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    We did it !!!

    We completed the Sarria to Santiago section last Sunday !! Due to a bad knee (my wife's) and people's feedback, we split the Palas de Reis to Arzua into a 2-day section. No matter how much and how long we trained, doing it was challenging. I don't know if it was caused by the roads being in bad...
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    Most useful Euro banknote to carry

    A quick question for all of you experienced peregrinos, what is the most useful Euro baknote to carry around? When we exchange our Dollars they'll probably give us the largest bill they have. At the same time we don't want to carry a big wad of smaller bills Thanks
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    Is thee a Vodafone store in Sarria?

    We don't have much time in Madrid to find a Vodafone store (arriving Sunday anyways, they may be closed) before our departure to Sarria. Is there a Vodafone in Sarria that I can get a SIM card for my Samsung Galaxy S3? Suposedly this is a "Global" phone and should work by using the Vodafone SIM...
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    We start our Camino April 23rd

    Hello you all. The time is coming close to our Camino trip, we'll be starting April 23rd from Sarria (not enough time off, etc.) How is the weather right now and what is the forecast for the time around our start date? I see several weather places and they are forecasting rain on the 23rd and...
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    Money transfer to a bank

    Hello I am trying to reserve an Albergue room but they only take a direct deposit to their bank account. My bank fees are astronomical that it does not make sense to do it. And they won't take PayPal money transfers or credit cards. Does anyone has tried a different way? One that is not so...
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    Train Hotel from Madrid to Sarria

    Hello I was at the RENFE site and according to their site you only have a choice of beds. Regarding the bed accomodations I read that the only way for my wife and I to stay together is to get the Double Family room upgrade, otherwise we need to split or have 4 people in one compartment. Is...
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    Sarria Hotel Recommendation

    We are arriving early Monday morning April 22nd and start the Pilgrimage the next morning. We are going to be resting from the Jet Lag and doing some last minute purchases, I don't know if the Albergues will meet our needs (early check-in, in and out of the place, resting, private room), I am...
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    Blister Prevention

    Hello I've read about Compeed and bought some (very expensive shipping charges) to try them out. They worked fine for me, a bit hard to remove them. My wife is another story, the Compeed pulled a large section of skin from an old dried out blister and she does not want to use them again. We...
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    Zip-Off Pants

    In my quest to slash weight as much as I can I am in need of feedback about zip-off (convertible) pants. I normally use them for hiking and backpacking because of their versatility, but they are a tad heavier than regular hiking pants. Since we are traveling from April 22 through April 29...
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    Has anyone tried the new lightweight Altus Poncho?

    I was looking at the Barrabes online store and they are showing a newer Lightweight Altus Poncho. Gas anyone tried it and what was your opinion? Does anyone knows what features were dropped/changed to reduce the weight? Thanks
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    Getting a Cell phone in Spain

    Hello There are comments at one of my posts about getting a cell phone in case of emergencies. Since my US carrier (Verizon) uses a different network than the "standard" GSM I cannot update my cell phone in Spain. When I travel to Peru, there are several cell phone companies that offer you...
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    Showers Stalls

    Hello I did a quick search but I did not find any recent posts about this issue. We are planning to do the Camino section from Sarria to Santiago, the plan is to start around April 23rd. Are the showers at Municipal Albergues open (communal) or they have privacy stalls or curtains? My wife is...
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    Travelling arrangements help

    Hello We have started to look at the air travelling arrangements from Sacramento, California to Madrid. We plan to leave April 20th and returning May 4th We have used TripAdvisor in the past and the last search for air travel dumped several pages of airfares, connections, airlines, etc...
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    Feedback on our Camino Trip Planning

    This forum is very helpful with a lot of good feedback. I wanted to start a running thread of our plans for next year's trip and to get some feedback. The basics: We are planning to start our trip about the 3rd week of April and due to work schedules we can only do the last 100+ Km, starting at...

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