Honeymoon on the Camino--questions

[Pi Ware & Susan Kraker]

Xose,
Un amigo me lo mando y lo encuentro un libro fenomenal.

Muchisimas gracias!

Pi

Xosé Manuel Alvariño wrote:

> Hi PiWare & congrats on ur forthcoming wedding.
>
> I spent this summer at U-Santiago de Compostela & was highly
> recommended the guide book below by my "gallegazo" friends; it was
> published by El Pais,  3rd edition, 3/'02, & seems to have an
> excellent reputation.  I believe it may answer many of your questions.
>
> Besides, this guia includes excellent maps, descriptions of places
> along the Camino, info. on  monumentos, gastronomia, albergues,
> etapas, & much more.
>
> "El Camino de Santiago a Pie,"
> Grupo Santillana de Ediciones, S.A.,
> 2002 Santillana
> Ediciones Generales, S.L.
> Torrelaguna, 60. 28043  Madrid
>
> Abrazo de Xosé Manuel
>
> In a message dated 1/25/2003 3:21:28 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> piwareaPACBELL.NET writes:
>
>> Hello, Friends,
>>
>> My fiance, Susan, and I are going to get married in April here in the
>> USA and then walk the first leg of the Camino in May.
>> We're planning to start at St.Jean Pied De Port and end in Logrono.
>> (We also plan to come back to Spain in the subsequent years and
>> finish the Camino, piece by piece.)
>> I lived in Spain for two years (in Valencia and in Madrid) and have
>> been looking forward to doing the pilgrimage for a long, long time.
>>
>> If any of you with Camino experience could take a look at our
>> questions and answer them, Susan and I would be so grateful:
>>
>> 1.    How exactly do we get a passport from the Friends of the Road
>> to Santiago?
>> 2.    How exactly can we join the Friends--I know it's $8, but where
>> do we send it, is there a form to fill out, etc?
>> 3.    Do you recommend a hard or soft hiking boot for the camino
>> (heavyweight or lightweight)?
>> 4.    What's the weather like generally in that region from approx.
>> May 10-May 17?
>> 5.    Can you make hotel reservations ahead of time on the camino?
>> What about reservations at the refugios--can you make them in advance?
>> 6.    We weren't planning on bringing a tent because of the
>> additional weight.  Is this a mistake?
>> 7.    Are there intercity buses from city to city?  For example from
>> Los Arcos to Logrono?
>> 8.    How many pounds do you recommend carrying in your backpack?
>> 9.    Should we get a passport in Roncevalles?  Where do you get it?
>>
>> Thank you in advance for taking the time to answer our questions.  I
>> realize that over-planning can limit the fun had on an adventure, but
>> we both realized long ago we're way too neurotic not to plan ahead  :-) .
>>
>> Thank you!
>> (Si prefieres responder en espanol, me parece fenomenal.  Muchisimas
>> gracias.)
>>
>> Pi Ware
>> Los Angeles, CA
>>
>>
>>
>
>

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