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    To get up there, I had to unhitch my bike trailer and strap it on my back. A Korean pilgrim offered to carry the bike. And a local was very insistent I not try to bike the descent. So I took highways to Uterga. And there was a spot near...
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    I keep reading this accusation here, yet when I walked, it was not true of most of the cyclists that passed me. Yes, there were a few jerks, but a small minority.
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    Most of the ones I passed on bike were startled in spite of both bell and announcement.
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    Que? Can you offer up one town that benefits from those thousands? Last year there were passionate protests against the money “squandered” on pilgrim infrastructure when what the local people wanted was schools their children could get to without...
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    Yes, good question. The credencial with all the sellos is sufficient evidence you walked, eh? But then there’s that bit about sins being forgiven. Or have they removed that wording?
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    Just wondering, but perhaps an equally good question to ask yourself is whether you really need the certificate (and why)?
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    Yep. Many’s the time when we were full that we called other towns for lodging and/or transportation when we were full and it was getting late.
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    There’s nothing I wish I had worried less about. Maybe I’m weird, but I am not a worrier. There’s one thing I wish I had worried more about: water. Several times I was a dehydrated enough to be somewhat ill by the time I got “back to...
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    WGroleau replied to the thread Stamping process.
    I share your hobby, though I might not want to pay for a stamp. Would the Correos folks postmark the credencial (or diary, in my case) without a purchased stamp? I have stamps from albergues, cafés, turismo offices, and other shops, but Correos...
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    WGroleau replied to the thread Walking with headphones?.
    I do the same, but I just have it playing softly and pause when close to others. I have nothing against headphones but just don’t like them—especially when traveling. And earbuds? They keep falling out!!

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