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Look carefully for the places that are obviously popular with pilgrims and then go somewhere else. That way you’ll get a good menu del dia, including alcohol, for 12 - 15€. Just remember that the true mdd is served during Spanish lunch hours not in the evening
...totally unnecessary hills - once you’ve got up ‘em you’ve got to get down’em again 😉
I remain astonished by the numbers of people determined to b*gger their Camino in pursuit of some romantic notion and a view. A “view”! If you need a view that badly you need to change your outlook on life…
Spanish farmacias are versatile and authoritative. It’ll be worth your while to approach one in one of the larger towns and pose your question. If what you need is available on-line in Spain it is certainly available via a farmacia even if you have to wait a day or two that’s got to be better...
“Two days ago Pepe Puertas "the pilgrim of La Rioja" died at the age of 78. Every year in July he made the complete French road to reach Compostela on July 25. Year after year for more than 30 and despite physical difficulties I walked to Santiago. God have it in his glory.”
Buen Camino Peregrino
I never drink water. I know what fish do in it….😉
Acquaintances of mine who have indulged while in Portugal have suffered no obvious ill effects. For the more risk averse I recommend Ginjinha but do be careful not to swallow the pips
That’s a shame. They would be better devoting their energy to planning how to stay as warm, dry and safe as possible tomorrow. Or booking a bus ticket before they’re all gone.
Perhaps you could share this thread with a few
I think, generally speaking, if the PO in St Jean advises against the Route Napoleon then that’s it. No further or detailed explanation should be required. They don’t offer such advice on a whimsy but after consideration of forecasts and consultation with the emergency services.
The advice I...
@bilibueno if you are on a late-arriving flight into A Coruna you may do better to seek accommodation in A Coruna for the night and make your way to Ferrol in the morning
I’m always slightly perplexed when I see “cheap” and “bank” in the same sentence. The concept of “safe sex” was an easy one even as a teenager. “Fair days pay for a fair days work” is a given. But cheap bank, c’mon, somebody’s gonna be requesting a free lunch next 😉
In my experience if you have cash a taxi driver can find you anywhere. That said local bars are the best resource for taxis, possibly a bed that isn’t on Berking.con and even a drink while you’re waiting for the taxi
Muxia is a little further north of Fisterra but still on the coast of Galicia and with some amazing sunsets on the good days. It doesn’t have the iconic lighthouse of Fisterra (Finisterre) with its claims to be the “end of the world” as in end of the known world for the Romans and their empire...
Kinda depends on whether you’re making a pilgrimage to the bones of one who may have touched the divine or taking a stroll to “the end of the world”.
Just teasing. Most of my pilgrimages have been to Muxia and our broken boat but I did make one to himself and offered my obsequies when I got...
Well, you could have got a stamp from the train/bus station, any open bar, Guardia Civil post: the list is endless. Make sure you get a stamp at your accommodation tonight and put a little effort into collecting more and you’ll get your compo thing
The Guardia Civil returning things? My how the world has changed 😊. I don’t suppose there’s much point in asking if they’ve found the small bundle of peseta they relieved me of in 1969?
For those who wonder how safe it is to wander the Camino - I remember the days when the last thing you...
I’m on my phone and in a foreign country (aren’t most of us 😉) but @WCP might find a better route by breaking the journey down a bit. Perhaps Logrono/Burgos/Leon/Lugo/Sarria. There are consistent bus services between the major cities. The bus companies have little regard for the needs of...
Rome2Rio says: https://www.rome2rio.com/map/Logro%C3%B1o/Sarria Which translates as “if I we’re going there I wouldn’t start from here”. That said train Logrono to Madrid, Madrid to Sarria is doable in a day or an excuse for a night in Madrid
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