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    Recommendations on route from Sarria

    Advance reservations for lodging are a must. I got stuck walking waaaaay too many kms upon being met by sold out/complet signs the closer I got to Santiago. Not a fun way to end 6 weeks of a happy camino experience.
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    To book ahead for an alburgue or not?

    I walked the Camino Frances in Sept/Oct 2014 and made only one advance reservation - at Orrison. Had no problems until next to last day, when I ended up walking 30+ km before finding accommodations - thankfully at the Monte del Gozo muni. Every place I stopped on that long, wet haul was...
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    Wristbands

    Found in shops all the way from SJPdP to Santiago - got mine in Pamplona.
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    Luggage deposit in SJPP

    Y Yes! ExpessBurricort (sp?) provided exceptional service. Upon arrival in Santiago, I retrieved my luggage - safe and sound. It was comforting to know that fresh clothes, shoes and other post-Camino "treats" were waiting - and I didn't have to haul them on my back all the way from SJPdP...
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    Permethrin & Silk Liner

    For my 2014 Sept/Oct Camino Frances, I successfully utilized the following: 1) a permetherin-treated cotton pareo which was used as an initial mattress layer, 2) a treated silk liner and 3) treated light sleeping bag which I unzipped and used as a blanket/quilt. I also treated my backpack prior...
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    September 2014 Peregrinos

    Dead Fred....please add me to start Sept. 17. Thanks! SwaziDale
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    3 days is this normal

    Me too! Official start, Sept. 17.
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    LIVE from the Camino Is finding accommodation on the Camino Frances, becoming too stressful?

    Thanks Marie - and to all other like-minded pilgrims. My camino is slated to start in mid-September. And although aware of the temptations of getting tied up with the "bed racers," I am hoping to be strong enough to not be swept up in the tide of panic and peer pressure...to be strong enough to...
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