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    Rain covers for shoes

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    Your one picture that captures how you feel about being on the Camino!

    All great memorable pics
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    Pre-booking

    Don’t get confused over the booking, extended winter escapes, yes do need a year advance, my place was booked thru the net and I was one step late to take same place for the coming year’s winter months. This time just out of curiosity check SJPP to start our Camino second week of September...
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    Pre-booking

    Hi, Tomi. I was planning our second trip second week of September 2019. Starting from SJPP. Found out hotel was nearly booked, you need only one room per night, so using either booking or hotels.com I booked up to my third stage and found out that I could not book our flight, because it was to...
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    Most hotels on bookings.com almost full for November?

    I was booking for next year first week of September of year 2019. To start our second Camino from SJPP , found same situation from the beginning of my booking, felt somewhat uneasy and difficult and thinking how am I going thru this! I don’t want to struggle like our first Camino to find...
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    Astorga recommendations?

    Hotel Astur Plaza is great place to stay. Buffet breakfast was great, Not just sugary stuff to start your day. Orange juice was superb, never tasted OJ like that before. Hope, you will feel better soon. Cathy.
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    Wanting to avoid all albergues

    Your best bet is book thru booking .com. we did sleep in private room and bathroom from Astorga to Santiago. Will do it again in 2020 mid September to mid October. Speak only few wards of Spanish no problem. Cathy K.
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    Botafumeiro burner

    We saw Botafumeiro swing, it was great thing to see, it happened right before the Final blessing. Benefactors sat near the Altar where bench was provided. It was Wednesday , there were no Adoration that day. I took the first raw of pews. Felt my wishes were granted, I thanked our Lord and the...
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    First Three Nights - Cold & Wet

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    First Three Nights - Cold & Wet

    Yes, we made in a great way that my wish was granted. Seeing the famous swinging Botafumeiro/never know how to spell it. It happened at the last day at noon mass, although it was on Wednesday. Love it. Plan of go back next year spend the Easter at Barcelona Sagrada Familia, with Gods willing...
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    First Three Nights - Cold & Wet

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    Best ways to organize one's pack

    Hi! Domigee, I like that ideas of walking in skirt, so I don't need extra shoulder bag which was quiet handy. Also wondering using of an umbrella with UV protection from it. How do you mount them when you use poles. Thanks, Cathy K.
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    My Pack Is Too Heavy: Woe Is Me!

    Hi, Debbye! On 13th of this month, came home from Santiago, the pilgrims wear sleeveless really hot pants when they were coming in to town. I saw sweet on their faces. Only place being very cold was inside the Cathedral. Local people tends to wear warmer clothes. You might want to keep only one...
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    How wonderfully finished our first Camino!

    Hi, Jagoca! Are you still on the Camino? Just wondering, remained portion of you way be safe and enjoyable. I am sorry about the incident you encountered, but you were prepared in a ways to deal with it, very bravery way indeed. Wish you well, hopefully hear from your progress on the Camino...
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    How wonderfully finished our first Camino!

    Hello, Gerard! We met three sisters from your country, one lady was slightly limping. We saw them altogether in Compostela, 10 of us especially, all sisters tends to slept at same town twice, but they pushed thru 8 more kilometers at final stage. We stayed behind, following day we all met...
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