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    Albergue passport

    Many kilometers in Portugal as well. But sadly, not to Santiago.
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    Pilgrim office statistics for 2018

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    Shower shoes?

    Flip-flops are multi-purpose, but seasonally limited. What I got instead, because mine was a fall Camino ending in colder December, was a pair of Crocs knock-offs at one of the Chinese shops along the way. They're unbelievably light weight and easily strapped on the outside of my pack. They...
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    Can anyone give me any advice on doing the Camino Frances with a two-year old.

    Where's the wonderful WOW button?! Good for them!
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    Pain in rabanal and moving forward!

    I walked the road all the way down into Molinaseca and was damn glad I did after the stories I heard from those that walked on the loose trail. At warmer and busier times of year for traffic though, it might be a nightmare on the road as there was little-to-no allowance for right-of-way for a...
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    60th birthday on Camino where to stay

    If you spend it in Leon, don't miss time to sit and soak up the amazing energy of Basilica San Isidoro, close to the cathedral. I stopped in Leon for 2 weeks to heal a number of injuries. But the most healing thing I did almost every day was go back to San Isidoro. The most remarkable things...
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    From London to Ocebriero

    I understand that ideally you want to keep moving and not spend the night in London. Still, if all of this gets too complicated and you're just going to end up arrive in wiped out from moving all night, you can go to airbnb.com and find shockingly affordable rooms in people's homes by putting in...
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    LIVE from the Camino Snakes in an albergue - La Quintana

    Are there any venomous snakes in that part of Spain?
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    Bed Bugs Make Use of Mass Transit to Go Places and See Things

    I got eaten alive by bed bugs four times on the Camino Frances over 2 months last fall, the final assault being the night I arrived in Santiago. They all happened in albergues and hostels. Trips to the farmacia for hideous chemical sprays, repeatedly washing everything I could in super hot water...
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    Not getting it

    Perhaps you will get your nerves back and start the thread if you title it, "It might be better to walk alone." Then you are free to discuss the pros and cons and not feel like you're giving advice, but rather food for thought.
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    Day 1 - my cat died

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    Broke Pilgrim Leaving in a Month

    Where is the "I love it!" button for this post? GREAT STORY!
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    Statistics for June 2018

    We are in Hostal Antolin on Portuguese Robo. Tomorrow Pontovedra then the normal stops. In Padron we will get the train , have walked this Camino before so not interested in papers etc. From Vigo today we saw not one person in the 20 something km until Redondela. The Portuguese from Caminha ...
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    Shin splints

    My shin splints were excruciating and finally forced me to stop. I also got a very painful early stage bowel blockage from taking too much daily naproxen, which is similar to ibuprofen, for the pain. I had audible crunching upon movement and had to stop to rest. The real thing that was pure...
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    Injury in Astorga

    See someone who is train to work with the mechanics of the body like a chiropractor Or an Osteopath. Most allopathic doctors well tell you to use ice and/or heat depending on the time since injury, and painkillers and send you on your way. But you have a bigger challenge than just getting in and...
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