My husband and I will also be doing the Camino (Frances) this fall, staying in private rooms for a number of reasons. All the links and information on this thread are extremely helpful! I'm always in awe of how generous everyone on the forum is in sharing experiences and practical advice.
If we stay in a private (well, 2-person
) room in an albergue, does that work the same as dorm accommodations -- bring your own sleeping bag/liner? We'll be walking in October and I don't do cold well, so I'm assuming sleeping bags would be the way to go. Yes?
I really appreciate the heads-up about Oct. 12. So funny when I read that, my first thought was, well that's Columbus Day in the US. I wonder what Spain is celebrating. Duh!!! Anyway, we should be somewhere in the Estella/Logrono area then, not all that far from Zaragosa, so I'm really hoping we'll see a procession for Our Lady of the Pillar in one of the towns we go through. It seems that's also been joined into the 10/12 celebration.
Imsundaze, I have been going on Goggle Maps, enlarging the screen as much as I can, and checking out hostels, casa rurals, small hotels, B&B, etc.which pop up if you zero in close enough. Some of the even have websites, or at least links to some review site. Very helpful. It takes a bit of work, but I figure having some idea what's in the area will be welcome inof should we call it quits 10 miles into our day.