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    Albergue pillows

    Good point by Trecile. You could be taking home bedbugs from the Camino, the airport, the airplane. When I get home I always put everything, including the clothes I'm wearing into a large garbage bag and put it into a freezer, or outside in the sun for a few days, anywhere there is prolonged...
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    Please Recommend Lightweight Backpack On Camino Frances

    I suggest you look at Mountain Hardwear packs. I had an earlier version without a top zipper, just drawstring and flap - very sturdy and simple designed (originally) to be carried in a main pack and use for the final climb. Keep in mind if you travel very light you do not need a whole bunch of...
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    Camino Wildlife (excluding escaped circus animals)

    Here is a link to a scientific article: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/333998413_Effects_of_eucalyptus_plantations_on_avian_and_herb_species_richness_and_composition_in_North-West_Spain
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    Camino Wildlife (excluding escaped circus animals)

    Re: missing songbirds: I thought the large plantings of Eucalyptus trees in Spain were one cause. Their resin causes the demise of birds. Domestic cats are another threat and possibly the huge decrease in insects is another. Fifty years ago, here in Canada, if you drove through the prairies...
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    A good hat.....

    Sorry, I'm not a fan of Tilley hats. Since my 20's, always wore a 'proper' fedora. I bought my current one the last time I was in Leon at the hat shop. It's 100% wool, waterproof and crushable (made in Italy). When new it was a dark olive green but now it's weatherbeaten to a light greenish...
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    Charity Screening of Six Ways to Santiago in BC, Canada

    The film is very good in capturing the day-to-day spirit along the CF. I saw it several years ago in Vernon (its first showing?). Highly recommended!
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    Poll Sleep system: Sleeping bag, liner, etc?

    I scrolled through but didn't find any using my system--an 'overbag' and sleeping clothes. An overbag is simply a zippered rectangular bag you put over another sleeping bag to get extra warmth, but I use the overbag by itself. The 'top' is Thinsulate and the 'bottom' is a sheet. If that's too...
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    Cafe con Leche / Coffee on the Camino: Enquiring Coffee Lovers want to know!!

    Ahhh yes, the coffee! For me the Spanish coffee started as a hitch-hiking hippy in Europe in 1968. From Morocco we caught a boat going to Las Palmas, Canary Islands, at that time still under General Franco. We camped there for several weeks in December and January and a couple of times a week I...
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    What experience have people had with waterproof socks?

    I'm with Marquez. I've walked various parts of the Camino from April to October in my Teva (Taochi?) water sport sandals with medium weight merino ankle wool socks through heat, cold, rain and mud, uphill, downhill. No problem, no blisters. Wet sandals dry on your feet when the sun comes back...
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    Affordable transport options from Porto Airport to historic old town

    The central path and hotels are about a 5 minute walk from Porto airport....just saying.
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    Books on the Camino

    I took a hard copy of Gitlitz/Davidson book, but only the part for where I was walking. It means cutting the binding. I also cut some of the border down. I have difficulty reading a computer screen outside in the sun. I was able to identify Celtic ruins and other sites as I walked. I also took a...

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