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I drank from the town fountains as well as bought bottled water, it's much MUCH cheaper in Spain than here in the states. I did not have any problems with the town fountains which were the main source for me.
On a bike you're never that...
Hi,
I've walked and biked El Camino and both have their plus's (no negatives that spring to mind!).
My bike trip took me about 11 days. It was all off road so there were parts that were more hike-a-bike than biking.
I didn't plan any of it. I just headed out and stayed wherever I found...
I know this isn't for everyone but I looked at the cost of bags, the hassle and just decided to buy a bike over there. Got a mountain bike for around $400 and it was perfect, no troubles. Took my panniers with me all was well. My feeling was that a $300 mountain bike would have been good...
I've done the camino 2 1/2 times (one was from Logroño to Roncasvalle and back).
Along the way I wrote down many thoughts on many things and I'm about to finish an album on those thoughts. It's a rock album called "Wayfaring".
I've put up a site with a preview of some of it for fellow...
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