Daphne is going to hate me as I have been blitzing her with questions while she is still in Spain. Need to get stuff done ASAP if we have a hope of getting the new edition out in time. It was great to have the break for 6 weeks and now that summer is fading it is easier to spend a day in front of the computer. We have about 3 weeks before we start proofing and I have just got to Triacastela so have to hammer to get things done.
Things never go to plan so need to get moving before our computer decides to blow up or the boat to catch on fire or someother such misshap. Rememeber to back up.
Have been looking at the other camino guides too recently. There seems to be a new one ever time I look. Not sure yet what this means for a small publisher like ourselves. Just have to hope that people still like our book and that it continues to do well. Need to dig out the printing quotes and figure out how many to print. Another thing for the very long list I have.
August 27th, 2008 at 3:50 am Hi, I have just bought your book’walking the camino de santiago’ i am planning a first time trip in 2009, so i am interested and greedy for past travellers information and tips. I would like to travel in mid June 2009, thinking of starting at st jean pied de port. i will be travelling alone, but that doesnt seem to be a problem, but i am a bit anxious about finding accommodation in the evenings and how far should i travel each day and how difficult is it really. is there a good website search, regards Theresa
August 27th, 2008 at 8:46 am Hi Theresa There are places to stay about every 10km along the route. As for distances to do each day I always tell people to take their time and go as slow as possible. There is so much to see and take in. This is very true for the start of the camino, when you may not be full fit. Take it easy and resist the urge to push on. Take it easy to Logrono and if you get that far then maybe think about longer days. Also the weather can be a huge factor in deciding how far to go each day. There are loads of good websites all you need to do is type camino de santiago into a search engine .
March 8th, 2009 at 7:50 am We are going to Spain next week and are seriously starting to worry about two rather major matters. Will the places to stay be open mid-March? Is there anywhere you can recommend to store our suitcases for about a week? We are flying into Bilbao from the U.S.