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    bivy on via de la plata

    There is water in the vending machine at the information center, 1,5 liter bottles. They just close from 14 till 16 or so. I did sleep there....
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    bivy on via de la plata

    Yes that was indeed very hard and not only the water but add the food for 2 days to that. I had to abandon camping a few times because of water issues (walking with more then 3l becomes a bit of a burden for me at least). But luckely there are not that many long stretches, most 20k you can find...
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    bivy on via de la plata

    As for camping on the last part of the via de la plata, the camino Sanabres, there are heaps of nice spots to camp, especially nice would be around the embalse before villa farfon. Except maybe the last stretches from Ourense onwards, the paved roads intertwine almost constantly with smaller...
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    bivy on via de la plata

    I would download the free eroski app, it has all the albergues and some alternative hostels, but u ll find these to be more expensive then the albergues. The app is in Spanish, but even without knowing Spanish u should be able to figure it out, it is frequently updated and quite accurate. Also...
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    bivy on via de la plata

    And yes sleeping at Caparra us nice @Hecate
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    bivy on via de la plata

    Hi Omega, I am just past Zamora right now, most of the last days were mainly along fields of grain and small vineyards, a bit difficult to camp, especially because sun sets at about 21, there weren t really a lot of discrete places, but the stretch passing Castrotorafe would be a great spot and...
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    bivy on via de la plata

    Thanks for the tip Donna, I am definitely considering an overnight around Caparra, was thinking to arrive early enough to stock up on water before they close the infocenter....
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    bivy on via de la plata

    That would be great! I will be following your camp experiences!
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    bivy on via de la plata

    hahaha Domigee, I feel much better now ;-)
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    bivy on via de la plata

    Thanks all, I think I ll opt for a bivaktent or even a normal tent (as the bivaktents are above my budget for now), it ll be more heavy, but I guess I prefer that to the night crawlers :-/ I ll leave the bivak experience for another time. @Hecate, I ll be walking in April. I ll definitely...
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    bivy on via de la plata

    Thanks all for your replies, I intend to partially bivvy as the distances between some of the albergues are long. On other caminos I only slept in albergues, but I like the idea of being free to have a break when I would like to or when my feet tell me to give them a break. I just never bivvied...
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    bivy on via de la plata

    Hi all, I am thinking about bivvying partially along the via de la plata, but it will be my first time and have a little preoccupation. I read that there are some kinds of scorpions in Andalusia and was wondering if anyone has ever had troubles with scorpions or other "dangerous" animals...
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