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    Andrew McCarthy's new book, Walking With Sam

    I recently finished Walking with Sam. It's impressive and disappointing. He does write very well and offers interesting analyses of difficult thoughts and emotions. However, he appears to have never heard of online Camino resources or modern Camino apps. His preparation for his second Camino is...
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    Is Hostel Puente Fitero Open?

    Oh yes, a comment on Gronze says the hostel owner died last week unexpectedly and the hostel is closed. That’s sad news. Now the scramble is on for alternate accommodations.
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    Is Hostel Puente Fitero Open?

    Does anyone know if Hostel Puente Fitero in Itero de la Vega is operating? I’m due there tomorrow and I’ve been calling them ( +34 979 151 822) to confirm my reservation but no one answers. Thanks.
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    Bad weather - Is it walkable?

    I have found https://www.viewweather.com/ to be very accurate. Just enter a town name. Use the three-bar “hamburger” icon to set F degrees, if desired, and view data such as sunrise time.
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    Food Truck on Sunday?

    Answering my own question: I’m there now at 11:27am and there’s no food truck.
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    Food Truck on Sunday?

    Does anyone know if the food truck at Alto de Perdon (above Pamplona) is there on Sundays? Thanks.
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    sock cleaning

    You've touched on what I thought was a minor miracle: I used big glops of Vaseline on my toes at the start of each day and not a bit of it could be found at the end of each day. Where did it go? I saw no sign that it was absorbed into my socks, nor the inside of my boots. Did my feet absorb it...
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    Favorite graffiti

    Outside Villafranca Montes de Oca:
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    Washing clothes in Albergues

    Note that hand-washed clothes do not get the benefit of a washing machine spin cycle. Subsequently putting them in a clothes dryer may result in hard feelings and extra expense when they aren't dry after one cycle. If the weather is not conducive to hanging your hand-wash to air dry and the...
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    Taking our kids on Camino Frances....

    I'm continuing to enjoy your videos! I totally understand the elation, in the final week, of the impending finale and the pride in your accomplishment, contrasted with the sadness that this Camino will soon be over. You deserve a special award for being able to regularly get two teenagers out of...
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    Dry Bag for Shower

    Allow me to suggest that you also take a plastic “S” hook, one that will fit over the walls of the shower stall, for those times when no interior clothes hooks exist.
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    Taking our kids on Camino Frances....

    Nicely done. Can you tell us what camera gear and post-production software you're using? Here's a contribution to your rapidly improving Spanish: "auberge" is French, but in Spanish it's "albergue" (al-ber-gay). Thanks and keep up the good work!
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    Knives on a train

    Twice now, taking the RENFE train from Barcelona to Pamplona, my bag had to go through airport-style scanning at Barcelona Sants. I, on the other hand, did not. There was NO metal detector that I had to pass through. So nothing was said about the Swiss Army knife I had in my pocket.
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    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD Camino Mask Strategies?

    I'm writing to solicit advice about the logistics of managing masks on my upcoming second Camino Frances. Other threads here thoroughly hash out mask/no mask and risk decisions so, please, let's not go there. Suffice to say, I plan to wear a mask indoors, whenever I'm in close-quarters, and if I...
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    Questions about eSim card

    It happened to me. Google Fi gives you a 30-day warning, via email, that you're going to be suspended. No grace period, no flexibility. I talked to their Customer Support and they wouldn't give me even a few days extension. The roaming data suspension is not apparently triggered by how **long**...
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    Questions about eSim card

    I was using Google Fi for talk, text, and cellular data on an older iPhone. Worked great on my last Camino Frances walk, no need for a local Spanish SIM. Then Google recently suspended my international roaming cell data for staying out of the US too long. That didn’t affect my talk and text...
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    Checking your backpack on flights

    I check my pack. For those of you who wish to also do so, I provide these photos: 1 - I start with my loaded 40L Gregory Zulu pack and a 60L zippered duffel bag. 2 - The pack goes into the duffel bag, waist-belt up. 3 - I disassemble my trekking poles and wrap them in bubble wrap. 4 - The...
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    Portsmouth to Southampton to Reading Abbey

    I assume you know that the Reading Abbey was destroyed in 1538 during the Dissolution and all that remains today in Reading are the abbey ruins?
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    Places to Stay in Santiago

    I ended my last walk with a stay at The Last Stamp albergue, both for its symbolism and to enjoy a last night in the communal bunks with my fellow pilgrims. It's a clean, well-run albergue near the cathedral. Then I moved to the great Hotel Villa Rua, just 40 meters from the cathedral, for a big...
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    Places to stay in Pamplona

    I second the recommendation. The "pod beds" are very clever and comfortable. Also, the dorm room is air-conditioned. The brothers running the place are fantastic hosts.

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