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Cell phones
A fully charged cell phone battery will last several weeks if the phone is switched off most of the time. The Italian was lucky to get a signal in the mountains I guess he was at Col de Lepoeder. I checked the signal several times over the Orrison to Roncevalles section as I was...
weather
At St Jean Port de Pied you are given a choice of routes. If its foggy or low cloud take the advised route. If the Camino was easy it would not be worth doing. Rely on your own judgement and don't be swayed by people trying to prove some sort of macho or spiritual point.
I nearly...
weight
My mobile phone camera lasted 3 weeks with a spare battery which was enough. I bought postcards which are better than my pictures, made sketches. and kept a notebook TRy and support local shops buy what you need along the way. This is a very poor country. Keep you pack weight below 6...
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