On the Via de la Plata sometimes you have a fence on both sided of the path and if there is a cow there, you don't have too much room to negotiate. This one, in the picture below, made my heart pound! If you look closely you can see the fence.
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It's a real pity they do not leave more beds in the renovated albergue for walk-ins. My opinion, of course, and I know not everyone will agree. But it forces everyone to play the book ahead game even if you don't want to. This is how the Camino...
I waited in line for a bed in 2019. It was a long line and until you got really close to the check-in area there was no where to sit and so it was an uncomfortable wait after an energetic walk.
One issue was that people arriving much later...
Frankly, how much is there to understand: Weather bad tomorrow, walk Valcarlos route.
I don't mean to sound unkind but if pilgrims go to the local Pilgrims Office, get the advice to not walk the Napoleon route because of the weather conditions...
I was spoiled last year on the CF. They cater to pilgrims on that route. Here I’m just a dude with a backpack. Understandable, as there aren’t enough pilgrims on this route to make it worth their while to cater to them. I need to take weekends...
We have been travelling from Australia via Dubai and have been caught in the kaos in Dubai airport for over 3 days. Sleeping on the floor of the airport and finally Emerites put us up in accomodation. Just arrived in Madrid 6 days late but now...
Go to where your name is written
Go...
Somewhere Else.
Not some door
Nor address
But in your place among the stars
Where the wild winds call your name
The world knows your name
Its the music in your head
The beat in your heart
The time in your...
In September 2023, I walked the Camino Frances again after 12 years between St.-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Burgos. Between 2011 and 2023, I did other caminos mostly in France. I found that at certain moments the Camino Frances runs too much alongside...
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