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    Post-camino fitness

    Just wondering what your elevation is at home? If it is much higher than the Camino, perhaps you have lost your acclimatization to the higher altitude?
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    Would it be overkill to bring both a rain jacket and the Altus poncho in Oct/Nov?

    We just walked 3 weeks on the Camino del Norte. We had altus rain ponchos and no other rain gear. (New for us.) We ran into rain here and there and chilly weather and they worked beautifully. We've always brought rain jackets in the past but we did not miss them at all. It's true that you look...
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    Backpacks Check-in or carry-on

    In Hondarribia, which is the town next to Irun where the airport is actually located, we stayed at Hotel Palacete. It is a lovely hotel within easy walking distance of the airport. Hondarribia is amazing and a great place to start the Camino del Norte. Hotel Palacete is storing a suitcase for...
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    Advice for Sleeping Options and Other Advice for Inaugural Pilgrims

    Tap water everywhere is safe and delicious. That would include bar bathrooms and albergue and hotel taps. I think it tastes a lot better than the water from plastic bottles. Certainly more environmentally friendly. I think water at fountains is safe as long as you don't see a sign that says it...
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    Food on Sundays

    I've found it helps to search on Google Maps for "alimentacion" which will bring up tiny food stores that are often open on Sunday. (They don't always show up when I search for "grocery" or "supermarket".) We were in Santander this past Sunday and found a China store alimentacion. A first for...
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    Who owned this Albergue?

    We stayed there in early March two years ago. We were the only ones there. We had been there twice before (2013 and 2014) when it was quite full. They were such welcoming hosts. (Photo: https://photos.app.goo.gl/uwiLE845SNNEfD8X9 ) They told us they did not own the albergue but work for someone...
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    Cafe con leche different this year?

    I agree. We spent some time in Seville a few years ago and didn't enjoy the coffee as much there. They might use more of the terrefacto coffee down there?
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    Bar Etiquette

    Regarding returning empty cup and saucer to the counter. I'm always torn about this. Don't want to cause more work, etc. But this morning (on the Camino del Norte), we were leaving a busy bar and I left the cups on the table. My husband went outside while I went to the bar to pay. While I was...
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    Altus rain coat/poncho, lost and found

    Yesterday, we were walking in the rain on the Camino del Norte between Castro Urdiales and Islares. When the rain stopped, we took off our Altus rain coats and hung them from our backpacks so they could dry while we continued to walk. I thought I'd stuffed mine down far enough so it wouldn't...
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    Tomorrow is the day! Yesssssss!!!!!!!!!!!

    We leave tomorrow, too, for the Norte! Maybe we'll see you in the Madrid airport. Buen Camiino!
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    Bar Etiquette

    If the coffee is particularly good, when leaving, I like to tell the barista how good I thought it was. Almost without fail this brings a happy smile. One time, on the Camino Finisterre, when we did that (raving about how great the coffee was), the bar-owner asked us to wait and went to the...
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    The one thing I should have done before I left for the Camino

    Ah, thanks. After I saw your post, I called our insurance agent and he said not an issue for us being gone only 5 weeks.
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    The one thing I should have done before I left for the Camino

    Wow, I didn't know this was a thing?!!
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    How to make rain poncho visible

    This is similar to what we have decided to do. I bought some hi-viz nylon fabric and put an elastic drawstring through one long edge so it can be worn kind of like a little apron when needed. (It's 7 or 8 inches wide, I think.) In this photo, it wraps all the way around to the back around the...
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    How to call a US cell number from the US (when the phone is in Spain)

    I appreciate all your replies. It's great to know people in the states can simply dial the number they are used to dialing. I didn't expect that!
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