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    Weather conditions January from Sarria

    Hi, prepare for rain, but you might be lucky. Sometimes the weather is great in January in Galicia!
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    stretch Sanguesa-Liedena-Lumbier-?

    Hi, I walked the variante last June, passing Rocaforte. It had been raining lately and the path was very muddy. After falling ten times I managed to get to the other road near Liedena and walked along the carrtera to Izco. I advise to walk from Sanguesa to Lumbier, Izco, Monreal in case of...
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    Christmas lights in Santiago

    Hi, The Christmas lighting in Santiago is very sober. Just some items on the Obradoiro and quite a few lights on the Plaza Cervantes and another plaza nearby. De city of SDC spends only 27000 euros extra on X-mas lighting (the santiagosiete newspaper says) and does not want to waste energy like...
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    rita from los angeles / san francisco

    She has been found (after 5 years and 7 months). I started a website and that did the trick. Thank you forum.
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    Any Camino Walkers From New Orleans

    The University Press of the South in Prytania Street (UNPRSOUTH.com) published the book Pilgrimage to Santiago. Chronicle of Love.
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    Last 100kms in March?

    Hi Bart, The albergues in Galicia are always open. If not, the pilgrims will be notified well ahead through the message boards in the albergues. However, do not expect much, just shelter, although some of them are fully operational: Sarria, Portomarin, Palas de Rei, Melide, Arzua, Pedrouzo...
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    High School Student

    The coments made by Sillydoll are right. Whatever you do stay away from France: you cannot afford it. Take a bus from Madrid to Pamplona and a bus to Roncesvalles. This takes time but is cheap. There is only one bus per day from PAM (at 1800 hours on weekdays; earlier on Saturday; not on...
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    Camino Aragones from Somport

    Somport can be reached from Jaca, but also from Pau in Southern France. Take a train or plane to Pau and take the regular bus whih leaves from the train station to Oloron St Marie or to Somport. From there you can reach Jaca in one day (its all down), then Arres, Artieda, Izco, Tiebas, Puente la...
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    Poll: Best time to walk

    The Camino Primitivo (from Oviedo to Lugo) is wonderful. But, do not walk alone in Winter because you will be on your own. Often the path is very far from housing so if you stumble ... No antennas so the phone does not work. Some refuges EXCELLENT (Penaseite, Cadavo Baleira, Polas de Allande...
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    books about camino

    The University Press of the South in New Orleans has just released "Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. Chronicle of Love", a novel. (unprsouth.com)
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    rita from los angeles / san francisco

    Thanks! I will work on it.
  12. J

    rita from los angeles / san francisco

    I still have not found Rita.
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    Madness In January??

    I will be back on the camino in January. The weather can either be good or terrible. It will surely be cold in the morning. You just have to be lucky, and, like the other pilgrims already stated: not many services are open, so carry food and drinks in your backpack.
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    rita from los angeles / san francisco

    Thanks Rafferty. I did send an EMail to Rita.
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    rita from los angeles / san francisco

    I am looking for Rita from California (in her twenties) who arrived with me in Santiago on 24 May 2002.
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