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Gigi I forgot to say there are a growing number of private albergues on the Camino. We found the facilities in these a bit better than the municiple ones (though there is nothing wrong with these) also a bit less crowded - about 2 euros more a night but well worth it and we used these when they...
Gigi I see I failed to answer questions about toilets and showers.
There are generally reasonable showers in refuges. They are in cubicles so if they do in fact happen to be unisex your glorious nakedness is not exposed :) Apart from in Galicia I found them clean
Toilets on the camino...
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Hi Gigi
You asked about our motivation and previous experience
We live in new Zealand. Beacause of the nature of my husbands job he has gone to a conference in Europe around late Aug for quite a few years we have taken that as an oportunity to also have a holiday...
Hi Gigi
I am a 67 year old woman who walked the Camino last year not alone but having done it would now not hesitate to do it alone. I did in fact meet a couple of momen of simmilar age walking alone (includine one from USA). Albegues take a little getting used to to start with but all your...
We are a couple in our mid sixties walked the le Puy route to Finisterre in 2005 and found it great. We are now keen to do another route and are thnking of the Arles Route. How difficoult is this and in particular what is th situation with accomadation ( plan to do it in Sept). How long are...
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