Re: 2 Nights in Albergue, and Books
My understanding is that Municipal Albergues will only allow pilgrims to stay for one night, unless sick or injured. Private Albergues do allow pilgrims to stay a 2nd night, and I did this when staying at the private albergue in Astorga.
Agree with Omar about books. As I walked only around 20kms each day, the long afternoons sometimes dragged without something to occupy my mind. The 2 books I packed were soon read, and I left them in the albergues for others to pick up. Many albergues have a pile of discarded pilgrim gear, including books, so it's great to find English reading material. I found a 4 week old, well-read, English newspaper in one and spent hours on my bunk reading it from cover to cover. A Dutch pilgrim suggested getting Sudoku puzzle books, which are great as language is not a problem with these, and the books are available all over Spain.