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Unlimited time, small budget

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diana88

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I hope to receive some advice here. I am planning to walk camino frances in may-june,however, been wandering whether I fit enough for this challenge. It seems that many people are exhausting themselves, especially in the beginning.
Is it possible to walk the 10-15km a day and find donative albergues in every village? I have unlimited time,but a low budget and cannot exhaust my body too much.
 
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I don't know about donativo albergues, but there are definitely alburgues more often than every 20-25 km, so that shouldn't be a problem. I have the Bierley guide which has information about albergues along the way. He has formatted his book in stages that are longer than you want to do each day, but he has plenty of information about places between his stages. We are planning to use his book as a guide, but not stick to the stages either.
 
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But please don't forget that donativo doesn't mean free...you can always give what you are able to give that day...Or might help out with some householdchores if you can. Also the Xunta ones ( public ) in Galicia all cost 6 € from now one. But disposable sheets and pillowcases are provided.
 
But please don't forget that donativo doesn't mean free
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Actually, if you are broke, it means exactly that.

Even those who have paid can help out around the house...
 
falcon269 said:
Actually, if you are broke, it means exactly that.

Even those who have paid can help out around the house...
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Yup I paid a donativo and I helped with cooking for instance. Grañon and Tosantos I have nice memories of.
 
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Hi! Walking in May-June will be busy so it would be good to build as much flexibility into your plans as possible. Sometimes the risk of not finding a bed in a donativo may not be worth taking depending on what else is available nearby and how your body feels. Any albergue with good cooking facilities will give you the chance to eat cheaply or possibly cook a donativo meal for your Camino family, which could make enough ‘profit‘ to cover the cost of staying there. Good luck and have fun!
 
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