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  1. J

    Misa de Peregrino at Leon or Astorga.

    For Astorga, this website should help: https://www.diocesisastorga.es/actualidad/horario-de-misas . Most (thought not all) will have a pilgrim’s blessing after the Mass, and most will have a stamp too. I remember we got to Astorga after lunch, and the Cathedral didn’t have a Mass in the...
  2. J

    Sarria vs Samos

    Yes, Samos was very pretty, I found! A nice quiet time before the onslaught of pilgrims at Sarria :)
  3. J

    Carrion to Leon where does the bus stop in Carrion.

    You HAVE to get the ticket from the bar (unless you bought one online). I had to catch the bus from Carrion, and the bus driver said he couldn’t sell me a ticket, I had to buy it from the bar. And yes, it took the bar a looong time to get the ticket sorted.😊
  4. J

    Bed bugs & getting rid of gear

    It was a bit of an over reaction on my part, it’s just felt so bad that’s why. It’s actually around the arms/ shoulders/ hands and some on the neck and a few on the side of my face. But it felt so super itchy. The other two ‘Camino sisters’ I travel with have some bites, but nowhere near as bad...
  5. J

    Bed bugs & getting rid of gear

    Good point, thank you. Won’t be doing that then.
  6. J

    Bed bugs & getting rid of gear

    I’ve zapped most of my gear in a very hot dryer yesterday (albergue had one that reached 150 degrees… apparently). But will also take the advice of buying new clothes, and then zapping absolutely everything else into a very hot dryer when I get to Santiago.
  7. J

    Bed bugs & getting rid of gear

    Thank you, I have forgotten about p Apparently bed bug eggs look like grains of rice and are visible to the naked eye. I’ll inspect my passport carefully for eggs, but yes, I won’t be popping it into a microwave. Maybe the freezer.
  8. J

    Bed bugs & getting rid of gear

    Thank you - yes, I’m leaning towards getting rid of the clothes… most things really, possibly also my backpack. But I don’t want to get rid of the shoes, I’m sort of attached to them now 😞 (will need to be careful as you suggested). First encounter with bed bugs and I hate them sooo much. The...
  9. J

    Bed bugs & getting rid of gear

    Last few kilometres on the Frances route to Santiago, but excitement dampened because I came across bed bugs at an albergue at Triacastella (saw it with my own eyes and flattened it, was full of blood). Two days afterwards my arms/ hands/ neck/ shoulders/ back are covered in bites/ welts. I’ve...
  10. J

    Your Opinion on how I will start

    So many options, it’s hard to decide :). I was absolutely indecisive as to how to start my Camino too, but you just end up making a decision, do it, and make the most of it. You’ll be faced with many somewhat similar questions every day on the Camino (eg should I stop walking after 25kms...

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