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- De VdBierzo (2004)
Pamplona-Sahagún (2021)
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I'll be on the Camino francés (my post was moved to a different sub-forum).On which Camino will you be? Do you know where you'll be the night before you arrive in Santiago de Compostela? Perhaps sending your bag to Casa Ivar would be a possibility? Or, by that time you might already know where you'll stay and they might be able to give you information on how t go about sending your pack there?
These seem to be instructions for mailing a bag, which wouldn't work in my case. Or am I misunderstanding something?These are the instructions on ho to send luggage to Ivar.
MAKE SURE TO WRITE YOUR EMAIL ON THE BOX/PACKAGE
Write on label/box:
CASA IVAR
ATT: YOUR NAME
Travesía da Universidade 1
15707 Santiago de Compostela
La Coruña
Spain
casaivar.com
Oh come on! If you spend the night in just about any Albergue, Hostal or hotel within 50km of Santiago there will likely be a pile of envelopes from half a dozen transport providers in which you pay your €’s and on which you write the destination of your bag. If you don’t know where your staying just carry the damn thing and save yourself some complications. You’ll likely be having enough fun trying to find somewhere to stay even without the added fun of chasing down your packIs there anywhere to send bags the last day if you aren't sure where you'll be staying?
I'm considering having my pack transferred the last day because anytime I think about repeating that long walk on the pavement, I start to dread my arrival in Santiago. It also seems like a fun, celebratory luxury. I'll hopefully be able to secure a reservation the night before, but if not, is there somewhere I could plan to pick up my bag?
My Camino days seem to vary between 25 and 40km depending on how my feet feel, so it can be difficult to plan more than a day ahead.
Yes, I certainly could carry it one more day, but I despise the pavement slog into Santiago, and at the moment, exploring the pack transfer option seems preferable to exploring the bus option.If you don’t know where your staying just carry the damn thing and save yourself some complications. You’ll likely be having enough fun trying to find somewhere to stay even without the added fun of chasing down your pack
Definitely thankful for all the modern conveniences! Which is why I'm exploring how I might want to take advantage of those I wasn't previously familiar with.You’re walking into the city of Santiago. They paved it so the rain would run into the gutters and so pilgrims wouldn’t have to approach the cathedral knee deep in mud and worse. Just offer some thanks to the road builders…
Yep! You're right and my apologies, I see that's not a practical solution for you. I know that there are vehicles along the way that offer to transport your pack for you, but I wouldn't feel very confident doing that.These seem to be instructions for mailing a bag, which wouldn't work in my case. Or am I misunderstanding something?
Most albergues will have the envelopes that you can use to transfer your bag ahead.I'll be on the Camino francés (my post was moved to a different sub-forum).
I don't know where I'll be the night before, but I'm definitely looking to transfer rather than mail my bag, since I doubt the post office would be open in time for my departure.
As I mentioned, if I'm able to make a reservation in time, this wouldn't be an issue since I'd know where to send my pack.
Best to ask @natefaithI wonder if Pilgrim House in Santiago would be willing to receive it?
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