Well your first mistake was thinking we are respectable. 🤣🤣🤣

@@tendegreeswarmer 😆 🤣 😂 😹

Thanks so much! We can’t wait for her to join us again. We love you too!

Very good point, that water needs would be increased at that time of year, potentially significantly. I'd never try and talk someone into taking less water than they want!! But with a little planning there is still a lot of water available along the way (on most days) if you look around. Buen Camino!

Last year I left SJPDP on August 27. It was 42°C (108°F). I took 1 liter with me to Orisson. I refilled there with 3 liters and then refilled another 1 liter at the Spanish border. When I arrived at Roncesvalles I was out of water. Granted, I’m an old geezer, but you can always offload water, but you can’t upload it on the Meseta when you took too little. I’m loving the vicarious journey with the both of you and I wish you both a beautiful and wonderful Buen Camino!

@@wayne4453 It was that hot in SJPDP?? Wow! We are already talking about walking the Frances again one day, but I think we'll stick to a June start. haha. With that kind of heat I would totally agree you would need more water. Time of year is really going to make a difference for water needs, but this has been our experience so far in June and heading into July.

It is a huge part of the Camino experience for sure! 😀

We've been known to create new words before. lol

It was for us too. We've been very pleased that it has been far easier than we expected.

If you can handle the weight, it is better to have too much water than too little, but we didn't anticipate how many fountains we would encounter along the way to refill. As far as bathrooms go, they are always available in the cafes (best to buy something if you want to use the facilities). So far we haven't needed anything but trees in between towns, but we also carry a pile of doggy poop bags and some TP in case we have an emergency situation - leave no trace!

Thank you for the recommendation, we’ll have to check it out!

That’s definitely been our experience. With exceptions, a lot of people love sharing this experience, even if just for a few moments at a water fountain or cafe. It’s very enjoyable

Thanks, we thought it would be fun to try and help us keep up with daily videos! 😀

I love the technique as well and continue to love the videos from the trails. As I mentioned before, I appreciate how you let us know how much you spend on lodging and meals along with photos. One question I have is your lodging. Are you tending to go for private rooms and meals or the more communal Alberges?

@@TomChase-yb7fg We'll talk about this more in an upcoming video, because it really is a personal preference everyone needs to kind of figure out for themselves comparing cost to comfort. We've enjoyed staying in a handful of dorms along the way, especially for the community, but also just for the general experience. But we definitely lean towards private rooms whenever we can find them.

Hopefully we've learned our lesson. It will get easier once we get all of our gear back! lol

Thanks for watching! Glad you can appreciate the journey even though it isn't for you! 😀

Happy to, we are loving it!Thanks for the nice comment 😁

Good question. This could vary by cruise line and ship, but in our experience the basic gym was free to use, but you would have to pay extra for some of the classes. (Though we've taken some nice morning stretch classes for free!) Once you start eyeing a particular cruise you'll just have to look into the details for that ship to be sure.

Hey there, glad you found us! We'll have to look for you here as well. 😀 We aren't foodies, so as long as we can fill up we are usually good, but every so often we do like to splurge a little, especially with local foods and flavors. Like you say, the special memories are more memorable when they are, well, special, and not just something you do every night.

We are generally two meal a day eaters, so now we are splitting lunch into breakfast and lunch. I definitely do not feel hungry! LOL There is so much bread and potatoes and rice. I’m so glad we are able to find premade salads in the grocery stores so we can maintain at least a little vegetables in our diet. But yes it does seem like some people are eating a lot more than we are. It doesn’t seem like we are losing any weight though so I guess we’re doing fine. 😁 But thank you for the concern, it is a valid question when you are likely burning so many more calories per day to keep up with.

It really is beautiful. I think that’s my favorite part of it all, with hours just admiring the local beauty of the land. Happy to let you live vicariously through us! lol

Sounds like you've got a great plan to make it happen. And most importantly, I'm glad to hear you are feeling better and ready to try again!!! The tinted sunscreen is terrific, I like that it isn't wet or oily, it just goes on and stays there. Though I did learn the hard way to wash my face well at the end of the day before I dry off with a white towel! 😂

I’ve been surprised by how many people do the Camino by bike. Met a Polish biker who rode here all the way from Poland and is doing 100km a day. Definitely an option if that’s what you enjoy.

@tendegreeswarmer wow, yeah we're the 20-30km max per day type 😆

We were also very glad it only lasted one day. Some things you just can’t predict ahead of time.

It is always good to have the option you prefer available!

