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I do have a Samsung smarttag sewn into my backpack as well so would have found the backpack eventually but probably empty.
I love the smarttag, it's also a good way to follow your bag in airports and you can be sure that you bag is on your flight
A heads up, I had to double back 2 stages today by bus to Navarette to pick up a packing cube of clothing items I had left behind, as the return bus stopped at the Najera I watched as a man put on his own backpack from under the bus and was walking away with my backpack in his hand... I raced...
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Hi Michele,
Last year I saw the botafumeiro swing on 2 consecutive days.
There are many large organised tourist groups attending that I was told will most often make the donation
I will be in SDC around the same time in May
I'll be around a week behind you..
Last year I took a liner and never used it, my lightweight sleeping bag was enough
I would take rain pants over a poncho. My experience was that with rain came wind and I saw many people with ponchos blowing around like a sail
Liner gloves!!
Personally I...
I have to agree after walking in April 2017.
There were a few mornings that fell below zero and one day with driving cold rain & wind where I don't think i would have managed to well without gloves
Thanks for the reply, I have decided to not book ahead based on feedback
How fast it can change, I crossed the Napoleon Route April 15 last year and it was a fantastic day.
On the day you mention I was doing the stretch on the Meseta between Carrion de los Condes and Terradillos de los...
Hi everyone,
I'm considering staying a night in Orisson in April,
A couple of questions around this please,
What typically happens if the weather changes overnight making crossing from Orisson unsafe the next morning?
And secondly what happens if the pilgrims office advises you NOT to go...
I was just about to post the very same question, currently my thinking is that maybe the Easter Saturday might be one day behind the bigger numbers that choose to start walking on Easter Friday.
Cheers
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