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Nor have I.
One year there were lots of flies on the way to Foncebadon (in the woods) but that was just the once and they don’t bite.
Never was bothered by mosquitos along the canal out of Boadilla either.
Hi Misspenn, I’ve walked in Spain 5 times in May/June (Frances, Norte and Madrid) and have never been bothered by any of the varmints you’ve mentioned. I left my bug spray at home after the first time. I have heard folks complain about flies or...
I knew I'd seen that saying somewhere recently. 🙏
Hhmmm as for crowds ... I'm not too comfortable with crowds in my usual life 😞 - so it's no surprise to me that these days I seek out quieter paths or quieter times of the year. But I see the...
I used that line a month or so ago on his too many pilgrims comment! lol Part of the joy of Camino is the number of people walking and suffering the same path we are. If they weren't there it would have been dull and there would be fewer services...
It was inevitable that someone would say - the number of pilgrims. @alexwalker just got in first. I can understand the appeal of that on the Frances, especially at the busy times. But, as has been written on the forum before, or at least words...
Not much, at least about the camino itself. The beautiful and ugly, the serene places and the parts near a motorway, the cities and vast empty spaces...all those things are part of a whole.
People are another story. I would love fewer entitled...
There is Honto but its only about 5 km outside of SJPDP. You could always take a cab back to SJPDP if you felt you can't go on, and or wait at Orisson to see if there are any cancellations. When I stayed there one person in my party had decided...
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