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My spouse walked the camino, completing it about 6 weeks ago. There is one person she met that she intended to stay in touch with, but they separated one afternoon and never saw each other again. She didn't get an email or even a last name, so it's going to be tough to reconnect. I doubt that...
James the Albergue that has major bedbugs is called Ultreia. It was a terrible start for her. When she got to Roncesvalles, the bites started showing up (ie next day) and there were a ton of them.
In addition, at least one staff member was very mean to her at Ultreia. She has never stayed in a...
Pieces...my wife is very reasonable. The person that laundered was really doing strange things. Like, the sleeping bag was almost dry at 3 pm. When she checked a couple hours later it was soaking wet. Then it got 'dried' again...partially. She can't sleep and has texted me that it's still wet...
Thanks for the reply. It turns out it's a hostel - Hostel La Codorniz, in Sahagun.
They had the sleeping bag for hours to dry it already. That's why she thinks that it's somehow ruined. The jacket is dry, was dry hours before the sleeping bag, but it's stained badly.
Only relaying what I've...
My wife is currently on the Camino, just a bit east of Leon. The last place she stayed in, had to stay in, was terribly buggy and she was bitten badly. After hiking the next day, she asked the albergue/hostel to launder all of her stuff including sleeping bag and jacket, both expensive...
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