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falcon269 said:You can only stay one night in most albergues, so rest days are often in the locations where you can check into a hostal, usually about 25 Euro single, 30 Euro double. There are a lot of interesting medium sized cities like Estella, Najera, and Villafranca del Bierzo, but the larger ones like Santo Domingo de Calzadas, Logrono, Burgos, Leon, and Ponferrada have plenty to do during the day. Detailed information can be found in guide books and the internet.
Hi! If it was allowed I think it would be down to the discretion of the individual hospitalero and depend on how busy it was etc. My walking partner asked that question in Burgos this year and the answer was a fairly firm 'no', with the explanation that 'albergues are not hotels'.jeffnd said:If a town as multiple albergues, are you allowed to go to another one the next day?
If a town as multiple albergues, are you allowed to go to another one the next day?
Since that now applies to me every time I get up, months after finishing the Camino, I know the feeling! However, having walked every day, but sometimes short days, and having taken complete rest days, for me, they do not compare. The rest day is therapeutic, while the short day is just a mild rest. It certainly depends on the individual. My recovery time is measured in days, while my sons' recovery time, say from a marathon, is hours! Do what works best for you. The anecdotes, like this one, only tell you what works for others.the muscles had stiffened up and complained loudly when I started off again.
This is quite true texastrekker and I did indeed loose a few "camino friends" because of the rest days but met some new ones as well. Have caught up with most of them again on Facebook.texastrekker said:the comment was if you take too many rest days you may lose your "camino family" who might not be stopping.
always something to consider
I find that if I stop for more than 10 minutes!wayfarer said:I can tell you the muscles had stiffened up and complained loudly when I started off again.
Absolutely! I couldn't agree more.sagalouts said:what I did find on my first Camino was that all my plans went out the window once I started walking
Ian
plus because you have to be out of the Alburgues early your then stuck like a lemon wandering about with your backpack waiting to book into a hostel/hotel-the only way round this for me was to book into a hostel/hotel for two nights,or book into a nice place first leave later in the morning and then stay in the local albergue-most open 12-2pm this will give you plenty of time to rest up and wander round the town.
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