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  1. JackyG

    LIVE from the Camino Last Day Walking Blues

    Last day today, walking from Salcede into SDC. Just wanted to vent or get others thoughts on this, as rather than feeling elated at this sort of walking in, I actually feel quite low. I had to leave behind a lot of people I met on my walk from St Jean as I only had four weeks, so had to miss...
  2. JackyG

    Long shot - Missing hat (sentimental value)

    Hi all, hope this is the right place for this. I walked out of Logrono this morning at 7am (heading for Ventosa) stopped in a cafe coming out of town - the only one open and only pilgrims in there, called él Otro Costal. About 1.5km I realized I left my hat on the chair, sprint walked back as...
  3. JackyG

    Bed bug question

    Hi, one of our party has picked up bed bugs in the last town we were in (Estella). She’s gone to hot wash and dry all her stuff, if she does this does that definitely kill anything that could be in her pack? We’re just wondering whether it’s safe to share a hotel room tomorrow night? Or is...
  4. JackyG

    Physio in Pamplona

    Hi all, walking into Pamplona today and have properly done in my right hip flexor. I’m gonna take a rest today there tomorrow after I hobble in today so I think I should visit a physio while I’m there, and also get an old camino knee injury which is starting to tingle checked at same time! Can...
  5. JackyG

    Walking poles to buy in St Jean?

    Hey all :) I leave for St Jean this Thursday and just realised can’t bring poles on Ryanair unless bag is checked which mine isn’t. Are there places to buy them in St Jean and would I get decent ones at a reasonable price? Thanks!
  6. JackyG

    Question re walking the Portuguese Camino again :)

    Hi all, I walked the Portuguese in May 2017 from Porto and now have some time I can take in August (about 3 weeks), but because it has to be in August I'm thinking maybe I should not doing the Frances camino at that time cos it might be mobbed? I did it in September 2018 and was busy enough.. My...
  7. JackyG

    Fisterre/Muxia question

    Hi all, am on the Frances right now and looks like I’m gonna walk into SDC on Wednesday next.. my flight home is Saturday from SDC so my question is-is there a bus that would take me even part way to muxia and I could walk a good bit then and maybe take a bus back on Friday evening?.. Any info...
  8. JackyG

    Albergue recommendations?.. :)

    Hi, looking to discover if possible peoples favourite and/or not to miss albergues between Astorga and Santiago?..Have found a thread on the same subject but was from 2011 so would love to get an up to date one?.. Am heading off on 5th May and can.not.WAIT! :D Thanks in advance! Jacky
  9. JackyG

    Oviedo to SDC

    Hi all, Am planning Oviedo to SDC this May as I can *just* about sneak off from work for two weeks and am dying to get back at it after walking Porto to Santiago last September, if I could I'd do 4 or 5 weeks but sadly that's not to be for another few years! :) Anyway, what I want to ask is...
  10. JackyG

    Santiago to Finisterre

    Hi all, I have a question to ask of those experienced in the above route. Am on Portuguese Camino from Porto and get to Santiago tomorrow (hurrah!) My flight back to Dublin is Thursday lunch time and I'm wondering if I'll have time to walk to Finisterre instead of getting the bus?.. Or, is...
  11. JackyG

    Accommodation questions

    Hi all, I will be doing the start of the coastal route from Porto to Vila de Conde and then back to the interior route up to Rates and onward. I have a couple of questions if anyone can help, thanks in advance :) 1) In general, (walking start of Sep) is it advisable to book accommodation or can...
  12. JackyG

    Hi, camino first-timer here, advice needed please on route..thanks :)

    Hi, I want to do part of the Camino this year for the first time and a friend suggested a good start would be going from Tui to Santiago, this is because originally I only 7/8 days total including travel time from Ireland. Now however, I have from 2nd of September to 14th September (including...

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