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WWIT when I shipped forward my nice poncho because it had been so sunny and it was heavy? Of course I got caught in a day so rainy I was soaked before noon. The Camino does provide - the store by the albergue that night had a bunch of them!
I, too, would pick Bilbao. I flew there before starting my Walk in San Sebastian, where I spent two days, and then a couple of days again in Bilbao to nurse my tendonitis. Although San Sebastian is smaller, it felt more spread out and less personal. That in itself does not make me an expert, but...
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