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Can anyone tell me the address of the Pilgrim Records Secretary of the Confraternity of St. James, UK? I am a member but I can't find the address and I need to send off for some credentials.
If you have it (on the back page of a bulletin - which I can't currently find), then please Email me...
If you are looking for a very lightweight, cheap tent then Wilkinson's are currently selling one for only eight pounds. It's a bit flimsy and goodness knows how it would cope in heavy rain or very hot sun but if you want one as an insurance it IS very light - not a lot over a kilo...
I'm sure I read somewhere that there is a new hostal in Maronas (20 km or so after Negreira) but I can't find the message anywhere now - am I dreaming it?
Forgive me if this topic has already been raised and answered but does anyone know if you can get a good walking map of the Finisterre area? I tried to buy one in Santiago last summer but everyone looked at me as if I was mad and offered me road maps with no detail at all.
I have a couple of...
I am sure this has been asked before but I can't find an answer this morning.
Does anyone know if you can you send parcels post restante to Spain from outside (i.e. England). I am sure I looked this up last year and printed something out from the Spanish Post Office site . . . but this year...
I've updated my summary table of our trip this summer and each day now has links to that day's photos as well.
If you are going to be walking this route and would just like an overview of what the terrain will be like (and I know I was desperate to get an idea of it before I left ) then you...
http://www.suzielda.com/camino/viewphot ... =AC75C1824
Survived vicious overloading and rough treatment from Le Puy to Pamplona. And the contents never got wet! Amazing - considering everything else did - even though I was wearing umpteen layers of waterproofing and using an umbrella...
Let me start by saying that I know and have seen some people who can happily walk through mud and up and down steep slopes in running shoes or sandals and also that there are some people find they solve their foot problems by ditching their boots and wearing shoes . . . and if you are one of...
Many people have advised going for a test walk carrying a full rucksack but I would also add that it might be worth kitting yourself out in your waterproof gear and standing under the shower for five minutes or more. I bought ponchos that said "100% waterproof" but turned out to be as leaky as...
We had some bad experiences with Click Air this summer.
The first was when two of us bought tickets for a flight the following day from Santiago to Barcelona. This resulted in waiting around for hours watching the list which said 'delayed' and then, at last, everyone was bundled onto a...
1. BOOTS OR SHOES?
BOOTS, BOOTS, BOOTS! I initially bought some running shoes but am so glad I had second thoughts and bought some boots just before I left. I wouldn't have lasted a day in running shoes. The French paths are steep and stony and, this year, very wet and muddy as well...
Someone asked me for an update on accommodation on the french route for July - should be OK in gites - everyone says traffic slows down to nothing then.
I'm tempted to take an umbrella. I've found them useful in the past when it is raining - especially for evenings/rest days. I also wondered - for this trip - if one might be useful on those bits where you have to walk in the sun and there is no shade?
. . . but - even though mine only...
If you live in the UK, M&S are currently doing a travel towel for 5 quid. It's very slightly heavier than the usual lightweight offerings but much cheaper and dries much better. It's slightly too small for my overweight and aged modesty but would suit a (not too fat) guy or even a slim lady I...
Has anyone any advice?
My main companion and I are carrying all our stuff from France and into Spain. But at the end we are going to be joined in El Ferrol/La Coruna by our partners for a final burst down the Camino Ingles.
I am not sure either of them are up to carrying gear - plus...
Help. I am trying to arrange a flight for my husband and friend from Barcelona to Galicia (preferably La Coruna) on 2nd July. I am sure when I looked a while ago I remember seeing lots of afternoon flights at a very reasonable cost.
Now the only suitable flight (Spanair) is going to cost a...
I'm hoping to do Le Puy to Pamplona in May and June and then take a bus/train to El Ferrol and walk the "short" 100K or so to Santiago in July.
Probably - but not definitely - being accompanied by my daughter and then being joined by our respective partners in July for the last bit...
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