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    sleeping bag advice.

    Take a liner and a light weight sleeping bag. You then have three different combinations available to suit different conditions. Silk liner = 115g and Two season sleeping bag 521g Don't forget to loft the filling in the sleeping bag before use to separate the fibres for maximum warmth...
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    Managing electronics

    Here is a slightly different slant on your query. Elsewhere on this forum I had learned a very important lesson: Don't take anything on a Camino that you aren't prepared to lose. This is not to say that the way is rife with light fingered nare-do-wells, but that accidents happen. Things get...
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    My buff has been so necessary!

    I also use it at night over my head to hold my jaw closed to reduce the snoring
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    Solo walkers - what kinds of food do you buy at grocery stores?

    Although not purchased when on the route, I always pack an emergency breakfast which can be prepared using just cold water. This is a lightweight plastic container (an old hummus tub) with a plastic spoon (handle cut down to fit in the tub). It contains two breakfasts, a muesli pre-mixed with...
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    Albergue idea - group snorers together, away from non-snorers

    I know that I snore, especially if I have pushed hard on a section and am dog tired. My solution is to introduce myself to as many people as possible before I fall asleep with something like: "Hi, I am probably going to snore later tonight. If it is disturbing you, I will not be offended if you...
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    Free breakfast at the Parador in Santiago?

    I can also confirm that the Parador provides breakfast for the first six pilgrims WITH Compostela. After having looked enviously at it, I took my wife to stay in the Parador as a special treat for a couple of nights in early April 2023 to give her the chance to experience what waits for us at...
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    Not a Camino, but Portugal here I come

    Sorry to rain on your parade a bit Ingrid, However, to set your expectations, I spent a night in Evora last month. To be fair, we were only driving through en route to Cadiz. Staying at the Ibis just outside the old town walls, we walked into the old town early evening to look for some life -...
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    Eating snails on the Camino Portugues

    I can confirm availability of local snails at least in the south of the Iberian peninsula. Currently in Cadiz in April and bars have "hay caracoles" signs. Looking forward to some later this week. A large tub for 7 Euros, a Vaso for 2.50 Euros. We also say some in bars in Portugal, but only...
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    A secular Camino?

    There are many other non-religious activities which are associated with ancient churches especially in the UK. I don't have a religious bone in my body, but I have a huge respect for what has been achieved in the name of religions in the past. I volunteer as one of 50 or so guides into the roof...
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    Relocate to Spain after 65

    I hear your wishes, but can add the following insight: When visiting last month, the ex-pat papers were all up in arms about the planned removal of an easy route to residence rights in Portugal - it appeared that all you had to do was to buy a property with a minimum value of something like...
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    How fast do you walk on the Camino?

    On the last Sunday in June down in Dorset, UK there are 100 walkers who set off from Swanage to test themselves on something locally known as the "Purbeck Plod". It is a walk along the South West Coast path then turns north for a walk along the hill top through Corfe Castle and on to Old Harry...
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    Getting to Camino Del Norte from UK

    Not useful for your first section, but for when you return to do another bit of the Norte: I successfully flew from Heathrow to Aviles airport (via Madrid). The airport is practically on the Camino path. Also the rail service which runs along the north coast was a delight.
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    Telling Family about plans to walk

    Welcome to the forum to PurpleRainbows Recently I discovered a way for me to extend my walking season which might be worth considering as an introduction for you and sounds like it could be right on your doorstep and might help your particular dilemma. Although we have a few ancient long...
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    Confused about food safety - food in pack

    A bit of amateur food science might help here: Most bad food is caused by rampant bacteria or fungus growth and the toxins that they exude. Bacteria grow slowly when the temperature is cold and can't survive when the temperature is high - so the danger is when food spends a long time above 7 C...
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    My Camino training

    Also, from a lesson I learned the hard way, I would recommend picking a horrid wet and rainy day and making a short trip with your wet weather gear and see how you survive. I learned that not all that claims to be waterproof, will actually stop your gear from getting soaked. I also learned that...
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