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    Will finding a bed be a challenge in May on the Frances?

    Generally, you need to have a reservation at the destination albergue for your bag to be accepted and held there.
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    LIVE from the Camino Mass and food and sleep

    I found a daily mass in each town that was the end of an etapa on the Camino Francés. However, when I stopped in smaller towns, there was no mass due to the lack of priests, many of whom cover several parishes spread over a large area. Ask in your albergue, or check the doors of any church you...
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    LIVE from the Camino swollen painful feet

    Before you drink "masses of water" as recommended by others, check with a medical professional. All that water has to go somewhere, and it often ends up as water retained in tissue; in other words, excessive water intake results in swollen feet. That's what my doctor told me while I was on the...
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    Orisson Open?

    In April 2018, I had a miserable start of my Camino from St. Jean (in cold, non-stop rain via Valcarlos because Nap route was closed), so I did what you suggest: the day after I had arrived in Santiago, I traveled back to St. Jean and walked the Nap route to Roncesvalles. It was wonderful for...
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    Doing the Camino Frances.

    I bought my ticket for the pilgrim meal at Casa Sabina when I checked in the Albergue, so I was not "a full paying punter." The way the host helped to organize everyone into language groups, the service, and the trout were excellent. There was a thread a few months ago comparing the pilgrim...
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    Stretching possibilities

    Some people I walked with a few days on the Camino francés always looked for the "Frontón" or ball court that most towns have. They did their stretches there every evening.
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    Roncesvalles Albergue

    Also remember that the Albergue has tickets for both places that serve dinner. Last year I had a chance to try them both, and I STRONGLY recommend Casa Sabina for dinner. Tables are for four, and they try to make sure that language groups are seated together, so you always have someone to talk...
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    Good News. One Pilgrim Missing Between SJPP and Roncesvalles is found today!

    To muddy the waters, the official name of Mexico is "Estados Unidos Mexicanos" or "United Mexican States," so, technically, someone from Mexico can also be called "estadounidense." "Norteamericano" is generally restricted to identifying a person from the USA because "canadiense" exists for...
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    Las Huelgas

    The practice in Spain a few years ago was for researchers from the US to go through the US embassy to gain access to archives and libraries. An email to the cultural attache might be a place to start. Here is the link to the embassy's contact page...

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