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Yes the sleeping in the back room of a bar/restaurant did not escape my thought process. LOL. I hike during the winter months in Canada -20C so the gear will not be an issue. But true enough about "unexpected" rain or snow. I will let you know how it goes! :)
I have done a Spring Camino on St James Way (10 years ago) and only a partial of Portugal in 2014. Now I would like to do a repeat of St. James or Frances Camino during the winter (work schedule makes it possible). I will start in Pamplona. I continue to read that many places are "closed"...
Take the hairbrush, take the moisturizer....you maybe ONLY need mascara but you can leave that too. One issue I had when i did this before was the "stuff I needed" my pilgrim friend literally emptied my entire pack on the bed and moved half of it into a postal box. We mailed it for a nominal...
I am a bit nervous as I'm hoping to walk December - Jan (2nd Camino). One of the things which comforted me was the level of double vax that the Spanish had. Just to confirm Spain is only letting double vaxxed in, plus a negative PCR test? I know EU has their rules, and I'm use to travelling...
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