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I enjoyed the amazing pool and quality service at the La Casa del Peregrino in El Acebo. Felt it was too good to be true … and it was! I woke up eaten alive by bedbugs in a bottom bunk in dorm room 6 on July 7, 2023. They have brown cotton sheets so check the bed carefully. Otherwise the food...
If using the laundry service at the monastery in Roncevaux be sure to double check that all of your items are returned. Volunteers take your clothes to wash and dry - you can’t use the machines yourself- but unfortunately they lost 2 of my socks (one of my merino wool hiking socks and a second...
Do pilgrims have to walk the last 100km immediately before Santiago, or at least 100km somewhere on the Camino to get a certificate? I will be walking several hundred Kilometers along Frances but being my 2nd Camino may not walk from Sarria if it is too busy. Unsure if I can still get a...
Walking my 2nd Camino in June and not looking forward to the crowds from Sarria. I’m starting in St Jean and considering taking a bus from Samos to Finesterre then walk backwards from the coast to Santiago to avoid crowds. Untraditional, but happy to forge my own path. Curious if anyone has...
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