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We did most of the Norte just before the pandemic February-March 2020, and practically no albergue was open until Galicia where the junta albergues were all open, still we were only pilgrims there. We had no problems to find a place to sleep, but many times there were only one option. Double...
Primitivo is probably not crowded in November, but be aware that it may be difficult to find a place to sleep. I was on Norte in February 2020 and almost all albergues were closed and many hostels too.
Exactly a year ago we were in final stages of Camino del Norte. We did it just before the covid lock-down. Here is a page of my blog which is mainly in finnish:
https://pyhiinvaellus.wordpress.com/2020/03/10/paiva-31-boimorto/
Ultralight alcohol burning stove for making coffee. Last february there were only a few bars open. It has been with me on three caminos and be with me on my next camino too.
Museo del Jamon in Monesterio on the Via de la Plata:
http://www.museodeljamondemonesterio.com/index/index.html
Museo del Ferrocarril de Asturias in Gijon:
https://www.gijon.es/es/directorio/museo-del-ferrocarril-de-asturias
These two came in mind. Sadly, the last mentioned was closed last...
Buy a half liter bottle from local shop, it costs 20-40 cents and fill it from tap when it is empty. It is washable and also very light. I usually carry two or three of these and once a week buy new ones.
It was not bad for a 62 years old male with 14 kg backbag. I’m used to hike in Norway. I wore leather gloves on my hands so I could grasp bushes to keep my balance. I did this last month.
We are on the Norte now, though on final stages. Only small number of hotels were open, but we found a place to sleep for every night. We have used booking.com for finding a place to sleep. Prices were 30-50 euros per night for a double. In Galicia we have used Xunta albergues and a sleeping bag...
We have been on the Norte for four weeks now. Not many peregrinos and no sign of korona virus. We’ll be in Santiago next tuesday. I hope that it does not catch us on our way back home.
We went to the see the place it yesterday. It is also called Monte de San Pablo:
https://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=33948
Very interesting, but mainly hillocks. We searched the other relicks nearby, but could not find anything. There are lots of thorn bushes.
Farmacies are the places to buy alcohol. I have done it many times in several caminos. A small bottle costs 2 to 3 euros. I’m on the Camino del Norte right now, and 90 per cent of bars are closed, so only way to get a cup of coffee is to brew it yourself.
Hi !
Now it seems that me and my friend Kari (he is a man) start our camino from Irun 02.02.2020. I tried it last year with my wife but we had to abort it due to illness. This time we’ll make it. Anyone walking next February-March?
Buen camino!
Heikki
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