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    Capacity of Credencial

    I always pick up a second one along the way. Us, you need two stamps once you get to Sarria, and they are fun to look at later and remember where you were when you got them.
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    First Camino - Nervous and with questions about the start

    Welcome to the Camino! Definitely follow any advice from the Pilgrim's office in SJPP. Regarding Easter, it kinda depends where you are on the route. It has tended to be busier the closer you get to Santiago, and if there are processions there can be more people in town and in the albergues...
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    Cheese

    Check out the Abastos market. I've gotten cheese I've purchased there through Customs. Depends on city you fly back into, though.
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    Staying in Padron

    There's a museum for Rosalia de Castro (?), too. It's between Pardon And Herbon. You could wander over to Herbon, not super exciting, but birthplace of the pimiento de Pardon, they brought the seeds back from the Americas and developed that pepper there.
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    Albergue Juvenil Castro open?

    When I walked last August it had opened again. There are two other accommodations there. March is a transition time with a lot of albergues, some don't open up again until around Easter or when it gets busy.
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    Starting the walk in the afternoon

    Sarria to Portomarin feels like a long walk in the afternoon, especially if it ends up rainy. I second staying a night I either Sarria or one of the closer stops. Also, if you do walk to Portomarin, when the road splits, stay to the right or take the bike route, the middle route gets dicey...
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    The Way 2 - Characters

    The El Ramon character was based on a real encounter, I think, but I don't think there is an albergue related to that in Torres del Rio anymore. There also used to be the man that would pour wine down his forehead in Hontanas, he had a stamp with that picture, though that bar has since closed, too.
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    WhatsApp, pay in advance?

    Also, I think some hotels wanted all my info beforehand, Oviedo comes to mind. Not sure how you know it's legit or not.
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    WhatsApp, pay in advance?

    I reserved with WhatsApp once, but I paid in cash when I got there. I've reserved directly from a accommodation's website and used their payment forms. My phone service doesn't allow me to phone or text outside the US. Some of the guides have websites listed, and sometimes I've looked for places...
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    Shirley Maclaine - The Camino - Swimming place

    I would've thought Molinaseca, and maybe she's taking poetic license? Or when she walked the route might've been a little different?
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    Niggling hates (dislikes) on Camino

    Wearing earplugs really does solve the snoring problem. Most people snore a little at some point,too. They probably just don't realize it
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    Embarrassing moments

    I got stuck in a bathroom on the Camino Portugal. I can't remember if I got locked in or if the door handle fell off. Luckily the only person in the room was a light sleeper and woke up and let me out.
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    Help - Primitivo - July

    I was going to add, you could stay at Hotel las Grandas, walk into Grandas de Salime in the morning, and have a coffee while waiting for the ethnographic museum to open, then walk to Chao San Martin and spend the night there. Makes a short walking day, but when will you go to the museums again?
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    Help - Primitivo - July

    You have to have pretty good Spanish to do the tour. I was the only person visiting the museum the day I went, but the guide only spoke Spanish so didn't get to see the site. The museum was interesting, non-the-less. I did the ethnographic museum in Grandas de Salime and the one in Chao San...
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    Help - Primitivo - July

    And even though Arca/Pedrouza was packed, I somehow walked into Santiago totally alone.
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