Supplies at SJPP

[Bruce McLean]

Mary Bolster wrote:

>
> <<
> Take the book apart and send sections to the Correo at apropriate places.
> Reduces the weight you carry to one chapter.
>  >>
>
> How is that done? Do you send, for example, to the Correo in Leon C/O your
> name and a potential date?

Send your parcel to

        Family Name (In CAPS & UNDERLINED),   First Name, Second Name (or
Initial)
        Lista de Correos
        Name of Town Province and Postal Code

                Towns:
                    PAMPLONA Navarra
31080
                    LOGROÑO La Rioja
26080

BURGO                                                               09080

LÉON                                                                  24080
                    ASTORGA
Lèon                                                  24700
                    PONFERRADA
Lèon                                             24400
                    SARRIA
Lugo                                                       27600
                    SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA A Coruña        15780

All this information is in the Confraternity guide. Even with your "severe"
weight restrictions you should carry this as it is the "best" guide available
for accommodation meals etc. in Inglès.

I am a "pack rat" I pick up every brochure, books and postcard I see; I made
it a habit to empty this out of my pack at frequent intervals and posted the
accumulation on to Santiago.  Mailing boxes can be purchased  at the Correo.

With regard to your "weight limitation"; I do not recall the examiners at the
Pilgrim Office in Santiago asking any questions about "how much weight" was in
my pack before they issued me a Compostela.  You do not get additional
"brownie points" for how light your pack is.  The point is carry what
experience has taught you can carry comfortably and what you will need for a
"relatively" comfortable trip.

I think the Correo was invented so that you can redefine what you need and get
rid of what you don't. ;-)

By the way I used the book you mentioned, it was invaluable! My complete copy
will be with me this fall, unfortunately it will be dead weight from
LE-PUY-EN-VELAY to the Somport.

Buen Camino