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    Help getting lodging past Sarria

    Galicia is different.
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    Help getting lodging past Sarria

    Last year, I stayed in the (very nice) municipals all the way from Sarria. They don’t take bookings.
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    Last minute advice for solo traveler

    Nothing much to add. After the first few days, you’ll figure out how things work and that it’s all pretty easy. Except don’t worry too much about ‘drinking before you’re thirsty’! The body has an amazing tool to ensure that you drink enough - called ‘thirst’. It’s been refined over...
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    High Arch Inserts for Keens H2

    Or secure them with a couple of bits of stick on Velcro so you can still remove them if you wish.
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    The case for preserving the descent into Zubiri.

    I found this section really interesting and enjoyable to walk - compared to the many kilometres of rather boring paved footpaths and roads on the rest of the French Camino!
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    Transportation Ideas Between Astorga and Ponferrada

    Last year there was a bus early in the morning too - around 7am or so that went to Sarria. The municipal Albergue has info. on this.
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    Transportation Ideas Between Astorga and Ponferrada

    And last year - from the Information Centre (turn right at the ramp that goes up to the castle entrance, and follow the moat around for 50 metres or so) - I got a really lovely little free, illustrated map of the Camino that folds out like a credential. A lovely keepsake on nice heavy weight...
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    Best way to walk near unfenced cows/cattle

    Just walk slowly past them without making much noise and avoid sudden movements or big gestures. Same advice for cattle anywhere. Edit- I grew up on a farm - with cattle!
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    Transportation Ideas Between Astorga and Ponferrada

    I took the bus from Astorga to Ponferrada- it was convenient and cheap. If you are staying at the municipal albergue in Ponferrada, you can get off at the ‘University’ stop (a stop as you come into town) and walk to the Albergue from there (I think you can get that stop as a destination on your...
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    Night sweats?

    I think the OP is talking about a mattress protector under the sheet, whereas the albergues (at least on the Frances last year) had a polypropylene ‘disposable’ sheet only rather than a mattress protector & a sheet. (The waste every day from those non-recyclable ‘disposable’ sheets broke my...
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    Corkscrew do I take one with me?

    On the French Camino last year, I just bought wine in boxes. Every supermarket has them - in small sizes too [e.g. 500 ml} with a screw top.
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    Small juicer, vegetarians and heating element?

    On the Frances last year, I didn’t see any kettles. But there were microwaves.
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    Any tips from fellow sufferers from vein problems?

    I don’t think blisters on your calves are a ‘thing’. Just bring the macabi skirt and the compression tights that work for you. The macabi skirts are very airy so shouldn’t e too hot. Or roll up the skirt - this is a macabi shirt feature. In the long-term (after the Camino) why not have the...
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    Plastic Storage Bins in Santiago???

    The plastic box is overkill. Purchase a pack transport cover (Decathalon sell them) or transport inside a stripey polypropylene bag - I don’t use tape - I just zip it shut and padlock the zip to the small fabric loop near the top of the zip. Or sew a fabric bag large enough to cover the pack.
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    Advice sought for wounds on feet from walking

    As others have said, consider your shoes. Are they long enough and wide enough? I highly recommend injinji synthetic liner toe socks underneath wool mix hiking socks (in roomy shoes - I wear hiking shoes that are 2-21/2 sizes bigger than my street shoes (to accommodate the socks and some arch...
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