There is a sporting goods store in Sarria on Rua Arrabaldo that carries walking poles and walking staffs/sticks. The store is directly on the Camino at the bottom of the street with the long stairs.
As we have no hold luggage, I’m having to leave my much appreciated walking poles at home!
Can I get walking poles in Sarria (our start point) or should I pick them up in Madrid?
I know Madrid well but would rather have a coffee on the Plaza...
Hi Marta. I’m doing the last stretch from Sarria to SDC the third week of September. I am booking albergues at the moment and there still seems to be reasonable availability. That said, if you know where you want to stay, my thinking is that it...
It really depends on what kind of accommodation you want. If you are fine with sleeping in any available bed, then booking is really not necessary, especially if you stay in towns that aren't the end stages of the guide books, sites, and apps...
I was referring to private rooms, and primarily on Booking- so there is more availability outside of that platform. And, as has been mentioned, the municipal allergies may have unreserved beds as well.
I never use albergue blankets due to a possible bedbug issue. By the same token, I am always suspect of private rooms on the CF as I know a stream of pilgrims are coming through.
My only bedbug issue since 2016 was last December in the very low...
I have always taken my silk sleep sack plus tiny down blanket on Camino - until this year (May/June), when I decided to chance it and leave the blanket at home. The last couple of years I found myself tempted by private rooms about a third of the...
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