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    Hire car caution

    Also an essential practice is to photograph everything (car panels, windscreen, interior, gauges, receipts and any damage, no matter how small) before driving off and before returning the keys at the end of the hire as dated photos are evidence to protect against disputes with the hire company.
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    Post-camino fitness

    We just completed the entire Lycian Way in Turkiye and after a short break we did the Peloponnese Way in Central Greece. Like all our Caminos we have to adjust back to an Eastern Australia timezone which puts us out of sorts for a week and start back on our usual fitness regime to lose those...
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    vodafone sim purchase

    Never buy your Sim card at an airport when travelling anywhere around the world as you'll always get shafted. We always use Vodafone in Spain and get the prepaid 15 euro Sim that is fair priced with plenty of data for 28 days and is very easy to top up on line or at any tobacco store in Spain...
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    Bed race on the VDLP…

    Back in 2019 we had no alternative but to bus back to Salamanca or bus forward to Zamora as everything in walking distance was full. The reason we found out was that the Green Energy companies were placing maintenance crews in whatever cheaper accommodations they could find. After slogging it...
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    Mail time from Santiago to Porto.

    Trecile is correct, Correos and CCT are seperate companies who don't liaise with each other in an effective way. We posted equipment from Porto to the main Correos in Santiago and it went instead to a holding depot of a courier company out near the airport where we had to go to pick up. Best...
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    Train from Santiago back to Porto

    Sorry, but I can't recall the Portuguese train company. We didn't pre book either trains, we walked down to the Santiago station and caught the next train to Vigo, which is on the border of Spain and Portugal and walked to the Portuguese train line and bought a ticket for the next train to...
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    It's unbelievably hot here!

    You can have some of ours....please... We have so many on our front lawn that the only reason we mow is to pick up the "roo poo".
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    It's unbelievably hot here!

    Definitely excellent training for a Summer Camino......
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    Pilgrim Museum - Before & After Portrait Exhibition

    My husband and I were photographed by Javier the night before we left Roncesvalles at the beginning of March 2023, and he kept track of us as we progressed along the Frances (our second time). Two days out of Santiago we let him know of our arrival and he was patiently waiting for us at the...
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    Ranking my top 10 foods from the Camino

    When we walked the Invierno we had a horribly windy and wet Sunday walking to Lalin. After drying off and warming up we went looking for food (not holding much hope for anything decent) and saw a small restaurant near the church plaza with a chalk sign saying "hay cocido". After a short wait we...
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    Dinner time on the VDLP

    Another important thing to remember on the Vdlp is where your drinking water is available. We left Caceres for Embalse de Alcantara (34km) and it wasn't hot weather but we had drunk all our water (a couple of larger bottles each) 5km before the Embalse and there was no where that you could fill...
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    Dinner time on the VDLP

    I second Antonius's recommendation of Me Gustar Comer (I like food), we stayed at the municipal albergue which is great and enjoyed the absolute best Pilgrims Menu in Spain at this wonderful restaurant. It is so good that we usually hire a car to get back to Madrid so we can stop here to eat...
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    Dinner time on the VDLP

    When we walked the VdlP in 2019 we tended to cook our own meals as we like to eat at 6pm. Many take advantage of a menu del dia at a bar or restaurant for a big lunch and have a snack in the evening. I prefer to not walk on a full stomach but if you grocery shop take into account siesta time...
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    My sleeping bag is too tight

    We carry liners and lightweight single fleece "throw" blankets that are very cheap to purchase from variety stores (A$5 at Big W) for the warmer months on the Camino. To pack them down, we use the compression bags from our colder months sleeping bags. They are super lightweight, surprisingly...
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    Nicknaming the People You Walk With

    Yes....! We repeatedly crossed paths with her too. Same nickname and same bafflement as she waffled on in French to us. Our Quebecois friend tried to avoid conversation with her as it could get a little strange.
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