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    Making camino reservations for 2021

    A friend and I have already pre-booked private rooms for next year, with the exception of 2 places that we have not yet been able to contact (emails have not been answered). Most bookings were done through booking.com with free cancellation anywhere from the same day to about one week prior...
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    What did you do with your compostella/shell

    I did not take a shell on my first Camino; I brought one back from Finisterre instead. It is framed, together with my two Compostelas (in 2014 a second compostela - Sancti Francisci Conventus Compostelae - was given as well) and my credential. Last year, for walking the Primitivo, I hung a...
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    Please explain.....

    I served as a hospitalera, for the last two weeks of June last year, in Estella and we had day after day of 35+ degrees. Most pilgrims were trying to leave by 4 or 5 am to try to avoid walking in the heat of the day, but the vast majority were Europeans and Americans. As Australians, you may...
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    spending the night in SJPP or Orisson?

    I arrived in SJPP in the early afternoon and overnighted there. The next morning, I left at 8 and arrived in Orisson by about 10:15. Looking back, I wish that I had spent the morning checking out SJPP as the albergue in Orisson would not check up in until about 2 pm. If you can make a...
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    Orisson or Roncesvalles?

    I would highly recommend going to Orisson (or Hunto, if that is where you can get in) on the first day. It allows for an easier introduction into your Camino, and allows you to meet some fellow travellers. As said previously, if you can walk up to Orisson for dinner, I would also recommend...
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    Cooking condiments

    I agree that the menu del dia at the Spanish lunch hours is a great option, and I preferred to have my big meal then rather than in the evening. But some of the cooking done by the pilgrims in the albergue was outstanding (and they always offered to share with us!) and led to some wonderful...
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    Cooking condiments

    I think the recommendation to check the albergue when you get there is a good one. The albergue that I volunteered at had many spices, oils, vinegars, rice, pasta, canned goods, etc. that others had left. The pilgrims were always pleased to find out that they did not need to go out and...
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    Suggestions-Children and Lodging and Trains

    What a lovely idea! You will find lots of accommodation available on the final 100 km. of the CF, and you can do shorter stages that might allow the little ones to be able to walk with you as well. I think that you will find that you get lots of support from the locals and from other pilgrims...
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    clothing for the Camino between Sept and Oct.

    Layers, layers, layers. I can't stress it enough. I started the Frances route in early September and finished in Santiago on Oct. 8. It was so hot near the beginning that we began walking in the dark for 2 hours each morning to avoid the afternoon heat. By the end, I was wearing a merino...
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    Backpack transfers etc

    For Correos, you can also book online. I used them last year, and it worked perfectly.
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    Seeking albergues with communal meals

    Again nowhere near Lugo but 2-3 days out of Pamplona in the parroquial albergue in Estella there are sometimes communal dinners. It depends upon the hospitalero/a.
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    Donativo albergues

    I would like to give a polite reminder to those using the municipal and parish albergues that run by donations. Donativo does not mean free. The donations left by others before you have allowed the continuation of the facility that you are now using. They have expenses to maintain the...
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    Be careful sending luggage to Santiago

    I'm sorry that you had this unfortunate experience. I sent a package to Santiago, from Bilbao, about a week ago and got an email from Ivar as soon as it had arrived. I am a happy camper, as I would also love to have some "good clothes" to wear after I finish my Camino.
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    Anxious last 3 weeks

    Yes, it is perfectly normal. Especially on your first Camino, but I leave for my 2nd (the Primitivo) in 3 weeks, and I am going through exactly the same doubts, and feelings of being overwhelmed. You do not need a guide, but you very easily might join up with others along the way. I met a...
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    Non-thinking Pilgrims taking Short-cut!

    Thank you for bringing this to our attention. It seems that it would be common sense to not trespass, not damage things along the way, not drop rubbish ...... Unfortunately, it still happens. We need to remember that we are guests in this beautiful country. Please treat the people, and the...
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    Non albergue stays

    In Pamplona, I am staying at the Albergue Plaza Catedral for 3 nights, and was able to book through booking.com (there are several other private hostels listed there). In Santiago, I booked directly with the hotel (San Martin Pinario) by email and got their pilgrim rate. I would suggest that...
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    That special accomodation in Santiago HELP!!

    That may well be. Last time I booked through a booking site - no breakfast included. I met other pilgrims who got the pilgrim rate and paid way less, with breakfast included. They did say that they were on a separate floor, but the room they described sounded very much like the one I had...
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    That special accomodation in Santiago HELP!!

    I stayed at the Hospederia San Martin Pinario on my first Camino, and it was lovely. If you phone or email directly to the hotel, rather than using a booking site, you can get a special Prilgrims rate. I have booked in there again for my upcoming Camino.
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    Back on the Camino

    All I can say is "Wow!". I am not a runner; never will be as my joints just would not allow for it, but I admire those who can. I did my first Camino "my way", which may not have been the way that many others were experiencing theirs. I did a lot of walking on my own, because of my pace, and...
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    Tips for Introverts...on the CF

    This has really given me something to think about - thanks. I am an introvert, but when I walked the CF in 2014 I immediately joined up with others (much to my surprise). I could walk alone during the day and have my contemplation time, but I always had someone to talk to, eat with, etc. I...

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