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On Camino Frances in Pals de Rei now -I think it is harder to attend mass than many think.
Pilgrims mass is usually at 8 pm- late fir me but I often attend and sometimes there are only 10 pilgrims there and locals.
Small towns don't have nightime mass often. The convent and monastery...
I have listened to some podcasts at night ( mostly dharma talks)
Also, on the Meseta today there were very few people. I listened to favorite albums - Shawn Colvin, Ebba Forsberg, Mary Black, James Taylor. During a 40 km day I loved it- I was dancing.
Take earplugs out when meeting people.
In Borgos now on a rest day, day 12 of our Camino Frances from SJPdP
A light UV protective long sleeve shirt has worked almost every day- Either under my fleece and rain gear bundled up.
-Or over a light Tee shirt open to the breeze but protecting me from sun.
All weather is good when you...
One other cash source:
I found one emergency need when my ATM card was not accepted last week in Pamplona. I was nervous! Oh no! Why won't my card work?
Ah solution! Instead, I tried my back up cash advance from my credit card and it worked. I paid it off right away.
On camino now- my thoughts:
-No guidebook, I copy pages from websites to my smartphone at night,
-one light source only,
-no emergency blanket ,
-some warmer top-a really light fleece at night is such a comfort.
I wash a set of clothes at night and re wear my after-shower clothes several...
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