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    Downside of Budget Carriers

    Have to agree with you two, I've had my moneys worth out of Ryanair, and none of this pulling curtains over the front of the plane! Flying Edinburgh to Santander on the 10th April, only slight complaint is the flights I booked last year from Vigo to Edinburgh no longer run,( and that was with...
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    Training

    Too true, I started putting on weight in Navarre, three course pilgrims meals , with pasta every meal as a starter! and cerveca , Bill
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    Training

    I am usually the same with hand luggage, but Ryanair have been playing about with hand luggage, so booked my bag into the hold this time, Bill
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    Training

    This bit is particularly true, ( the downhill walking), no two people are the same and the sum of the Camino is way harder than it seems on paper, be prepared for the unexpected, the constant level or nearly flat walking on the Meseta is the toughest on mind and body, I developed shin splints...
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    Confraternity of St James albergue

    Yeah stayed in Foncebadon, now on the home straight, 140 km to Santiago.
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    Confraternity of St James albergue

    Spoke to a nice lady, but got there about eleven am, so kept going to the next pueblo.
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    Confraternity of St James albergue

    Might keep going up the hill, will see how the feet and legs are doing.
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    Confraternity of St James albergue

    I found it in my booklet from the confraternity, once I knew where to look, looks like I'm still about two days to go to Rabanal del Camino staying at Villar de Mazarife, at Albergue Paraiso de Jesus, has a small pool which was welcome, anyone else on the Frances nearby?
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    Confraternity of St James albergue

    Oh dear, hope so too, how many days are you from Leon?
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    Confraternity of St James albergue

    Thanks, will check my map
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    Confraternity of St James albergue

    Looking to stay in the Albergue run by the confraternity of st james on the camino frances, currently a day from Leon, but couldn't find it on their website, or in the small booklet for 2017/2018,maybe too tired when I started looking, do you have the name of the refuge and town? Thanks Bill
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    Hacienda near Ponferrada

    Thanks, great blog , cracking castle, so much too see, looking forward to my camino , only four weeks to go now :) Bill
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    Coping with rainy weather

    Might have to take a phone to stay in 2018 ! Bill
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    Hacienda near Ponferrada

    Thanks SeattleJen , looks good and it has a pool, Can ask at the tourist office when I get there if I fancy somewhere of " Camino", Bill
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    Hacienda near Ponferrada

    And the link doesn't work don't mind a six km detour , but not a wild goose chase, has anyone stayed there this year ? thanks Bill
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    Coping with rainy weather

    Well done, daft question, guess you have wifi, be dark or getting dark there, enjoy tomorrow, Bill
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    Places to swim along Camino Frances

    I know this is an old post, is the information still up to date ? Bill
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    Camino prep Q's - last minute camino please help!

    Thanks I'm off tomorrow so lots of packing options , then a hillwalk Saturday to try out kit.
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    Camino prep Q's - last minute camino please help!

    Thanks RJM , end of July, all of August and first few days Sept, guess I can always buy a sleeping bag out there if I get too cold, and maybe leave the waterproof trousers! It is still single figures at night in Scotland, and rainy so hoping for a huge difference in the weather from here...
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    Camino prep Q's - last minute camino please help!

    Wow that's good going, under 3kg, did you still manage to take a sleeping bag ? I will have to get the scales out and see what I can leave out, Cheers Bill

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