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Transport to your hotel is no problem.
You‘ll find train stations of the Feve narrow gauge railway in Deba, Zumaia and Zarautz, which takes you back to San Sebastián.
As far as I remember they serve both directions hourly.
Every pilgrim is a tourist while many tourists might be pilgrims.
The term pilgrim is not exclusively reserved for walkers.
Even bus tourists can be pilgrims. 😲
Any light sleeping bag you can get. I got mine in a store for motorcycle stuff. It should be comfortable for temperatures down to 8/10°C.
In case it is too warm you can open the sleeping bag. If it is too cold 🥶 and you have a liner only you might be trembling at night.
According to this website an identical monument is located at the Punta Fuciño do Porco on the galician north coast near Covas between Foz and Ortigueira.
Irun to my opinion is an ugly industrial town, while Hondarribia is a lovely medieval town with historical buildings.
And … Hondarribia has two very good icecream parlours which offer a variety of different tastes.
When coming from Biarritz/St. Jean de Luz stay on the coastal path until...
On my first Camino in 2008 I had some doubts about what I‘m doing when it didn‘t stop raining after 6 days.
I prayed to the universe and told those people up there 👆🏻, if they won’t stop the rain, I‘ll stop and go home.
The next day there was bright sunshine and I went on to Santiago.
I arrived...
Maybe you should think about the coastal route (along the beaches) from Porto.
Take the historic tramway from near the cathedral along the river Douro mouthing into the atlantic and continue your pilgrimage from there.
Possibly the sea climate might be better for your asthma.
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It is possible to do the pilgrimage on a sailing ⛵️ yacht.
You have to call at several ports along the north coast and get your credencial stamped.
https://www.elcaminoconcorreos.com/en/blog/santiago-by-sea
https://elcaminoavela.com/en/
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