisters, but when you arrive to your destination, what is the order you do your routine? Look for the albergue, buy food, sit to talk to friends?! You leave your luggage on the albergue and go out for a meal, you cook it there, you wash your clothes right away, is it ok to leave your luggage on the bed...
I really like to cook (although I am a physician). Is it ok to cook more food and offer for other pilgrims to have company for dinner??
I really think I should relax and let the camino show me the routine but I am a little anxious about this part... So, what is your best routine on an average day??
Thank you for your attenttion.
There is much written about good behaviour on this forum, some of it seems to be guided by self interest, and some of it is genuinely enlightened. Take all of it with caution, but if you want something useful, try this -->> https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/albergue-etiquette.7634/.Is there a Camino etiquete guide?
And that is why I'm a chaotic person and Arn is not! Impressive and clear routine Arn...
A bar in Spain in not aplace where yougo to have alcohol but a cafe, which also serves alcohol (beer, cidra and cheap wine, not cocktails -it's not a pub nor a disco of anykind) and food for brekfast, luch and often dinner.I am more of a coffee person than a bar person... Thank you for the tips...
You will likely not see a "host" in the morning as breakfast, if included is laid out the night before, and often do not evenstay on the premices. It really is not bery formal, to say the least.So, leaving the luggage on the bed is a no no... is there any other kind of "faux pas" I should be aware of so I don't bother the host or other pilgrims??? (other than the regular. I won't make noise in the morning, leave things ready for when I'm leaving, etc). Is there a Camino etiquete guide?
you are a "bar person", at least while on the Camino.
That's a new self-imposed restriction! I wish her luck with that one.Returning from one Camino I met a young American woman in London. We got into conversation and she said she might like to walk a Camino some day. She also told me that for religious reasons she would never eat or drink anywhere which sold alcohol. Easy enough in her home area in the southern USA. A bit more of a problem in London. I'm not at all sure she understood quite what a challenge it would be while walking the Camino Frances.
A bar in Spain in not aplace where yougo to have alcohol but a cafe, which also serves alcohol (beer, cidra and cheap wine, not cocktails -it's not a pub nor a disco of anykind) and food for brekfast, luch and often dinner.
In a bar you will have your morning cafe con leche, napoletana (croissant with chocolate), croissant and/or tortilla de patata, and another cafe con leche. It is where you will patiently wait for your bowels andbladder to wake up so you can relieve them before heading out for your next few km.
A bar is also where you will have your second breakfast around 10 am, another cafe con leche, perhaps freshly squezed orange juice, and a slice of tortilla de patatas if you didn't already havesome for brekfast.
A bar in Spain is where you will order an Aquarius (electrolyte drink) , or beer, with a bocadillo (sandwich) or your daily veggies in the form of an ensalada mixta (mixted salad with a can of tuna).
A bar in Spain is where you will sit on the terrace after you are showered and laundry is done, check email with their free weefee (wifi) while enjoying some olives and crisps.
It may also be where you will have another beer with tapas or a menu del peregrino, although there are also more formalish restaurantsfor that, but they are often one and the same.
Yes, you are a "bar person", at least while on the Camino.
Relax! You will find your own routine and will probably vary it sometimes, depending on different variables. This is one of the things about the Camino that is so addicting. Having so few decisions to make and getting to make them however you like with nobody telling you what to do.
Except if you walk with your wife
If you are reading this my Love............ONLY JOKING!
A bar in Spain in not aplace where yougo to have alcohol but a cafe, which also serves alcohol (beer, cidra and cheap wine, not cocktails -it's not a pub nor a disco of anykind) and food for brekfast, luch and often dinner.
In a bar you will have your morning cafe con leche, napoletana (croissant with chocolate), croissant and/or tortilla de patata, and another cafe con leche. It is where you will patiently wait for your bowels andbladder to wake up so you can relieve them before heading out for your next few km.
A bar is also where you will have your second breakfast around 10 am, another cafe con leche, perhaps freshly squezed orange juice, and a slice of tortilla de patatas if you didn't already havesome for brekfast.
A bar in Spain is where you will order an Aquarius (electrolyte drink) , or beer, with a bocadillo (sandwich) or your daily veggies in the form of an ensalada mixta (mixted salad with a can of tuna).
A bar in Spain is where you will sit on the terrace after you are showered and laundry is done, check email with their free weefee (wifi) while enjoying some olives and crisps.
It may also be where you will have another beer with tapas or a menu del peregrino, although there are also more formalish restaurantsfor that, but they are often one and the same.
Yes, you are a "bar person", at least while on the Camino.
I really like to cook (although I am a physician). Is it ok to cook more food and offer for other pilgrims to have company for dinner??
