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    Sarria - no room at the inn, at any inn, after 3:30pm

    Rebekah: I arrived in Santiago at the beginning of June (started from Pamplona on May 1). Stayed in several albergues, but mostly in Hotels, pensions, CR. I was surprised at the lax safety standards in many of the albergues and the apparent practice of hospitaleros locking the door at 10:00 pm...
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    Graffiti on the Camino

    I loathe graffiti, but do admit to smiling at a note on the wall of an underpass in Galicia that said "Spanish go home".
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    GAITERS AND MOSQUITO REPELLENT

    Hi John. It is hard to believe, but there are no biting bugs on the camino - at least during May and early June. I am a Canadian also - I wear a bug jacket when I work in the yard at this time of the year. It is amazing, as a resident of rural Ontario, to walk in deep forests in the summer and...
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    Botafumeiro

    Hi: I was told at dinner by a German peregrino that he and his group had pooled funds to get a sum of 240 euros; this amount being sufficient to fund the lighting of the botafumeiro on the next day. He said that I should be there for the noon mass (on a Tuesday). I couldn't arrive in Santiago in...
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    Back in Ontario. wonderful camino - May 2 to June 4.

    Hi Lisa: Before I left, I was working on an estimated budget of around $4500 for the six weeks. I walked for about 5 full weeks, had a couple of days in Pamplona before starting and another 3 nights and two days in Madrid before returning home. It was a bit of a surprise when my wife did the...
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    Back in Ontario. wonderful camino - May 2 to June 4.

    Hi - thanks for the advice on car rentals etc. I am hoping to do this next spring/summer. Didn't feel wounded at all by the end of the the camino. I took the train from Santiago to Madrid. It was a great trip - only cost about 48 euros. Seven and a half hours, comfortable seats with lots of...
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    Back in Ontario. wonderful camino - May 2 to June 4.

    The pilgrimage was all I had hoped for. Fell in love with Spain. Will return with my wife, as a tourist, and revisit many of the places along the path. Nothing but help and kindness from the locals and from the other peregrinos. Weather - hot, cool, wet, cold, dry - any mixture one could want...
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    Hello from Ontario, starting from Pamplona in 4 days

    Hi Deirdre - I already have the Canadian Company of Pilgrims badge sewn on my pack. I will look them up after my return. I do hope to see some of Pamplona before continuing. I expect to spend at least a day there. I appreciate Sil and John's advice on travel to there. It was exactly what I...
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    Hello from Ontario, starting from Pamplona in 4 days

    I will be arriving in Madrid on April 29, travelling to Pamplona on the 30th and will start my camino at that point. I am Gerry from Ontario, Canada. The snow has finally melted and there have been opportunities to get my legs and feet accustomed to lengthy walks. The nearest village to my home...

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