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Last winter, no issues, but otherwise 2021, 2022, 2023 problems with all all airlines. Cancelled flights, etc. Air travel isn't as fun as when I was a kid in the 60's and 70's.
Don't go in the winter if this is your preference. Almost every cute little bar and restaurant is closed. Xunta albergues open, but fewer eateries or pitstops.
Lessons and tips:
1. Don't converse in the bunk room. Take your conversations to the common area even when it isn't quiet hours.
2. In the morning gather all your things in the middle of your sleeping bag and carry it and your backpack to the common area to pack.
3. Don't put your pack on the...
Yes, I had a heat injury 2 summers ago on the Aragones route on a remote stage. We called a taxi, but had to wait for her to return from Pamplona where she was dropping people off at the airport.
I had the number in advance and also got it from the albergue where we were headed. You could also...
How did they pick this route? Why did they have a group guide? When planning your own Camino you can make more choices on your own. We are 62 and 73 and rarely walk long distances (usually 10 or 12 miles per day), but we select routes which accommodate our choices. We rarely make reservations...
I have stayed in 2 different hotels. One is no longer in business. The other is the Cathedral Hotel. I have not stayed in albergues. One, Betunia is a small donativo with a Communal meal. It does not take reservations. Another highly recommended is a German confraternity albergue just before you...
I won't be bringing another group. I retired last week and am on on my way Saturday to "increase the crowding" in Alaska and Canada by camping all summer. Just Phil and I back on the Camino to walk and volunteer next year in late winter early spring!
I read it this morning. Note he contributes to the crowding by bringing groups to this part of the Camino. He didn't say he'd be making a change himself only that others should...
I've mentioned on other threads that the heart and meaning of the Camino did not come to me until I'd been walking 40+ days on my first Camino and had to end prematurely due my husband's illness. I'd been walking and some days really hating it (still do some days as Kirkie's song indicates)...
Yes, in my experience, June is less busy than May or September. Sarria to Santiago will still be busy compared to the rest of the route, but there are always beds. No holidays in June, but watch out for local festivals which are fun, but loud and sometimes make beds difficult to find.
Honestly, I can't support the copy thing. Is it easier for you? Maybe, but at almost everyplace I have worked except Grañón, we have been told to look at the original documents. The Guardia Civil do come by and check the handwritten register that we use so I need to see the original. At Grañón...
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