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    Your gracious opinions on my itinerary for 1st 10 days from Pamplona

    I would not consider catching a bus around Logrono. Where would catch the bus from? Viana? There is a lovely walk into Logrono on an old abandoned road. Now a pilgrim path with local access. Shortly after leaving the centre of Logrono{ a beautiful city} the pilgrim route enters a park as...
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    Leon to Santiago

    Hi Dave, You could consider transporting your bikes to Leon in a cardboard bike box. Fold up your box and place it in a recycling bin. Cardboard bike boxes can be bought in the Correos Office in Santiago for €13.50. We flew to Madrid in September and travelled by bus to Burgos, with the boxes...
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    LIVE from the Camino Mass and food and sleep

    Once, I was at the top of that climb and I realised I forgot my glasses back in Castrojerez. Thankfully, my son was with me. He went back and collected the glasses. Meanwhile, I enjoyed the views. A great memory in every way.
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    Help me remember an albergue

    I stayed in Albergue San Francisco de Asis in Tosantas. Mattresses/Camping mats on the floor. Prayers upstairs after dinner. You could leave a request/petition in a special box which they kept for 20/22 days. That was the number of days expected to reach Santiago. They read some of the petitions...
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    Camino Ingles in 3 days?

    I walked from Ferrol to SdeC in four days, back in 2019. I reached Meson Do Vento in three days and then walked from there [44k] to SdeC on the fourth day. I carried my rucksack on the first day to Pontedueme . I then moved my rucksack along with Correos each day. Not having to carry the...
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    Do you wish you'd walked the Camino (instead of bicycling)?

    My first trip along the camino back in 2004, was by bike. I cycled with a number of friends from Pamplona to SdeC. We cycled on the roads along by the camino. We stayed in hotels and did not really connect with pilgrims. I cycled from Bilbao, Santander and Seville in subsequent years. It was...
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    Camino de Madrid by bicycle

    A group of us cycled from Madrid to Santiago in September 2019. We cycled through Segovia, Valladolid, joining the CF in Sahagun. We cycled on public roads adjacent to the camino on lightweight road bikes. We had a vehicle carrying our luggage. On the first day to Segovia we climbed to a height...
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    I am a new Pilgrim

    There may be more options travelling to Palencia and then onto Sahagún. Worth a look. Buen Camino
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    Understanding Spain's Recent History: Recommended Books

    There is currently a five part series on Netflix 'Franco: The Brutal Truth about Spain's Dictator' It is very good and gives an in-depth history of the civil war and the reign of Franco up to his death in the 70's. The archive footage from that period is excellent. I have watched it a couple of...
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    New old guy

    Buen camino whatever you decide to do. I walked across the Meseta twice and I had booked my flights to walk it again last year, shortly after reaching the age of 70, but due to Covid, I had to cancel. Hopefully I will get to walk it again. I love the vastness of the landscape, the quaint towns...
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    A bit of sadness on Christmas Eve Day

    Like GailGywn above, I too had a cataract removed recently. I asked my wife did she see the moving spots. I felt relieved when she said she did. Happy Christmas to all.
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    First time for the Camino Primitivo October 7, 2021!!!

    Good luck on your walk. I would also recommend Albergue de peregrinos de Bodenayo. I stayed there in 2018. Great hosts, food and atmosphere. A big climb leading up to it, but you will have it behind you for the next day. Hopefully you can do the Hospitales route from Campiello to Berducedo, if...
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    A “Cruz de Ferro” on the Camino Ingles?

    Hi hfenton, Good luck on your camino. It is a lovely walk. I walked the Camino Ingles from Ferrol in 2019 and thoroughly enjoyed it. Great scenery, lovely towns and not strenuous. I stayed the first night in Hotel Choyo 2 in Ferrol, which is just off the camino. The hotel owner advised me, when...
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    First time camino walker requesting information

    Just to reassure those oldies that are thinking of walking the camino. I started in St Jean in the month of May in excellent weather. I was 64 years of age. Starting at 6.30 am, I reached Ronscvalles at 12 30pm, 6 hours later. I went on to reach SdeC in 30 days. I had trained in the hills of...
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    Comment by 'irishwalker' in media 'The climb up to the Meseta from Castrojerez - a great way to start the day!'

    I walked that section a couple of times,the last time with my son. We had stayed in Hontanas the night before. We arrived in Castrojerez around 9/10am. We had some breakfast and headed off. When we got to the top of that climb, I realized I had left my glasses in the restaurant. My son kindly...
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