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Hiya, welcome here!
Lots of blogs on the dedicated Startpagina if you have not found that one yet:
https://camino-de-santiago.startpagina.nl/
info on places to sleep:
https://www.santiago.nl/forums/slaapplaatsen-nl-forum
Hi @Gwaihir and best of luck with your endeavour. I'll just address this tiny part of your message: I've never thought of the Ardennes as mountains. The higher plateaus in the east of Belgium can get snow from time to time in winter when the rest of Belgium doesn't and it can get colder than in the rest of Belgium but the area where you will be crossing has a lower altitude and the weather will be just like anywhere else around it.My other main worry is weather. The most logical thing is to take as few things with me as possible. But I imagine the mountains - Ardennes, Pyrenees -might still get cold around this time of the year (August - September - October).
Staying in the albergues in Spain should cost less than 10€ a day for shower, electricity and often a kitchen. So the tent has not much value there. Wild camping is not allowed in central and southern europe. So finding the right places is essential.
Good idea about a tent in France. Quite a few campsites and they always have room for a small tent whereas the gîtes may be full. (If walking in Summer).Maybe I can carry the tent to Jean Pied de Port, and then have it forwarded to Santiago, so I don´t have to carry it around there. I prefer to take it with me in Belgium and France: campings tend to be much cheaper, I also like having some back-up (in case I can´t find anything with affordable pricing)
supermarkets get more expensive as you progress. Today I paid 2.50 for pasta sauce and 2.50 for spaghetti... another 3,00 for the cheapest cheese and so the bill adds up fast.
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