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    Favourite Albergues?

    After 4 visits to the Camino Frances since 2016, my three stand-outs are 'Casa Susi' in Trabadelo (especially for Australian pilgrims), 'La Finca' as mentioned above, and 'Pequena Potala' in Ruitelan. With a special mention to the amazing shower facilities at 'Albergue@ Muxia' in Muxia.
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    To those on the Frances now...

    Hi, I'm on the CF now - just landed in puenta la reina. It's pretty warm out there and doesn't look like cooling down anytime soon. I think I've drunk about 3-4 litres of water today. Maybe the same volume in beer later tonight - once I've recovered!
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    My First Camino

    Hi Emma - I'll be arriving in SJPDP on 13 July but walking straight through to Orisson that day to start my 5th camino. Some great advice on here. The comment that most resonated with me before my first camino - 'prepare but don't plan'. Maybe we'll see you out there - enjoy! David (from Sydney)
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    Anyone doing Porto to Santiago Starting around 22st August ?

    Woops! Just realised I'm 2 years and a couple of days behind you. Hope you enjoyed it.
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    Anyone doing Porto to Santiago Starting around 22st August ?

    Hi Gillyweb - I'll be there around then too, although probably 3-4 days earlier. Walking from SJPDP to Finnisterre on 13 July, before bussing it to Porto around 17-18-19 August for the central (or maybe coast) route back to Santiago and home to Sydney. It's my second CP after a very cold and...
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    Reflections on the Camino francés

    I, too, was a summer pilgrim on the Camino Frances this year for my maiden camino (7 July to 9 August) and was likewise surprised by the absence of the predicted 'bedlam' out there. It was the cause of my only regret on that journey - pre-booking far too many hotels, just in case. I had two...
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    List your pilgrim blog URL Here - we want to read your story

    Hola everyone! My Camino blog link ("CaminoQuest") is here - http://caminoquest.blogspot.com.au/ I walked the Camino Frances from St Jean to Santiago over a very warm summer this year, starting on 7 July 2016 and arriving in Santiago 34 days later (with one rest day at Leon). It was a simply...
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    2016 Nov/Dec & 2017 Jan Peregrinos Departures

    OK, so the plane tickets are all booked - there's no turning back now. I leave St Jean on 11 November arriving in Santiago around 32-33 days later. Then it's on a bus to Porto, with a view to walking back into Santiago on Christmas Day. After that, I'd like to spend a few days getting to...
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    Accommodation in July/August

    I walked St Jean to Santiago from 7 July to 9 August 2016 and echo these sentiments entirely. At two albergues I stayed at (in Cardenuela Riopico and El Burgo Ranero), I was the only person there and several others I stopped in had plenty of room. I must admit that before leaving (I travelled...
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    2016 Nov/Dec & 2017 Jan Peregrinos Departures

    Know exactly how you feel (although I took almost 40 hours to get there in July from Sydney)! I finished St Jean-Santiago on 9 August and when I got home started planning for St Jean-Finisterre followed immediately by Porto-Santiago (might as well jam it all in while I'm there). I'm thinking of...
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    Camino Markers in Galicia

    Great post Colin, thanks. I finished up the Camino Frances last week (starting at St Jean Pied de Port) and I thought the Galician obelisks were easily the best way markers along the journey. Although I did find myself getting a little depressed when they first started appearing with their...
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    Camino Frances - step count

    Well, as foreshadowed in my lead post, here I am in beautiful, downtown Santiago de Compostela on Day 34 having spent the past few hours sitting in cathedral square reflecting on an extraordinary journey. I lingered there with my boots and backpack perhaps a little longer than I really needed...
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    Camino Frances - step count

    Thanks - there's definitely going to be a next time, so watch this space!
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    Camino Frances - step count

    Hi Castilian - no need to apologize, I absolutely agree with you. I can assure you that documenting my step count has been by far the least profound or important thing I've done or experienced over the past four weeks out here. But it was interesting to me and I thought it might be...
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    Camino Frances - step count

    Hey everyone. This thread is for the more quantitatively-minded amongst you! It was a big day out here on the Camino Frances today where I passed the 1,000,000 'Camino-steps' milestone. I've just wrapped up Day 29 out of St Jean Pied de Port (now in Sarria) and have mostly been following the...
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    First camino starting in two days!

    Hey Amy! I've just finished day 18 out of St Jean Pied de Port and walk into Leon tomorrow (Monday 25th). I've got a rest day scheduled there so our paths may not cross, but I can sure vouch for the many pilgrims I've been walking with so far. They really have been an extra special bunch of...
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    Class of 2016

    Hi everyone - another long time lurker (from Sydney, Australia), first time poster. Love your work. Can't spot many early July departures from SJPDP on here, so I guess it's going to be a quiet, lonely stroll through to Santiago ... I'm setting sail from SJPDP (via Singapore, London, Bordeaux...

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