Getting more organized

The flights are booked !
We are leaving  (Tom from NJ and I from FL) the end of May and will meet in Madrid and then take the train to Pamplona together,

A difficult decision was what parts of the Camino shall we walk?
We "only" have 30 days but need to keep a few rest days in mind and 1 or 2 days to recover from our jet leg. So that leaves us with about 25 walking days.
We want to enjoy this trip together and are not going to rush it as if it is a race. A lot of people walk 15 to 20 miles a day (24/34 km) but we want to stick to 15 miles at the most. 
We decided to start in Pamplona and from there we will walk to Burgos (about 10 days of walking)
Then we'll take 2 rest days and take the bus  from Burgos to Leon. From Leon we will walk  to Santiago de Compostela (about 15 days of walking + 1 rest day somewhere)

The other thing we decided, is to sleep in very simple Hostels and "Rural homes" that rent out rooms for the night or in Albergues (simple lodging in farmhouses, monasteries etc.)

that have private rooms in addition to the big bunk bed rooms.... I will NOT sleep in big rooms with 20 + people snoring and coughing etc ( like most Pilgrims do)  That is where I draw the line lol!

For now I made reservations for the first 3 nights and the nights in Burgos, Leon and Santiago. We will see where we end up in between. The guide books say it is fairly easy to call ahead a few hours/day before we arrive at our next stop  to make reservations.
Most towns that you pass through offer simple "pilgrim menu's" for under 10 Euro's. This includes often a bottle of wine !!!  However now and then we will have to splurge on some good Tapas !!!

 

appetizer: Spaghetti, entree Beef stew, dessert Flan, and bread, water and wine. We can do that!