firsttimepilgrim
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I will be walking the Camino with a group from my church in May. We have been planning this for months- meeting to discuss plans and equipment and trying new Spanish recipes and taking hikes together-it has been a wonderful experience just preparing for the Camino. We are walking together in the sense that we are going to try to meet nightly at the same locations but we are not necessarily planning to actually walk together during the days- we are hoping that everyone in some sense can walk their own Camino. We have 11 walking days beginning May 23rd and plan to walk from Astorga to Santiago. I have a few questions that I am hoping some of you can help me with.
- we will be arriving in Madrid from the US- should we take a bus or train to Astorga?
-credencial- we have a full day in Astorga before starting our Camino- should we get our credencial in Astorga or get one before we leave? If we get one in Astorga where do we go to get it?
-communication- what is the best way for us to communicate in case of emergency?
-will we be able to find beds in the places listed on our itinerary so that we can all sleep in the same places?
-itinerary-below is our planned itinerary- thoughts and opinions?
Astorga to Rabanal del Camino
Rabanal del Camino to Molinaseca
Molinaseca to Cacabelos
Cacabelos to Ruitelán
Ruitelán to Fonfría
Fonfría to Samos
Samos to Mercadoiro
Mercadoiro to Palas de Rei
Palas de Rei to Arzua
Arzua to O Pedrouzo
O Pedrouzo to Santiago de Compostela
Thanks so much for all of your help- love this forum and have learned so much from it!
- we will be arriving in Madrid from the US- should we take a bus or train to Astorga?
-credencial- we have a full day in Astorga before starting our Camino- should we get our credencial in Astorga or get one before we leave? If we get one in Astorga where do we go to get it?
-communication- what is the best way for us to communicate in case of emergency?
-will we be able to find beds in the places listed on our itinerary so that we can all sleep in the same places?
-itinerary-below is our planned itinerary- thoughts and opinions?
Astorga to Rabanal del Camino
Rabanal del Camino to Molinaseca
Molinaseca to Cacabelos
Cacabelos to Ruitelán
Ruitelán to Fonfría
Fonfría to Samos
Samos to Mercadoiro
Mercadoiro to Palas de Rei
Palas de Rei to Arzua
Arzua to O Pedrouzo
O Pedrouzo to Santiago de Compostela
Thanks so much for all of your help- love this forum and have learned so much from it!