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I walked the route in April last year with no accomodation problems, plenty of eating options, excellent signage so you cant get lost... there is a regular bus service from SCQ to the estacion bus in the city (as far as I can recall about 7 or 8...
enjoy your walk, I am walking the same route in April...from what I am told it is unlikely that you will be alone in the albergues, it has become a popular last stage in recent times...Buen Camino..!
Sorry to hear that news.... I recall it as a lovely welcoming resting place on my novice year as a pilgrim....so I checked my Pilgrim Passport.. I was there on 17th April 2008.....that was 16 years ago..when I was a callow youth of 62......I hope...
For a gang of new pilgrims I suggest walking from Ferrol..or Coruna (its shorter) Ferrol is just over 100k to Santiago..can be done in 5 days, lovely countryside, plenty of places to stay and eat..however, you can start anywhere...the cathedral...
Start in Baiona...I passed through on my way from Porto...Baiona is a lovely spot...give yourself a couple of evenings there before you start...buen camino
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