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    Heavy edition-"Via de la Plata" Guide/Alison Raju

    The laminating idea sounds intriguing. On wet days I kept the guide in a freezer bag and waterproofed that way. Steve S
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    Heavy edition-"Via de la Plata" Guide/Alison Raju

    John, The guide is a little heavy, but as you note there are a couple of hundred more km to cover. I actually tore out all the pages we didn't need before leaving; the first 52 pages are introductory material, and while valuable I had learned most of what they had to teach me and didn't need...
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    Updated info on the VdlP betw Puebla de Sanabria & Santi

    Lynne, Your travails sound like the reason we decided to forgo staying there. I had read about beds at the pool, which we could see from the hill as we were descending into Castro Dozon, but had read that even that option was no longer available. I'm glad you were able to stay there. We...
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    Updated info on the VdlP betw Puebla de Sanabria & Santi

    Peregrina (Laurie), thanks for the suggestion about sending the update to CSJ. I need to send it both there and to the Pili Pala Press. Keep in mind that we walked only the last quarter of the VdlP, and I understand that there are some very long etapas in Andalucia. That was not the case...
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    Updated info on the VdlP betw Puebla de Sanabria & Santi

    On the section that we walked, I'd say that somewhere between 25-35% of the route is paved tertiary, secondary, or sometimes even primary (the N525) road. This was especially true as we entered larger towns. For example, about 20km of the 22km between Xunqueira de Ambia and Ourense was paved...
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    Updated info on the VdlP betw Puebla de Sanabria & Santi

    If I had to choose just one, I'd definitely go with Raju. It's more recent and was more thorough. I imagine that Cole and Davies are updating theirs, though, and it could supersede Raju. I'd be interested in hearing from others on this. Steve S
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    Updated info on the VdlP betw Puebla de Sanabria & Santi

    We recently returned from making the last 250km of the VdlP pilgrimage and had some updates for people walking later this summer or in the fall. On the whole, we relied on Alison Raju's new edition (2005) more, but it helped to have both hers and Cole/Davies. Here's what we've got: Lubian...
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    Time recommendations and budget for VDLP

    I won't comment on the length, as we did only the last 250km, but I think I can help on the costs. The recommended donativo is E3, but I was disappointed to see that few actually gave it. All too often, as we departed an albergue and dropped in our donation, it sounded as if ours was the only...
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    sleeping bags for vdlp

    We just got back from the last 250km of the VdlP and I would say a sleeping bag is a must. Not only does it provide a layer between you and the mattresses, but at some of the higher elevations it got quite chilly at night. One morning we woke and were "blowing smoke" with our breath inside the...
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    Monastery at Oseira

    I have recently read conflicting reports about whether or not the Monastery at Oseira is still taking pilgrims. Does anyone know? Thanks, Steve

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