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    Compostela Question

    This is what has confused me about the Muxia-Finisterre-Santiago or the Finisterre-Muxia-Santiago routes qualifying for a Compostela. If one were on a pilgrimage from either Muxia or Finisterre to Santiago the logical straight line route does not pass through both starting towns. Please forgive...
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    Do some people not get stamps?

    There seems to be a number of reasons people get their credencial stamped along The Way. If you are staying in albergues, it is the first document that you’re usually asked for. The stamps are an indication that you are a pilgrim and at the albergues, this is your admission card. Second, for...
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    Do you drop any personal restrictions on Camino?

    I couldn’t agree with you more David! The thought of depriving myself of Spanish coffee is unthinkable! Plus, anything that I might stop much of I know I’ll just walk itnoff
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    Sorry if this is a dumb question - Single vs. double rooms

    I might be wrong, but I don’t think it’s bad etiquette for a single person to book a double room. I think that you’ll be paying the going rate for the room regardless of whether it is rented to one person or two. Most likely this will be the common room configuration that you’ll run into. On my...
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    Camino by Coach

    I think @Bradypus hits the nail firmly on the head. The Camino, particularly in Galicia, is a business that brings a great deal of money into this area of Spain. Changes regarding overcrowding in the last 100km or tour groups will not change because it is not in Galicia’s economic interest to do...
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    Gronze - Difficulty Ratings

    Not sure how Gronze rates a stage, but terrain and distance strike me as the two key factors. Regarding the Ingles, the first day is not difficult from a terrain perspective (pretty flat actually), but it is a long hike from Ferrol to Pontedueme. As I remember the second day, the single hardest...
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    Camino fatigue?

    Luka, what a thoughtful and honest post asking questions that I believe have entered many a pilgrim’s consciousness! Two immediate issues surface after reading your post and the already wonderful set of comments. How might this experience have been different had you not become ill? I believe...
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    Stamps in Sarria when need to rest?

    I can completely emphasize with you regarding large blisters. I would recommend that you open up those blisters so they can drain and dry out. After you begin walking again, apply pharmaceutical tape over the blisters. Remove the tape at the end of the walking day making sure they don’t fill up...
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    The Pilgrim’s Guide to Etiquette

    Understanding the nuances of language correctness is always difficult. It seems that the question that I most often hear in both Spain and Mexico is “Where are you from?” My answer is simple then, Los Estados Unidos (which is a lot easier to say for most than estadounidense). And as @trecile...
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    Alternatives to walking if injured

    As someone who has cycled a Camino, the VDLP, I’m hesitant to suggest this alternative for continuing your Camino as the knee in integral in cycling. Best not to strain or injure it further until you know more specifically what is going on there. However, I do like @MaxHelado suggestion of...
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    Where can I find... hotels (just off) the camino- CF?

    Let me suggest that you check out the app Mapy.cz. The Camino is marked with a blue line. As you enlarge the map at any given point, you will see the hotels, hostels, and albergues in that area. You can then click on the bed symbol to get further information. This might at least be a starting...
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    Try something new?

    For me, part of the fun planning a Camino is doing the research regarding accommodation in the towns and cities where I stop. Having been on a couple of the Caminos twice, of course I have favorites where I would enjoy staying again (Casa Fernanda on the CP for example). However, as there is...
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    Piecemeal camino question

    As @jcat said, if you can add a sixth day to your Camino, the Astorga to Sarria offers a great section of The Way. You get in some good climbing along with some very special spots like Astorga, Foncebadon, Cruz de Ferro, and O Cebreiro. However, if you are limited to no more than 5 days, I, too...
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    Pilgrimage or vacation?

    What I try to keep in mind is that how I see my activities and how others see what I might be doing are possibly two very different things. And, both are fine! As we all walk for our own reasons, we decide for ourselves what our time on the Camino means or for that matter, what we call our...
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    Last min questions

    As all above said, you will be fine. Look at this as an opportunity to heal. You will meet so many positive people on your Camino which will allow you to gain some new perspectives during a difficult personal time. The Camino provides in a number of marvelous and unpredictable ways. Each new day...
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    Research on Pain Coping Strategies on the Camino

    As someone with a Ph.D. in psychology and one who has published numerous studies using survey research methods, I, like @DoughnutANZ, have some serious problems with the methodology you’ve described and specifically with your sampling procedures. As much as I appreciate your very good...
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    Tour Groups

    I’m going to join the chorus of those encouraging you to plan your own Camino. At this point, it may seem like a huge undertaking, but it’s not. Most of us who have walked one or more Caminos do our own planning and do it very successfully. With the online resources available, you can easily...
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    Going "off stage" - Camino Frances

    Hey Sarah. I don’t think there is any particular advantage or disadvantage staying either on or off stage. For each of us, experiencing the Camino “the way it should be” is very different and uniquely determined and rewarding. There is no one correct Way to get to Santiago. The wonderful thing...
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    How many sellos per day

    I use the Credencial as one of my best momentos from a Camino. Therefore, typically, I might collect 3-4 sellos a day. As I sit and reflect back on my Caminos, the stamps in my Credencial are a great reminder of the wonderful, cafés, bars, restaurants, albergues, churches and other sites that...
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    Specific items?

    Although I can’t speak to the Victorinox, My favorite knife on and off the Camino is the French made Opinel. That knife you can definitely buy in SJPP. As you mentioned a miniature Swiss Army knife, the Opinel come in a variety of sizes. Although the No.8 is probably the most common, the No. 6...

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