So, leaving the luggage on the bed is a no no... is there any other kind of "faux pas" I should be aware of so I don't bother the host or other pilgrims??? (other than the regular. I won't make noise in the morning, leave things ready for when I'm leaving, etc). Is there a Camino etiquete guide?
Do assume, if there is a chair next to your bunk, that it is not for your use entirely. Use it, by all means, but leave it free to be used temporarily by the next pilgrim. Space is usually at a premium in albergues; store your stuff under the bed (or as out of the way as possible) or hang it from the bunk. Buen Camino.....is there any other kind of "faux pas" I should be aware of so I don't bother the host or other pilgrims???
They will have plenty coffee of all types in the spanish bars. Buen CaminoI am more of a coffee person than a bar person... Thank you for the tips...
Paulo, welcome to the Forum! My best routine:
1. The night before I depart on Camino, I take everything out of my pack and remove any item I think ...I Might Need.
2. Once at my starting place I check the weather for the next few days. Going to be wet and cold...I put my suntan lotion and swim suit on the bottom of my pack and move my fleece, windbreaker and poncho to the top.
3. Starting my walk...I go slowly. My daily goal is seldom beyond 20 km. That way I can start about 08:00, stop about 10:00 for tea and finish about 14:00.
4. At location: claim a bunk, do not put pack on the bunk, do not leave valuables on the bunk (there may be "non pilgrims" that wander thru looking for your stuff),wash my clothes as I shower (if you put your valuables in a traveler pouch...don't hang it on the door hook. Easy to reach over when your eyes are soapy.
5. Hang out clothes...put on sandals, go to Mercado...buy food and drink...return to albergue and cook. If no cooking facilities...go out with your new Camino friends , eat and drink.
6. Return to albergue...check your laundry, check for your boots (many look similar...use bright colored laces to easily discriminate. Check the route you will start off tomorrow. If you start in darkness you may go in the wrong direction.
7. Go to sleep
8. Get up...brush your teeth...eat a bit and have a great Camino.
9. If I am walking over several weeks...I try to stop about every five days and take a room in a pension. Recharges my batteries. They may have a bar or restaurant.
10. I carry no more than €200. There are plenty it ATMs.
Just some thoughts
Buen Camino
Arn
I've got a LOT of information from this site but one thing still makes me a little nervous about the walk.
What is your routine during the walk? I mean, I have plenty of information regarding the walk, equipment, taking care of the blisters, but when you arrive to your destination, what is the order you do your routine? Look for the albergue, buy food, sit to talk to friends?! You leave your luggage on the albergue and go out for a meal, you cook it there, you wash your clothes right away, is it ok to leave your luggage on the bed...
I really like to cook (although I am a physician). Is it ok to cook more food and offer for other pilgrims to have company for dinner??
I really think I should relax and let the camino show me the routine but I am a little anxious about this part... So, what is your best routine on an average day??
Thank you for your attenttion.
I hope we run in to each other I also love to cook. It looks like doing so might be a nice change now and thenPasta will probably be a good choice for me to cook as most of my dishes are confort food and take too long cooking (gumbo, beef bourguignon, vatapa (a brazilian dish), etc)
What?????! A) I never came across such "club", B) How do you know this? Must make for wuite a funny story: I was wearing my Macabi skirt, Moab shoes and Tilley hat, looking for a place to use the facilities and order an Aquarus....Regarding pubs, cafeterias and the likes...
Beware : a club is not always a club as we know it....When the windows are blackened and / or there is a distinctive neon light then it is more than likely a place for paid sex.
Just telling....
Regarding pubs, cafeterias and the likes...
Beware : a club is not always a club as we know it....When the windows are blackened and / or there is a distinctive neon light then it is more than likely a place for paid sex.
Just telling....
And please, if you are on the bottom bunk, don't put your pack at the base of the ladder for the top bunk!Do assume, if there is a chair next to your bunk, that it is not for your use entirely. Use it, by all means, but leave it free to be used temporarily by the next pilgrim. Space is usually at a premium in albergues; store your stuff under the bed (or as out of the way as possible) or hang it from the bunk. Buen Camino.
What?????! A) I never came across such "club", B) How do you know this? Must make for wuite a funny story: I was wearing my Macabi skirt, Moab shoes and Tilley hat, looking for a place to use the facilities and order an Aquarus....
Doesn't tell me how you found out thoughDon't want to digress too much from OP's question.
But google for it and you will find some answers.
Doesn't tell me how you found out though.
I hope we run in to each other I also love to cook. It looks like doing so might be a nice change now and then
behave as if you are a guest in Spain and a friend of every fellow peregrino in the Albergues and you won't go far wrong.
but please don't wash your clothes while you shower, unless there are absolutely no other pilgrims waiting for an empty stall so they can shower.....you would be in there twice as long as needs to be and also it uses up hot water. Hot water can get used up real quick when several pilgrims are all using showers at the same time. I would take what we called "ship showers" in the military. Rinse down, shut off water, soap up real good all over, and turn on water again and rinse off soap. Repeat if need be. Probably uses half as much hot water.Great routine Arn!!! Thank you very much.
