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I too was in Castrojeriz last month and during my wanderings around the town entered this lovely shop in the late afternoon. This gentleman was sitting in attendance as I cast my eye around his eclectic range of wares. Indeed, if there was anything that I needed I would have happily given him...
It you are trying to decide whether to stop at Ribadiso or Arzua, my advice is to push on to Arzua. Road works at Ribadiso mean the cafes are all closed at the moment. With no food available here we had to go to Arzua last night to find dinner (then back to our pension in Ribadiso)!
May I ask a question about the Certificate of Distance, provided by the Pigrim's Office in Santiago? I have started walking in Le Puy about a month ago, but as a slow walker on current progress will most likely run out of my 90 day visa about a week or so before making it to Santiago. One option...
Astorga is a wonderful town. I will long remember the kindness of the bloke (was he Swiss?) who owns the camping goods shop in Astorga in 2014. My wife had been suffering really painful shinsplint problems across the Maseta, which took away the joy from the walk. She hobbled into Astorga as we...
When we walked the Camino Frances in 2014, I found the Android mobile app "Camino Pilgrim" (downloadable free from Play Stores) invaluable. It linked to google maps so had all the settlements on it. We used it to develop our own stages & itinerary, and to follow our path in 'real time' on the...
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