[Gocamino] mail drops/care packages?

[Rebekah Scott]

If you want to post something to yourself halfway along the camino, you can send it to our house. Let us know about when you´re coming through Moratinos/Sahagun and you can pick it up here. We do this more and more, and won´t charge any more than a donativo... unless of course you send it "postage due!" 


Rebekah Scott 
www.moratinoslife.blogspot.com

"Find your place on the planet. Dig in, and take responsibility from there."
-- Gary Snyder


--- On Fri, 6/12/09, deb berman <dberman101 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> From: deb berman <dberman101 at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Gocamino] mail drops/care packages?
> To: mariacgb at hotmail.com, gaspangler at hotmail.com, kmagill86 at gmail.com, gocamino at oakapple.net
> Date: Friday, June 12, 2009, 5:33 PM
> 
> Sorry Maria, I knew about the "A,", but had copied the
> address from someone who obviously didn't know!
> 
> From: mariacgb at hotmail.com
> To: dberman101 at hotmail.com;
> gaspangler at hotmail.com;
> kmagill86 at gmail.com;
> gocamino at oakapple.net
> Subject: RE: [Gocamino] mail drops/care packages?
> Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:14:43 +0000
> 
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>  FYI everybody, a friendly reminder that the legal name is
> A Coruna, without the L
> 
>  
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> In times of the dictator Franco, he had all the cities and
> towns in Spain changed into "spanish" (as well as forbid the
> use of the mother languages in the whole of Spain).
> Fortunately, it has been corrected so it is important for us
> as spaniards to have our city names written properly. 
> 
>  
> 
> Thank you!
>  
> > From: dberman101 at hotmail.com
> > To: gaspangler at hotmail.com;
> kmagill86 at gmail.com;
> gocamino at oakapple.net
> > Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:46:24 -0400
> > Subject: Re: [Gocamino] mail drops/care packages?
> > 
> > 
> > Kate,
> > You can mail things to the Camino Travel Center Rua de
> San Pedro 33 15703 Santiago de Compostela La Coruña, Spain
> > Tel: +34 981 589 289 web:
> www.CaminoTravelerCenter.com
> > They charge a fee, but if you arrange it in advance
> they will keep things for you longer than 15 days. Also, it
> is much more economical to mail packages from within Spain,
> so if you take a lightweight bag, like a small duffel or
> something, with your extra stuff in it to mail from whatever
> city you fly into---or from Pamplona before you
> begin--assuming that's your planned route---that would
> probably be cheaper than mailing things from outside Spain.
> Of course you would need to factor in the time to do this.
> You can buy cardboard mailing cartons of different sizes at
> Spanish post offices. Because of it's "strategic" location
> near the beginning of the route, Pamplona's post office is
> accustomed to dealing with pilgrims who come down the
> mountain having found they need to lighten their load and
> mail extra stuff home, so it would be easy to mail a package
> ahead to Santiago from there.
> > However, you really don't need to mail supplies ahead
> as you would on the AT, but it is nice to have "civilian"
> clothing to wear after arrival in Santiago. If you need
> particular medications or something truly essential like
> that, you probably should carry your entire supply and not
> take any chances. On the other hand, just as there are basic
> necessities available all along the way, there are also
> plenty of clothing stores in Santiago to refresh one's
> wardrobe! The Camino is great because you can really travel
> LIGHT!
> > Buen Camino,Deborah
> > 
> > > From: gaspangler at hotmail.com
> > > To: kmagill86 at gmail.com;
> gocamino at oakapple.net
> > > Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:55:59 -0700
> > > Subject: Re: [Gocamino] mail drops/care
> packages?
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Kate, 
> > > 
> > > You can mail things to yourself ..
> > > 
> > > http://www.elcaminosantiago.com/PDF/Correos_En_El_Camino_Frances.pdf
> > > 
> > > Packages used to be held for up to 30 days in
> Santiago, but now just for 15 days. Check with each
> postmaster to see how long they will hold your stuff. Phones
> and Emails are included for the major stops on the Camino
> Frances. From outside Spain, add a +34 to the phone number.
> > > 
> > > Buen Camino,
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Grant
> > > 
> > > Grant Spangler
> > > GASpangler at hotmail.com
> > > http://www.ElCaminoSantiago.com
> > > http://community.webshots.com/user/ElCaminoSantiago
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
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