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    Advance deposits for Albergue reservations

    I recently made a reservation at a private albergue in Santillas del Mar on the Norte through booking.com. The albergue has a non-cancellation policy and I gave my credit card to secure the reservation. I didn't like doing that but it's understandable and I guess it'll be an incentive to keep to...
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    First camino; starting last few days from SJPDP

    Hi Cloé, My wife and I walked the Francés in mid-April to late-May 2010, and the weather was variable, to say the least. Walking over the Pyrenees we had glorious sunny weather, mid-teens (celsius) and perfect for walking. A few days later, we had dense fog and light rain and mud climbing Alto...
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    The Call to Walk but Unfit and Ill-prepared

    Thanks for your comments on the Olympics. More snow and colder, wintery conditions would have been nice, but that was arranged by a higher authority than the Olympic committee. The country almost had collective heart failure on the last day (when that audacious American hockey team had the...
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    The Call to Walk but Unfit and Ill-prepared

    Great preparation, Louise, which I am emulating. I could only suggest one progress to training with vino made with tempranillo to be fully acclimatized to Spain! Dick
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    The Call to Walk but Unfit and Ill-prepared

    Well said. On our first visit to Spain, we mimed extensively, especially in restaurants. Every meal was an adventure. We're now much more aware of our responsibility to learn a few of the basics of the language of the country we're visiting. We're certainly not fluent, but if one tries to...
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    How much do you really need to know?

    It seems it can be done by simply following the flechas amarillos, but the walk would, I think, be a much richer experience with information about the things you're seeing. Perhaps that's a thought more worthy of a tourist than a pilgrim?? Regardless, when I walk, I like to learn about the...
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    Weather and Preparation - HELP!!

    We're starting at SJPdP in mid-April, and have the same concerns as you do, Naomi. We expect to have to deal with cool temperatures (cold at elevation), wind chill and rain (hopefully, light and sporadic, and please no snow or sleet!). We splurged on our rain gear - purchasing Gore-tex, with...
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    The Call to Walk but Unfit and Ill-prepared

    For us, starting anywhere but SJPdP was not an option - we didn't want to start at Roncevalles and starting further east in France wasn't a plan that would work for us. It's unfortunate that the SJPdP - Roncevalles walk is long and difficult for the first day. Sillydoll's profile is quite...
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    Photos from a Winter Camino

    Question: does the Fuente del Vino flow in January?? Some might need more than a glass of courage to get to Santiago in the wintertime....not us Canucks of course! Great pics. Thanks.
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    Any recommendations for where to stop for days of rest?

    Thanks for your thoughts, Ian and Annie, We'll probably stop at one of the aubergues (the municipal sounds great) and get a hotel the second night. I wasn't sure about the etiquette of staying in a different aubergue in the same city for the second night. It sounds like it can be done but...
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    Any recommendations for where to stop for days of rest?

    I'm new to this forum so perhaps this question has been answered elsewhere. My wife and I are starting our camino in mid-April in SJPP and are thinking of stopping over in Burgos for a rest day. Does anybody have suggestions or personal favourites of good but inexpensive hotels/hostals there...

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