In Spain there is often a world of difference between common English usage and Spanish actualities. A Casino may well feature games of chance involving opportunities for financial loss or gain but it will more closely resemble a community social club with a game of 21's played for cents than the Casino Monte Carlo. And it is a place where pilgrims will, often but not always be welcome (ask). A Club will have a specific licence for the activities it offers and is very unlikely to be open for business during the hours that respectable pilgrims are afoot. The most striking example, for the curious, exists on the first day of the Primitivo out of Oviedo where those who choose to take the worthwhile diversion to Naranco, will find that they pass a 'club' much as described by @SabineP, mirror windows, spiky gates, but at 'that' time of the morning tranquil in its suburban location. Students of the human condition might also like to pay attention to the Hostal Moratinos where the proprietor concluded some time ago that the S&M crowd had deeper pockets than peregrinos when it came to paying his bank loan.
All pilgrims are reminded that they are 'strangers in a strange land', and in a 'different country' where 'they do things differently'.
And for the OP: behave as if you are a guest in Spain and a friend of every fellow peregrino in the Albergues and you won't go far wrong.
Mark, I served on both ships, jungle and in the desert. Trust me...I'm quite adept at getting in and getting out of the shower. That said, I would say that the time I spend in a shower is minimal.but please don't wash your clothes while you shower, unless there are absolutely no other pilgrims waiting for an empty stall so they can shower.....you would be in there twice as long as needs to be and also it uses up hot water. Hot water can get used up real quick when several pilgrims are all using showers at the same time. I would take what we called "ship showers" in the military. Rinse down, shut off water, soap up real good all over, and turn on water again and rinse off soap. Repeat if need be. Probably uses half as much hot water.
I would say that almost 100% of the albergues have laundry wash sinks.
Being a tea drinker...I stand out among a group of coffee drinkers...great way to open up a conversationArn probably doesn't get distracted by all the coffee choices ;-)
Two cults; admit it!Being a tea drinker...I stand out among a group of coffee drinkers.
Mark, I served on both ships, jungle and in the desert. Trust me...I'm quite adept at getting in and getting out of the shower. That said, I would say that the time I spend in a shower is minimal.
Wet down, soap up, rinse off, get out!
Being a tea drinker...I stand out among a group of coffee drinkers...great way to open up a conversation
Wow!!! Great!!! We can share the kitchen and I'll teach you a little about brazilian cuisine...
No, just a Boy Scout that cares for the comfort of others. And, nope...not a bubble headSo you're a submarine showerer then ;-) Who drinks tea.
I've got a LOT of information from this site but one thing still makes me a little nervous about the walk.
What is your routine during the walk? I mean, I have plenty of information regarding the walk, equipment, taking care of the blisters, but when you arrive to your destination, what is the order you do your routine? Look for the albergue, buy food, sit to talk to friends?! You leave your luggage on the albergue and go out for a meal, you cook it there, you wash your clothes right away, is it ok to leave your luggage on the bed...
I really like to cook (although I am a physician). Is it ok to cook more food and offer for other pilgrims to have company for dinner??
I really think I should relax and let the camino show me the routine but I am a little anxious about this part... So, what is your best routine on an average day??
Thank you for your attenttion.
Paulo, welcome to the Forum! My best routine:
1. The night before I depart on Camino, I take everything out of my pack and remove any item I think ...I Might Need.
2. Once at my starting place I check the weather for the next few days. Going to be wet and cold...I put my suntan lotion and swim suit on the bottom of my pack and move my fleece, windbreaker and poncho to the top.
3. Starting my walk...I go slowly. My daily goal is seldom beyond 20 km. That way I can start about 08:00, stop about 10:00 for tea and finish about 14:00.
4. At location: claim a bunk, do not put pack on the bunk, do not leave valuables on the bunk (there may be "non pilgrims" that wander thru looking for your stuff),wash my clothes as I shower (if you put your valuables in a traveler pouch...don't hang it on the door hook. Easy to reach over when your eyes are soapy.
5. Hang out clothes...put on sandals, go to Mercado...buy food and drink...return to albergue and cook. If no cooking facilities...go out with your new Camino friends , eat and drink.
6. Return to albergue...check your laundry, check for your boots (many look similar...use bright colored laces to easily discriminate. Check the route you will start off tomorrow. If you start in darkness you may go in the wrong direction.
7. Go to sleep
8. Get up...brush your teeth...eat a bit and have a great Camino.
9. If I am walking over several weeks...I try to stop about every five days and take a room in a pension. Recharges my batteries. They may have a bar or restaurant.
