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I too finished my latest Camino a month ago and this one felt incomplete in a way my previous ones did not. I have felt sad about this. I at times felt almost bitter at normal life post return; however this I know is not right and I have stopped allowing myself to fall into this mind-set...
1). No racing.
Therefore
2) At 7:00pm or after and if the albergue is full and an (some) additional person (people) arrive the persons who were 1st, 2nd ..... in winning the race to get a bed all those hours before have to give up their bed, pack their bags and walk onto the next albergue.
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