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    Wheelchair perigrino being pushed by best friend

    Saw this post on the American Pilgrims on the Camino (APOC) Facebook page. They should be leaving SJPP in the next few days. http://www.jrn.com/kivitv/news/Ill-push-you-260052711.html
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    Our Camino Blog - Pamplona to León in April, León to Santiago in Oct/Nov

    We started in Pamplona just after Easter but were felled by repeated bouts of bronchitis. We returned to Maine in the end of April. Not to be defeated, we returned to León in October and completed our Camino. www.theboaks.com/camino-blog
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    List your pilgrim blog URL Here - we want to read your story

    We are back. We restarted in late October in León. Blogging continues. www.theboaks.com/camino
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    Too many sellos on my credential

    Is it OK to get another so that I can get through Galicia getting tow stamps per day?
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    SLR Camera...to bring or not to bring?

    A good addition to a DSLR or any non-phone camera is a Eye-Fi Sd card. With this device you can upload your photos from the camera to your iPhone or Android device. In the iPhone case, the next time you have wifi in the albergue or bar, the pictures will upload to photostream. Good also for...
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    Cleaning an Osprey Hydraulics bladder

    Just got back after recurrent bronchitis cut our trip short. I would, in retrospect, recommend sterilizing the mouthpiece frequently especially if you are ill!
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    Transporting walking poles on airplanes

    I tied mine to my pack and checked it as luggage (one free bag on Iberia). Worked fine both ways.
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    Transportation from Monasteries Yuso and Suso to Santo Domin

    We took a taxi from Nájera to San Millán de Cogolla for 22€. We stayed at the Casa Rural right there. We did both in the same day.
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    What is the best card for withdrawing € on the Camino?

    Just got back. For credit card purposes, everyone that takes a card takes a regular American mag-stripe card. If it asks for password hit the enter key and all is well for charge. For cash machines you need a,Visa or Amex (and no double Master) debit or prepaid cash card with a four digit PIN...
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    List your pilgrim blog URL Here - we want to read your story

    Suffered from Camino cough and finally went back to Maine with bronchitis. Blog at http://www.theboaks.com/camino. We will be back in October to complete León to Santiago.
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    Albergue in Zariquiegui [not] closed

    We started our first day on the Camino from Pamplona intending to take it easy and stop at Zariquiegui. Unfortunately the Albergue was closed and we had to go up the muddy mountain and down through the rocks to Utergi.
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    Leyre Monestery to Puente la Reina in April

    Due to the snow in the Pyrenees, we are figuring to start in Pamplona in early April. However, since we really wanted to see the Monestery also, we were we wondering if we could just get a bus or something to Yesa and walk to Puente la Reina from there. Where are the places to stay and eat on...
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