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The only danger we found was on day 1 where was a three step down, step along the sidewalk leaving the Se Catadral. I was incredibly excited on day one and after leaving the Catadral early morning and walking about 3 KM, I was looking around and enjoying everything, not paying attn and fell down...
Wife and I recently completed our Lisboa to SDC Camino Sept/Oct and we arrived in Lisboa, Walked to SDC then flew from SDC back to Lisboa. Our original flight booking was Charlotte to Lisboa and return. We made certain that we had enough time to make the Camino to SDC from Lisboa when we booked...
I am a hospice at Acebo, the area right after the louse rocks for the most part ends. It has been what I believe one of the most “Technical” sections on the Frances starting from just past The Cruz to Acebo. It’s been 12 years that I know of, perhaps more.
It is certainly passable but as other...
Hello Sang, I prefer to wear a rain coat with hood and carry a small hiking umbrella. I sweat very bad in a poncho so much that I seem to create my own rainy weather system inside of a poncho.
Agreed!!! I was somewhat in awe that there remains a concept that donativos are free or almost free as possibly suggested by the lead poster in this thread —possibly not. (We then walked into a village and immediately saw an albergue that wasn't on any of the guidebooks; we got beds for 6...
I regret eating that "American" Hamburger in Pamplona as I got horribly sick with food poisoning which lasted until Logrono. Ugh....... I continued to move on but away from my Camino family :)
Hello Thomas, I can share with you that 1. the Albergue Domus Dei Parroquial in Foncebaden, 2. the Albergue Parroquial "Apóstol Santiago" in El Acebo, and 3. the Albergue de Peregrinos San Nicolas de Flue in Ponferrada are open and there have not been full beds as yet. These are all donativo...
My experience is that Pilgrims tend to be on the compassionate and sharing side if they know that there is a need for someone to have the power plug over night.
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