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Thanks for the quick replies! :D
I'm so glad to hear that everyone leaves their packs behind!! Not only because it means not carrying it more than absolutely necessary, but also because of the volumes it speaks to the general atmosphere and sense of community. This ability to trust those...
Hi all,
I've been training for my camino by walking to and from work every day, which is 6 miles each way, and even with this short distance all I want to do when I get to where I'm going is put my pack down and leave it down. Because of this, I've started wondering what the general practice is...
I absolutely LOVE this thread! I've written down a dozen items that I previously hadn't thought of, or had thought of but didn't have quite the same ingenuity (buying one of those small 'super-absorbant' travel towels as opposed to a chamois - as a competitive swimmer throughout my youth I have...
Do the albergues typically 'close' at a certain time, where a pilgrim would no longer be able to check in for the night? I'm trying to plan my days, but I wasn't sure if there was a particular time that I needed to plan on being done.
Thanks.
Sara
I am also one that is planning on hiking during the busy season, leaving SJPdP one of the last days of June, taking the Camino Frances and reaching SdC 4 weeks later, hopefully by the 25th of July, in time for the Santiago Festival. I didn't realize it was a holy year until this week - could...
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