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[QUOTE="Lindsay53, post: 1148177, member: 82566"] It's now two weeks since I completed my pilgrimage on the Via De La Plata/Sanabres/Fisterra and I am back home to 'normality' so I am posting some thoughts on the camino. The long distances and heat in the southern sections made this a bit more challenging than my previous caminos however there are no real problems with a bit of preparation. Unfortunately some pilgrims I saw failed to do this and were unable to continue. My longest days were 36k, my shortest was 15. 30 + days were common. Acommodation was not a problem. I booked ahead on three occasions, Salamanca, Santiago and Fisterra, only because I wanted a place with a single room and shower, not because of any bed shortages. On only one occasion do I recall an albergue being full. This was in Merida which seemed to be a finishing point for many pilgrims with only a short time to walk. All other places had room even with a larger number of pilgrims than I expected. On a couple of occasions there were 6 or less in an albergue with bunks for 30 or 40. My favourite albergues were the Municipal in Tabara and Casa de Fonte in Cee. The facilites were basic but comfortable but it's the Hospitaleros/as that stand out. They could not do enough for the pilgrims and their kindness and enthusiasm was remarkable. The Xunta albergues in Galicia were outstanding. All recently refurbished with good facilities...except for kitchen utensils. Albergue Torre de Sabre in Cubo de Terra del Vino also stands out.....for entirely different reasons....... My fellow pilgrims (like me) tended to be in the older age group. Understandable as us retired people are usually the only ones who can take the time to walk a long camino in one go, although there were others in their 20s and 30s. The energy I saw in some of them was amazing. They were very inspiring. I met great people and had a great time, cleared some things up in my mind and made some decisions for the future. The camino certainly did its bit for me and I am grateful for the opportunity I had to walk it. [/QUOTE]
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