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First Camino help please: should we depend on Albergues or book nightly arrangements with a company?
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[QUOTE="Former member 81810, post: 643591"] It can depend what sort of person you are, are you a que sera, sera type or do you want the reassurance of someone having done it all for you with number to ring if things go wrong and can focus on the pilgrimage itself. I am doing my first Camino in Sept, like you from Sarria to SDC and have used Follow the Camino to book hotels, arrange transport from airport to Sarria and transfer luggage each day. This brings pluses and minus's. You lose flexibility but I am guaranteed my own room every night. On three days I have to ring hotel and wait for them to collect me from Camino (they return you to same spot next morning) but these hotels look v nice and could be special experience - time will tell if this is better overall. Knowing what I have learnt since booking I would probably have discussed with them more hotel options. The biggest thing I would recommend you consider is how far you want to walk each day and plan accordingly. I am committed now but do have reservations about length of some days I will have to walk which are fixed as I have to get to hotel; one day will be 29km with last 3k uphill. This was Hobson choice at time as only have a week to do it all. I am similar age . Other important thing if not already doing is walk regularly with increasing lengths. I am sure though it will be special experience! Buen Camino Peter [/QUOTE]
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