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This winter I bought a nice, thick 100% pure wool Norwegian sweater. It came with extensive instructions on how to care for it and wash it. I also always thought that hot washing and wool were no-go, so what surprised me was that the instructions said, that if needed it can be washed at 60 C and...
In 2022 I stayed at Rectoral de Cines. It's a very nice place (not the cheapest though). It is located some 6-8 kms off the Camino, but they offer to pick you up for free in Presedo and return you the next morning. You can book directly on their website.
Buen Camino!
I think that is a matter of personal mind-set. Some say that they need a week, maybe two, to get into the Camino-feeling, so on the Inglés you would run out of road before that. For me, I vividly remember leaving Ferrol on an early, grey morning and just a few hours later, I was already ‘there’...
Me too – luckily only once. It was a young man walking with a ghetto blaster on his shoulder just like in the picture. I could hear the ridiculously loud music 15 minutes before he passed me and 15 minutes after. I could hardly believe it…. :rolleyes:
Yes: ”A plan is nothing; Planning is everything”” (Eisenhower).
Whether you stick to your plan or not, the process of planning forces you to think through scenarios, possibilities and alternatives and so actually provides a basis for improvisations – and on top of that, it is quite funny and...
I have walked several times in August/September and it can get hot, very hot. Especially last year I had many days with temperatures in the high 30’s. I am fairly ‘heat resistant’ but at times I felt ‘well done’ at the end of the day. My recipe for hot days is to take it easy, drink a lot and...
I usually walk later in the year, August/September, when it's really hot and dry (mostly :) ) but I could imagine that early spring would be a very nice time to walk - so I heard.
It’s a very nice section of the Francés.
A few ‘tips’ off the top of my mind would be, that the descent from Cruz de Ferro to Molinaseca is quite steep and rocky; if it is wet/raining you may want to go by the road instead of the path – though you would miss some beautiful scenario. Also, the...
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