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The statistics show that 12% of those travelling the caminos do so on a bike. My guess is that most of those are on mountain bikes. Ideal for their ruggedness and for carrying lots of heavy luggage. However ruggedness does not mean problem free! As a cyclist are you a competent bike fixer...
In 2005 I stayed at a pilgrims hostel at St Estoban de Leces, a bit west of Ribadesella. Cannot find any current details. Is it still there? Or has it been replaced by another at Abeo? or is Abeo the same as St Estaban?
Will be there in 3 weeks time so need a place to stay for 4 people.
We all have different reasons for making the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, but by tradition it should have a "spirtual" element to qualify for the Compostela. We set off on our journey in 5 weeks time, and this is our reason, as told by Tom Vaz.
A fundraising pilgrimage to Santiago de...
There is no doubt that it is very useful, if not essential, to speak at least a bit of Spanish when undertaking the Camino. However it does take time to learn a foreign language and most of us are short of time. However it is not too difficult, or time consuming, to learn just enough to get by...
Last time that I cycled in northern spain we had a major bike problem. The bottom bracket (main pedal axle) bearings gave out. Fortunately we were near Llanes and found an excellent bike shop (Llanesport) there, who replaced the bearings whilst we waited.
This year we are cycling from Santander...
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