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I’m a day ahead of @AlexB
You can absolutely get beds, but I wouldn’t say that there are few pilgrims tbh. I’m at the albergue Izarbide and almost every bed is taken. I WhatsApp’d them a few days ago to reserve a bed, some people called two evenings ago, some yday. I was in Hostel Getaria two...
good questions
1. I do you guys take fork/spoon/knife with you? Even plate and a cup? I intended to bring only fork-spoon maybe. Let me know how useful it was for you.
I take a spork (spoon, fork, ‘knife’). The ‘knife’ can cut pieces of cheese, bread etc, nothing more, I also take a...
Honestly @Robo i know everyone’s mileage may vary etc etc, but the way some talk about the Portugues cobbles, you’d think they’re the cobblestones of the Paris-Roubaix bike race i.e. monstrous…:)
My mileage was that they had no different impact than walking on any hard surface
Personally i’m going to see how things go to Bilbao. If I’m not feeling it, I’m going to beetle to Leon to walk the Salvador, maybe earlier than I thought
Maybe I’ll see you on the trail. I’m starting from Biarritz next Wed. Whilst I’m typing this, I see @trecile has replied re the situation with accommodation early on the route. For the first few days, I’m mixing plans to stay in a couple of muni albergues with booking a bed in private albergues...
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