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    Mahonsk replied to the thread Will I get to see the Botafumiero?.
    That’s how we got to see it. A tour group had paid.
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    Mahonsk reacted to Robo's post in the thread Will I get to see the Botafumiero? with Like Like.
    It's kind of Pot luck. At the end of one Camino I saw it three times. Last year, not all. Tour groups frequently 'pay' to see it swing, so that increases your odds.
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    Mahonsk reacted to lovelyshell's post in the thread How long is the Meseta? with Like Like.
    Yes!! Bring a face net if you can. I had one day on the Meseta in October 2016 with fruit flies in my nose, ears, eyes, anywhere they could get. My walking partner went back to the UK at Burgos and I wrote to him about the flies. He wrote back “I...
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    Mahonsk reacted to FurnessTravellers's post in the thread How long is the Meseta? with Like Like.
    We began our first camino in early September 2014 from Carrion de los Condes and took seven days to reach Astorga. I'm so glad we hadn't read about "the meseta" beforehand and begun with a pre-conceived idea of what was ahead, because we loved...
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    Mahonsk reacted to jfgough's post in the thread How long is the Meseta? with Like Like.
    I walked the CF in September and October. I was in the meseta in Mod September and It was possibly my favorite part of the Camino. The weather was good, sometimes a bit hot in the afternoons. It is certainly not all flat, not boring. The is a...
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    Mahonsk reacted to CAshworth's post in the thread How long is the Meseta? with Like Like.
    I loved the Meseta. While it is flatter agricultural land, it is quite beautiful and in some areas stunning. I walked the Meseta in Sept 2022, and you do need to watch out for heat/shade, but other than that, you'll be fine. Took approx 6-7...
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    Mahonsk replied to the thread How long is the Meseta?.
    But watch out for flies. They can be relentless. Certainly in September. I highly recommend some form of light netting for face, arms and legs.
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    Mahonsk reacted to RJM's post in the thread How long is the Meseta? with Like Like.
    The meseta for all practical purposes is the stretch between Burgos and Leon, but more well known as the stretch between Carrion de los Condes and Leon. It's farmland, plain and simple. Not desert nor a barren wasteland. Definitely doesn't...
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    Mahonsk replied to the thread How long is the Meseta?.
    We just loved the Meseta.
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    Mahonsk reacted to C clearly's post in the thread How long is the Meseta? with Like Like.
    Hi, and welcome to the forum! I'm sure you'll get lots of answers to your question and also to questions you didn't ask! ;) Googling "meseta" found this explanation, as well as one suggestion that the Camino crosses it roughly from Burgos to...
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