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Rules or the interpretation of them seem to vary. I have been allowed to take a walking stick but not a folding umbrella, small nail scissors but not equally small embroidery scissors .. on one occasion wasn’t allowed a metal ( quite large) hair clip!
Been walking and volunteering on the Camino since retirement in 2003 but this year will be first time alone. Have some misgivings but am hoping to be alone but not lonely. As now in my seventies I am for the first time having bag moved so will not be staying in traditional refugios. Enjoy !
We have had pigrims with cpap machines staying with us when we are volunteer hospitaleros and there has never been a problem - just be sure to ask for a bed near a socket - you will also get priority for use of sockets over mobiles etc! Enjoy!
Just back from a wonderful walk from Sarria. The first days were wonderfully bright, clear and warm - we then caught the edge of the storms which hit Spain but our time in Santiago was no wetter than we have experienced in the summer! The massive staging for the Papal mass was still in place -...
Having walked in France on the Vezeley route in May, been in Santiago in July and cycled Le Puy to St Jean in September I am thinking of walking from Sarria in November - anyone have any information on weather to expect?
The CD`s I return to again and again are:
The Chieftains Santiago; Ao Aure Do Camino Hacia Compostela; Anonymous 4 Miracles of Santiago and The Moneverdi Choir with John Gardiner Pigrimage to Santiago
Happy listening!
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