things to do

[zecbmo]

i was hoping of maybe bringing cards or travel monopoly to get a bit of healthy competition going in the evenings. would this be good or what other social forms of entertainment have you seen like this?

thanks

[HuskyNerd]

I've never seen anyone with cards or board games. Seems like the evenings are full of a) conversation with fascinating people from all over the world, b) eating/drinking, c) sleeping, or d) touring these beautiful Spanish towns. I suppose no one has time or need for games. I'd leave cards at home as unnecessary weight and perhaps an distraction from the social/cultural scene of the Camino.

[BHinSanDiego]

I just returned from my Camino and I second the advise on not bringing board games or cards. I saw some in a couple of the Alburgues and they were never used, in fact they were probably left there by past Pilgrims to get rid of the weight. The only time I ever felt the need for some type of mental distraction was on occasion wishing I had a book to read at bed time, other than that, I never felt or wanted to read when I had the chance to converse with everybody that I was meeting, and there is never a moment you don't have someone to talk to when your at the Alburgues or the nearest bar, it was always fasinating to me that I could walk down the street and run into an old friend that I've known for a few weeks or a few days, but never the less there was always a friend somewhere.