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Very true Elzi, That first time is very speciel... but so is the 2nd and the 3rd and the 4th....
My first arrival was a mix of sadness and happiness... sad because the adventure was o ver and I has to say goodbye to all these wonderful people... and happy because "I MADE IT!"
My 2nd...
I did the Camino del Norte in 2004 including the stretch Irun-Bilbao...
And through it back then was REALLY bad marked... (I've heard it is much better now)... I would not skip the part... it is beautiful... As I recall there are more hills to climb on this stretch than the rest of the...
Well Cheapest pilgrims...
It still does not make it right to stay for free in albergues donotivos... - You see, everybody has to help out in those albergues. That you do the dishes... or clean the toilets... does not pay the rent, electricity, water etc. Unless you have as Michael...
Well sounds like you had a journey spending very little money.
...Please excuse me for saying this... sleeping in albergues(donations) does not mean it is free... if you paid nothing it does not mean it was cheap... in only means you were being cheap...
Imagine if everybody avoided leaving a...
Sillydoll...
...and a quite difficult one - if you just started learning spanish. However it is a VERY good way to learn to rrrrrrrrrrroll the R's :-D
I actually learned it by using only half the frase "El perro de San Roche no tiene rabo" - I didn't know the rest of it back then ;-)
I was so hoping for a happy end. I would have been so great if the camera found was actually yours Portia, I really do hope someone have found it and will send it to you.
Taking photos of ID-cards seems like a really bad idea to me... also as lynne states... risking the catastrophe of identity...
@Lilloby: Whom ever told you that spanish barkeepers are friendly??
@Miratur: How do you know they overcharge...?
@Lillian R.: I love that sign... and I am sure more could be added :D
Barkeepers, hospitaleros, bed&breakfastowners... are just as human as the pilgrims who walk the Camino...
I have no idea on the luck you might or might not have by hitchhiking fra Pamplona to SJPP.
I am sure many are trying and my guess is few are lucky.
However this might be another option: http://www.expressbourricot.com/
It is not that expensive... - just note you will have to go all the...
Hi guys,
Is it just me or it this thread not starting to take a wrong turn...
As mentioned before here I know there are different cultures - different kinds of humor... (what is funn and what is not)...
However I start to get the feeling this has become "finger-pointing" and "arguement"...
Hi Allison,
My first camino i did from mid-august, and I never had a probelm getting a bed. However... this was in 2003 and there are more pilgrims now than back then. I would hate to be the one who promise you that there wont be any problems getting a bed/bunk...
You might find now and...
It is these cards?
You can buy a set in the giftshops/souvenir in Santiago... €10:00 for a set with 48 Cards.
Or you can probably buy them online here...
Christina,
Nyd det - sørg for at have godt med vand med og nogle gode energi givende snacks.
Caminoen er fantastisk... - Du vil helt afgjort møde en masse fantastiske mennesker...
TRANSLATION:
I just told Christina to enjoy the Camino, to bring enough water for the first day over the...
Hi Sheryl,
September is a great month to walk... it is still quite warm and not to much rain.
However - last september was the coldest I had walked... mornings and evenings. So bring a long sleve... perhaps one for walking and one for wearing at night... (they to end to smell at bit ;-)...
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