Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/02/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Douglas. I pass those suggestions on to him. Neither of them speaks any Spanish which complicates things a little! Tina On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 11:11 AM, Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp at gmx.de>wrote: > Hi Tina, > > 1) ask at the local police station/town hall > 2) ask a local farmer > 3) ask the local priest > 4) ask at the local store or newspaper kiosk > > One of these has worked every time when I used to go hiking in various > countries. > > Cheers > Douglas > > > > On 15.02.2013 16:44, Tina Manley wrote: > >> PESO: >> >> I know this is an international and well-traveled group so maybe somebody >> can give me some advice. My son and his fiancee have been hiking the >> Comino de Santiago in Spain. They got about a third of the way and Tim's >> knee is acting up. (He must get his knees from me!) The doctor told him >> to >> rest it for three or four days and if it is not any better, he can't hike >> any further. They have taken a bus to Leon to stay in the convent >> albergue >> there so he can rest the knee. His current plan is to continue slowly for >> the last 100K so they can get their certificates of camino; however, he >> needs a back-up plan in case he can't hike any further. They need a >> really >> cheap place to stay until their wedding in Gibraltar on March 15th. I >> suggested the old ladies who meet buses with signs for "Rooms". We've >> stayed in them before and they are usually a bargain; however, he says >> that >> this time of year everything is deserted and no rooms are for rent. They >> can go anywhere they can get to by bus. >> >> Any suggestions? >> >> TIA >> >> Tina >> >> > > ______________________________**_________________ > Leica Users Group. > See > http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for > more information > > -- Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com