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My husband and I want to walk to Finisterre, but we may not have all five days (4 days of walking, then the bus back). Nor do we want to do killer 30-mile days. Is it possible to take a bus half-way there and walk the rest? And if so, which is better, the first half/quarter of the way, or the...
We will be arriving in Lugo on Easter weekend 2017. (We leave Oviedo on April 4.) When I planned this trip, I wasn't even thinking about Easter. Now I'm wondering if I need to be concerned about finding lodging in Lugo that weekend. Will the albergue most likely be full? And if so, should I book...
Hi, there. I'm starting the Camino Primitivo on April 4, 2017, from Oviedo. I'm hiking with my husband, and it's his first Camino. We're planning to do take 2 1/2 weeks to complete it, unless the rain stops us. Last time I did this route was October 2013 with a friend, and the weather was...
I'm doing the Camino Primitivo in October, and I need to buy a plane ticket to Oviedo from Madrid. My traveling companion prefers to buy the ticket when we land in Madrid while we're at the airport. Being a planner, I worry about flight availability at the last minute, as well as the possible...
Hi, there. My friend and I are looking to walk Camino Primitivo in October 2013. Are there enough albergues and towns along the way to walk it doing about 7-10 miles a day? It seems like most averages for El Camino in general are 15-17 miles a day, and I'm guessing that has to do with distances...
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