Places to Swim

[Eyskens]

The river at Molinaseca is an excellent place to swim.

-----Original Message-----
From: Road to Santiago Pilgrimage [mailto:GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU] On
Behalf Of Kathy and Phil Dahl-Bredine
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 10:27 PM
To: GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU
Subject: Re: Places to Swim


Thanks, that's the kind of thing I was wondering about  - whether there
were any natural places, rivers, pools, or such to dip into on the way
sometime. I'm recovering from an old back injury and have been told by
my doctor to do some swimming to relax tired muscles, etc. Kathy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Spenger" <rspengeraEARTHLINK.NET>
To: <GOCAMINOapete.uri.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 10:59 AM
Subject: Re: Places to Swim


> There were a couple of convenient natural pools along the way. There
> was one in Cacabelos, but it was October so it was too cold for any
> one to use. Also, Shirley tells in her book about taking a swim in a
> river. There are probably a lot more that I didn't notice, since I
> wasn't looking for that.
>
> regards,
>
> Bob S.
>
> On Mar 23, 2004, at 6:55 AM, Tony McGinty wrote:
>
> > Swimming can be a great break from walking or riding the camino. I
> > encourage people to seek out places to swim, because they are there
> > in the larger towns, and often quite nice. And even if you don't
> > swim, the showers are almost invariably cleaner, have better
> > plumbing, and have a more reliable supply of hot water than many of
> > the refugios. (Some pools even have saunas). They're also pretty
> > cheap.
> >
> > There's a longer message on swimming with some locations and hours
> > in an archived message. Go to listserv.uri.edu/achives/gocamino.html

> > and then search for "Swimming to Santiago"
> >
> > Most indoor pools require a swimcap (for men and women) and plastic
> > sandals (to walk around on the pool deck). The pools seemed less
> > heavily chlorinated than American pools, but goggles are still a
> > good idea.
> >
> > Tony McGinty
> > amcg65aaol.com
> >
>