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    Leon or Astorga?

    I have just returned from the camino and it was on of the most wonderful experiences of my life. i feel very lucky with the weather, hearing now of the rain and mud. Arriving late in the day in Leon i saw the beautiful stained glass inside the cathedral and easily found the albergue for my...
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    olveiro

    hello, does anyone know a hostel in Olveiro other than the albergue? Venetia
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    sleeping bag for august?

    thankyou!
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    Pack Size/Model Survey

    Thankyou!
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    sleeping bag for august?

    As a complete beginner I am trying desperatley to pack as light as possible as suggested in my new osprey talon 33 (which i love). a friend has leant me a sleeping bag which seems to take up so much space, I have also been leant two cotton liners and wonder if i take them both one will do as a...
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    Pack Size/Model Survey

    As a complete beginner I am trying desperatley to pack as light as possible as suggested in my new osprey talon 33 (which i love). a friend has leant me a sleeping bag which seems to take up so much space, even in it's bag, I have also been leant two cotton liners and wonder if i take them both...
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    Leon or Astorga?

    I know i wish i could do more. i might now be arriving a day earlier than i thought so if I do I will start from Leon, need to get my pilgrim passport though and don't know how long that'll take (especially with my dodgy spanish!) so depends on timing whether i get bus to hospital de orbigo or...
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    telling the time...

    Don't worry- i would never subject everyone to a morning alarm call- just checking!
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    telling the time...

    thanks- will get one!
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    telling the time...

    Hello, i've just realised i don't wear a watch and usually check the time on my mobile which i won't be using on the camino. Is it important to know the time- do most people have watches. Silly not to have thought of it before but do people have alarms in the morning, because surely that...
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    Leon or Astorga?

    Thankyou for getting back- Having read and listened to all advice I have opted for lightweight boots that support my ankle as i have a dodgy ankle anyway! Thankyou for confirming I made the right decision as I was worrying about the heat etc but I agree your feet are the most important thing...
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    Leon or Astorga?

    Thankyou so much for all the helpful advice, i am going to look up if i can get the bus from madrid to Hospital de Orbigo so that I don't miss this bit and walk into Astorga. This maybe a silly question but does everyone wear boots that support the ankle as I am thinking they might be abit...
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    Leon or Astorga?

    Hello, I don't know whether I'm pushing it to take the bus to Leon and start from there or whether i should go to Astorga. I have left it all abit last minute... I'm getting the bus from Madrid next Saturday and from the following day I will have 12 full days for walking hoping to arrive in...
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