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    VdlP starting in Slamanca in June/July?? Too hot??

    There is road walking and a lot of road construction along the N630 north of Salamanca--most unpleasant especially because it was hot (early May) and road walking is not only unpleasant but dangerous. 8) Patricia
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    VDLP in Mar 09

    I walked from Merida in mid-April of this year. It rained a lot, stormed through the national park, and then it turned hot. I heard from pilgrims who had started in Seville in early April that it rained a lot then as well. I'm not sure if this April weather is typical, but that was my...
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    Albergue in Merida

    Dear Amigos--a friend and I are going to meet in Madrid and begin our journey on the VdlP in Merida. A high-speed train from Madrid gets to Merida at around 9 p.m. Is that too late to find accomodation at the albergue in Merida? Does anyone have experience at this albergue? According to the...
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    Via de la Plata in April

    Hello all--my first post on this forum. A friend and I will begin our pilgrimage on the VdlP on April 17; after two days in Madrid we will start from Caceres with the intention of making it to Santiago in 5 weeks. We are not young; I am 71 and my friend is 65. I walked part of the CF in 2005...
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