10. I carry no more than €200. There are plenty it ATMs.
Just some thoughts
Buen Camino
Arn
Many places have wine AND coffee...I am more of a coffee person than a bar person... Thank you for the tips...
I've got a LOT of information from this site but one thing still makes me a little nervous about the walk.
What is your routine during the walk? I mean, I have plenty of information regarding the walk, equipment, taking care of the blisters, but when you arrive to your destination, what is the order you do your routine? Look for the albergue, buy food, sit to talk to friends?! You leave your luggage on the albergue and go out for a meal, you cook it there, you wash your clothes right away, is it ok to leave your luggage on the bed...
I really like to cook (although I am a physician). Is it ok to cook more food and offer for other pilgrims to have company for dinner??
I really think I should relax and let the camino show me the routine but I am a little anxious about this part... So, what is your best routine on an average day??
Thank you for your attenttion.
then you will LOVE LOVE the cafe con leche!I am more of a coffee person than a bar person... Thank you for the tips...
I'm not a regular coffee drinker, but in Spain....then you will LOVE LOVE the cafe con leche!
I'm not a regular coffee drinker, but in Spain....
Gracias a dios!Many places have wine AND coffee...
I found this very helpful for me . thank you and Buen Camino!i am sure you will run into a Camino guru by the end of day 1 who will show you the ropes... they are everywhere!
in any case, it's awesome that you have decided to do the Camino. so here are my 2 cents:
shower asap, you never know when the hot water will go. noise will be an issue, no way around it, first one up in teh morning is going to wake up everyone else in the room, no matter how quiet they try to be. there really is no such thing as a cafeteria in rural spain; bar is a synonym of cafeteria, and it is there you will go to get your coffee hit, lunch, dinner or even drinks in the eveneing. they are all 'family friendly'. have fun and Buen Camino!
Paulo, welcome to the Forum! My best routine:
1. The night before I depart on Camino, I take everything out of my pack and remove any item I think ...I Might Need.
2. Once at my starting place I check the weather for the next few days. Going to be wet and cold...I put my suntan lotion and swim suit on the bottom of my pack and move my fleece, windbreaker and poncho to the top.
3. Starting my walk...I go slowly. My daily goal is seldom beyond 20 km. That way I can start about 08:00, stop about 10:00 for tea and finish about 14:00.
4. At location: claim a bunk, do not put pack on the bunk, do not leave valuables on the bunk (there may be "non pilgrims" that wander thru looking for your stuff),wash my clothes as I shower (if you put your valuables in a traveler pouch...don't hang it on the door hook. Easy to reach over when your eyes are soapy.
5. Hang out clothes...put on sandals, go to Mercado...buy food and drink...return to albergue and cook. If no cooking facilities...go out with your new Camino friends , eat and drink.
6. Return to albergue...check your laundry, check for your boots (many look similar...use bright colored laces to easily discriminate. Check the route you will start off tomorrow. If you start in darkness you may go in the wrong direction.
7. Go to sleep
8. Get up...brush your teeth...eat a bit and have a great Camino.
9. If I am walking over several weeks...I try to stop about every five days and take a room in a pension. Recharges my batteries. They may have a bar or restaurant.
10. I carry no more than €200. There are plenty it ATMs.
Just some thoughts
Buen Camino
Arn
Instead of taking off a whole day every couple of weeks, you might consider walking a VERY short day once or twice during your Camino. This way, your body doesn't just stop. One day, we walked all of about 6 km into Ponferrada, arriving early enough to do everything, including taking in the Knights' Templar Castle!
I came home calling the Spanish beer a restorative/tincture/medicinal need .... I always felt much better after a Spanish beer but rarely do I indulge in a daily beer here at home and never does it seem as restorative to my soul
Hello...I did not have a routine and depends how you feel when you reach the Albergue of your choice. After you check in, either straight for shower or rest, wash your clothes or buy your food. Remember they have siesta time where all shops are close. Just enjoy your time and go with the flow. Good luck and Buen Camino.I've got a LOT of information from this site but one thing still makes me a little nervous about the walk.
What is your routine during the walk? I mean, I have plenty of information regarding the walk, equipment, taking care of the blisters, but when you arrive to your destination, what is the order you do your routine? Look for the albergue, buy food, sit to talk to friends?! You leave your luggage on the albergue and go out for a meal, you cook it there, you wash your clothes right away, is it ok to leave your luggage on the bed...
I really like to cook (although I am a physician). Is it ok to cook more food and offer for other pilgrims to have company for dinner??
I really think I should relax and let the camino show me the routine but I am a little anxious about this part... So, what is your best routine on an average day??
Thank you for your attenttion.
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