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    Do you think trip insurance is necessary?

    For sure! My husband got an infection last year and ended up in hospital in Santiago. Thank goodness, it would have cost us over $500. The cost of the insurance was $80!
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    Companion to walk the Coastal Route from Porto

    When in September are you planning to start? My husband, sister in law and I are starting from matosinhos September 16.
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    Broke Pilgrim Leaving in a Month

    That is plenty!!’
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    Somebody help?!

    I second the notion of plantar fasciitis. Get some KT tape and tape accordingly. Thee is a YouTube on how to. Best of luck!!
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    Post your favorite flower photo taken on Camino.

    It’s not a flower per se, but this was the biggest I’d ever seen!
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    Coming home: Help for the heartbroken

    Oh my. Same here! We arrived home September 26 and I am constantly looking at videos and reading the posts here. As soon as we hit home, we started to plan next years journey! The first week back was all about sharing the experience with my friends and family. After that, downhill with work...
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    Getting to Sarria from Madrid

    Got our train tickets!!
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    Getting to Sarria from Madrid

    Thank you! We did book for night one. So looking forward to this!
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    Getting to Sarria from Madrid

    Thanks bunch! I booked at pension estacion for night one. Now I have a bit of a better feeling knowing at least night one is under our belts.
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    Getting to Sarria from Madrid

    Thank you, we haven't made any reservation yet for our first night. Any advice on that? Should we? What's best? Albergue, pension, hotel? I'm thinking pension. Does every place have a stamp? I'm a first timer, can you tell?!
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    Getting to Sarria from Madrid

    Hi there. We also have booked the train from Madrid to sarria. My question is about getting your two stamps. If we arrive after things are closed and leave before things are open, hiw will we obtain our first stamp? We are arriving in sarria about 6pm on sept 14 to begin in sept 15, bright and...
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    Ladies...Yoga leggings or hiking pants?

    Hi! I have worn both my knee length yoga pants and my lightweight hikers in my preparations for our Camino starting September 14. I love my hikers, as I have the zip-off ones that can be shorts as well. I bought mountain hardware brand. They have nice deep pockets and are very lightweight.
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    Sept.-Oct. 2017 pilgrims: check in!

    Mike, Rina and Michele Spinello starting at Sarria September 15. (From Cambridge Ontario ). Buen Camino!
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    Camino ingles Caminito del ray

    YEs, I know now. My husband was pulling my leg, as you can see in my post directly following the first one. I was not amused!

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