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    Definition of a Pilgrim 🤣

    Or a hole in the water into which one pours money.
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    The Shell Toucher hat

    At least borderline racist but waspishly hilarious as ever, the great Noel Coward: “When the White Man rides every native hides in glee, because the simple creatures hope he will impale his solar topee on a tree”. Mad Dogs and Englishmen.
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    Has the dog “policy” on the Camino changed?

    Each albergue has its own policy. Most of them say no because a dog, or any non human animal, in a dormitory is clearly unacceptable. Some places may allow a dog to sleep in the yard or garden. The only exception is certified service dogs: they must be admitted by law.
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    The Camino will provide?

    This getting slightly off beam. I am not even sure if the quote is attributed correctly. Can we focus on the points being made in the original post?
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    The Camino will provide?

    I hear you. To be fair though, people often say the Camino provides when they have been helped out of a jam rather than something you can rely on for the future, but it irks me that this help can be taken for granted when it is the kindness and generosity of individuals who have gone out of...
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    Camino Ingles, The English Way, The Celtic Way from Reading

    I have to admit I’ve never heard it called that, and I have walked a section of it. By the end of the 6th century that part of England had been thoroughly overrun by Anglo-Saxons (hence the name England) and by the time pilgrimage to Santiago reached its peak, the Normans were in charge, so any...
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    Advice for Sleeping Options and Other Advice for Inaugural Pilgrims

    For public albergues, known as municipales and parroquiales you definitely a ‘credencial’ aka pilgrim’s passport. You can get one from the confraternity of Saint James in the UK or Léon cathedral.
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    Camino Ingles, The English Way, The Celtic Way from Reading

    Nice post. But I am curious as to why you call it the ‘Celtic Way’.
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    Advice for Sleeping Options and Other Advice for Inaugural Pilgrims

    Public albergues nowadays don’t fill up like they used to. Booking ahead seems the norm with the result that unreservable accommodation is ironically a safer bet than trying to book all the way. Your stages look good.
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    Is tap water safe to drink in Portugal?

    It doesn’t seem to do the Portuguese any harm so you should be OK.
  11. dick bird

    Kdrama Camino Sighting!

    Working in Villadangos at the moment. Fair number of Koreans on the Camino, and a surprising number of Taiwanese.
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    Valdesalor - picking up the albergue keys from bar, etc

    I suspect there is only one key, but you’ll need to register first anyway, just hope that any earlier arrival is awake and on the premises.
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    E-bike charging on the camino - Contributing to cost

    I think we can agree that one should pay for what one uses. The exact cost of electricity is variable and difficult to calculate so why not offer a euro or two and consider the balance as a gesture of goodwill?
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    Snow in Navarra, currently, or at least a few hours ago...

    And it is very cold on the Meseta right now, 0 Celsius in the mornings.
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    Making friends when starting the Camino later

    You live in the UK, Spain isn’t far away so you could easily do the Camino in two or more stages which is what a lot of people do. Alternatively start from Burgos and next year start from Saint Jean. You’ll be well and truly hooked by then, like the rest of us.
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