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I walked from O’Cebreiro to Triacastela on October 25th and it was like the North Pole. Poor visibility, rained all day, very slippery so walked on the road a lot which I’m loathe to do but in my mind it was the safer option. I heard a few people got hyperthermia that day. Albergues can be a...
I 100% concur with this, and also don’t leave disgusting rubbish behind. No matter where I am or or what country I’m in! I’m wondering though… there are 1000’s of pilgrims walking The Way and it’s only going to get busier, so say the reports. The government could well choose to cater for...
The weather’s certainly changed very quickly!
Yes!!!! The weather changed quickly, didn’t it? I walked in the rain to Rabanal yesterday. It was ok. But today - oh my goodness. In the night we could hear trees breaking, rain, wind, and all the restaurant chairs blowing down the street...
It’s easy. All albergues I’ve stayed in have luggage tags in reception. Just grab one and follow the instructions. I use JacoTrans - you can do it online via the WR code on the tag. You can choose to just ship one ‘stage’ - about 25km to your destination, or book and pay for several stages...
Just jump onto a discount airfare booking platform such as CheapFlights, WebJet etc. Every trip on every day at every time in the world will be available for you to choose. I’m flying in to Biarritz too, from Australia, in Sept. Hanging around in a lovely Air BnB to get over the jet lag, then...
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