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Yes, as mentioned the owner or responsible party has to update prices and info on Gronze so I always add a couple of Euros for inflation when budgeting. Eventually the price gets updated, but it relies on a humans to make the change.
I do think that timing plays a big role. It's a busy time with several holidays this month. Lots of people who have the time are on the Camino. There are less busy times to walk and I encourage you to consider coming back at one of those less busy times to see if it changes your mind.
We ask the pharmacy to print prescription labels which we then put on ziplock bags and dump the pills into the labeled bag. Roll them up like a burrito and secure with a rubber band to save space. My husband also brings little snack bags labeled morning and night and once a week sits down and...
I think its been open a little while. One of the hospitaleros posted a couple of weeks ago. We also got word in our HosVol bulletin this week that it was added to the list for volunteers. Looks like a good alternative for those wanting to avoid the hustle bustle of Leon. Also two on the Camino...
https://www.mundicamino.com/
They are in Burgos and have Altus ponchos.
C. Calzadas, 4, 09004 Burgos, Spain
Maybe call to make sure they have your size.
Más de 20 vuelos cancelados por la huelga del personal de Iberia en el aeropuerto de Santiago - http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/galicia/2024/05/17/20-vuelos-cancelados-huelga-personal-iberia-aeropuerto-santiago/0003_202405G17P5991.htm
Strike update.
Are you staying in albergues or private rooms? In a private room, you will likely have the space for two bags or a backpack and a suitcase. In an albergue you will be dealing with less space. I would not use a suitcase for daily transfer to albergues. They take up more room in already tight...
I always encounter at least one epic snorer. Some years several. Sadly many of them have the dangerous kind of snoring with sleep apnea.
Last year there was a another lively thread about someone who was very upset about being shaken awake in the night by a fellow pilgrim (no-doubt sleep...
Yes, for a long Camino at the beginning of the pilgrimage my bag is usually a third full now of various pills, potions, and the necessary CPAP machine.
It's an age old debate. Just a tip from a nurse who used to manage the hearing conservation program at a factory for hearing protection.
The best rated to reduce noise are usually the foam earplugs. Wax, flanged, and head set kind test out to be less effective although you may find one kind...
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