You're awesome! Often the biggest limits in life are self-imposed. The Camino doesn't have to be one of them, it is available for all of us to do it our own way. Buen Camino! 😀

We aren’t afraid to say it, we were tuckered out! 🤣

Maybe you’ll have to give it a try one of these days! 😁

Great video!

Thanks for the tips! Sometimes relaxing is nice! 😀

Thanks for watching 👍

@@tendegreeswarmer Also! The list of worth going to restaurants is huge nowadays! I could share if to you if needed! The gastronomic scene has been going up and up here! No matter the budget you'll find something nice and even surprising!

I'm so glad you had such a great time you are coming back! We are already talking about doing it again, and next time we'd want more time to slow it down even more. Knowing your pace is key to a good time!

Haha I saw that post too! And no, we have not seen any group shower rooms, everything has been private stalls. Sometimes they are so small you might wish for a big room though! lol

Thanks for watching! And I get it, we watch a lot of videos about things we are on the fence about. Sometimes we get inspired, and sometimes we think watching the video was enough! 😆

I'm impressed you can walk and talk!!!

Do you walk at a different pace ftom David?

@veradanson5890 Sometimes so are we! 😆

@@veradanson5890 Generally speaking we are both fast walkers, and we share a similar pace. There are times we might get away from each other, but most of the time we are fairly close together. So far anyway! lol

Yes exactly. We are glad at how little it affected us in the city, we were in the right place!

I’m so glad you found it helpful! Happy hacking! 😁

It really is! Thank you for your comment 😁

We're so glad you are finding it helpful! Our plan is to talk about the things we wanted to know about when we were researching the Camino. 😀

Me too! I would not have been able to walk a second day feeling like that. 😫

Our goal is just to be helpful, and make the kind of videos we wanted to watch while we were preparing. So glad you're enjoying them. You two are great candidates for walking the Camino yourselves!

In hindsight it just seemed like a bug, but who knows? I was just glad it passed so quickly. We've wanted to do the Camino for so long but it is amazing actually being here. It is so simple, but feels very rewarding, despite all the discomfort. I'll be curious to see what you think by the time we are finished! 😀

So glad you were well so quickly. I can’t imagine walking all day while being nauseous. It is something to prepare for. I admit, I never do, but now you have me thinking. Loving your videos. Thanks to you both for creating them and sharing. Also, I really appreciate seeing the pictures of the lodging, meals and prices of each. So helpful!

@@TomChase-yb7fg It was a very hard day, but I'm glad we made it through. (And that it passed so quickly.) Going forward I'm listening to my body a little more carefully. lol

Thanks for watching, I hope your next cruise is amazing! 😀

Good question, they had a lot of stuff but I did not specifically look for this. Another option in the big cities along the way is Decathalon but that won’t help you in the beginning of the Way.

I used to always do it as a backpacker in hostels but since we upgraded to hotels and guesthouses I haven’t used one in years. But here in the Albergues it works really well if you have room in your bag for the extra bulk.

Great, I hope it works out for you, so far we are really liking it!

Thank you!

It really is. Sometimes we have to just stop and stare. ❤

We've watched a lot of those EBC and Camino packing videos, we weren't sure which we would end up trying first, but here we are! Everyone is different but we thought we would talk about what we brought, even some of the more unusual things. We'll see how it all works out by the end! And yes, most things can be picked up along the way, though not at every little village. We are looking to get some sock liners but we are about four stages away from a town with a Decathalon.

Totally fair about length, appreciate the feedback! Don't worry, most of our videos in this series will be much shorter, but some of our longer videos do pretty well so we just say what we have to say and we're still testing what works (or not). I think minimalism in packing is a great goal, especially for walking the Camino, though obviously we didn't push those boundaries much and brought a lot of more indulgent items. We'll see how we feel about it all in the end. The good news is that even after a few days those 20 pounds don't really bother us at all anymore. But if you can do lighter, I don't think you'll be sad about it! 😀

The internet version of a polite acknowledgement of where we learned the information. Just think of a proper gentleman tipping his hat in thanks. 😀

@@tendegreeswarmer I feel so old. 😆

Yup, so far they are working out great!

Glad it was helpful! 😄

Much appreciated! Thanks for following us 😄

We sent the rest of our luggage ahead to Santiago from Saint Jean PDP using Express Bouricott for 70 Euro per bag. Very easy. So far we’ve been mixing Albergue’s with private rooms and yes so far they have all come with a pillow.

We’ll have to check those out. We have a tiny pair in our sewing kit but we didn’t think they would be reliable cutting up bandages. Thanks for the recommendations!