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  1. J

    Bus from Leon to Virgin del Carmen

    See below for bus times (Route A1) on different days of the week. The address for the Santo Domingo bus stop (as central as you get) is: Plaza de Santo Domingo, 9 (opposite BBVA bank branch). Ask the driver for 'La Virgen' or 'La Virgen del Camino'. While in 'La Virgen', do have a look at the...
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    Worried about some of the new 'recommended' route choices

    Nidarosa and Peadermarc: I was rather confused by the multiple 'complementario' signs we found in the las 100km. We opted for the 'descent' into Portomarín along the 'histórico' route and yes, it is fairly steep and probably tricky in wet weather but we did it in dry weather and found it very...
  3. J

    Doing the Camino Frances with Fibromyalgia

    People have to get up in the middle of the night for all sorts of reasons so please do not worry about it; just be as quiet and as considerate as you possibly can and nobody will ask for more. Albergues are inevitably noisy places. In terms of the overall journey, look after yourself, hope for...
  4. J

    Doing the Camino Frances with Fibromyalgia

    Go for it! I have only done very short versions twice: once from O Cebreiro and once from just after Sarria. Fibro varies a lot from person to person, of course, and flare up triggers vary a lot too... but I admit walking was easier than dealing with the fibro at work and 'normal' daily life in...
  5. J

    Compostela for those starting after Sarria (Morgade, km101)

    Thank you for your second message. I am sorry that my question upset you. I am even more sorry that I have got so upset about reading your answer: this is the first time I have encountered such ire and judgment in a pilgrim. I should add that I grew up literally on the Camino -I could see the...
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    Compostela for those starting after Sarria (Morgade, km101)

    Thank you Pilger. I checked the statistics too and got a bit concerned that Morgade is not mentioned but I am wondering whether this has to do with the status of the place; I believe it “belongs” to Ferreiros administratively speaking. It seems the milestones have been changed recently and that...
  7. J

    Compostela for those starting after Sarria (Morgade, km101)

    Thank you! We’ll be travelling from the UK with two kids (5 and 8) and plan to take a taxi from Santiago airport directly to Casa Morgade to overnight at the albergue there before setting off the next morning. We only have nine days and plan to walk eight of those, leaving one as a buffer in...
  8. J

    Compostela for those starting after Sarria (Morgade, km101)

    Any help will be much appreciated: I am a bit confused by the reporting of changes in official distances (and the 100km ‘mojón’) around Sarria. I understand that 100km is the minimum to get the Compostela but there seems to be some discussion as to where that point is currently (for the...
  9. J

    Yellow arrows through Leon

    León is wonderful and it's even worth getting lost for a while! More seriously: yellow arrows are not in great supply and you are more likely to find bronze shells embedded into the pavement, particularly in the older part of the city. They typically are in the middle of the road in...
  10. J

    albergues with children

    We will be travelling with two kids (5 and 8) starting at the end of next week: some private albergues, some public ones and a couple of pensiones. They sleep very well and are early risers so there should be no night-time disturbances for other pilgrims (nor should they be too troubled by...
  11. J

    Avoid Albergue Monasterio de Samos so cold and humid!

    We loved the monastery: we stayed before the latest renovation and yes, it may have been a bit damp in late March/early April but we got a warm welcome and the experience of staying in a truly special place. Attending vespers and sleeping in the same place where other pilgrims may have slept...
  12. J

    To book or not to book (CF, end of May)

    Thank you so much everyone for your helpful answers and suggestions and apologies for expressing myself unclearly. I think we may try our luck in Xunta albergues for a couple of nights and book private albergues for the other nights. We really enjoyed the Xunta places last time but travelling...
  13. J

    To book or not to book (CF, end of May)

    Thank you very much Annelies and good luck over the next few days.
  14. J

    To book or not to book (CF, end of May)

    Thank you Falcon - I think I did not express myself very clearly: I am aware that May is busy, that the last stretch is crowded and that one cannot book Xunta albergues but was hoping to find out whether the public places get full daily. A lot of people seem to favour private places. My...
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    To book or not to book (CF, end of May)

    Hello all and thanks for the very useful information everyone has been posting; this is a fabulous resource. My husband and I are walking with our two children (8 and 5) from outside Sarria to SDC starting on 24 May. We will be moving slowly (10-15km per day max), carrying our own bags and...

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