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Hi Dawn of a new Day!!
Great to hear from you - you must be feeling elated to be on the home stretch, the journey is all wonderful though.
As a coincidence i shall be in Santiago for a return visit on the 16th - 18th for the weekend - I shall keep my eyes and ears open for a Canadian...
cash machines
Hi Ann,
yes there are cash machines, we used the Caixo (I think thats how you spell it) ones and we could access our UK accounts through switch cards - better than usingcredit cards - no interest charge. They were in all the major towns, Astorga, Molinaseca, Palas de Rei, Arzua...
Leon to Santiago
Hi Steph,
I just walked this very route at the start of April. It got very crowded in the second week as it was Holy Week. On two occasions we had to stay in Hostels as the Albergues were full.
My advice to you would be to firstly not make any set plans, but try to stay...
Thanks...
Hi Dawn,
Yes, I remember, a good choice of camera, i think you will be very pleased with it. I did my two weeks with one charged set of 2400mha rechargeable batteries and they are still going... thats over 600 shots at full resolution and looking at the screen on and off. So you...
I have just completed my Camino, arriving in Santiago on Good Friday. I then flew to Stanstead on Sunday morning.
I just wanted to take this oppertunity to thank all on this forum and especially those who helpd with the questions that I had over the last few months.
I had a life changing...
digital camera
Hi Dawn,
Sorry to have been confusing, Brad does have a number of good points - but it is a quagmire out there choosing a camera. But it is good to have opposing views sometimes. I am also bringing a 35mm film camera to take black and white shots.
I leave for Leon in two...
digital cameras viewfinders
Dawn,
personally I would not touch a camera that did not have a viewfinder. They are difficult to use, the natural way to hold a camera is to your eye, the lcd screens drain the batteries and some cannot be seen in direct light.
Sorry if this sounds a bit...
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