not really worth it, if it's the one i walked and you miss a coffee opportunity at orbaneja. much more interesting is to find the trail that takes you from the first homes in villafría to the river route into burgos via castañares.
As @trecile said, all of the above are true, and click on the "bed bugs" tag to read much much more.
I have been bitten several times on the Camino, so I do take care to organize my belongings for easy treatment.
It is important to know that...
You do have a point, which I need to ponder. However, as the years go by, I become less interested in splitting hairs, and have less expectation of reaching clear conclusions.
I agree that people should tell it like it is, but I don't think that stretches to assumptions of what others can or can't accomplish and I certainly don't think it stretches to suggesting that the Camino is not for someone else.
Sure, talk...
There are still plenty of Benedictines along the Camino, offering hospitality to pilgrims. I am one of them!
Pilgrims and the poor are singled out for special welcome. But anyone who thinks Benedictine hospitality is "unconditional" has never...
@Westmalle, you should have just read other threads ( there's heaps on the subject!) - you might end up leaving your own thread because you'll get so many replies.
I, too, agree with @henrythedog in that warmth and waterproofing are two...
Sorry - me again.
Whilst I’m fairly relaxed about getting wet and drying out again; that doesn’t extend to the contents of my rucksack.
I use a waterproof liner and a waterproof cover and pack my spare clothes and sleeping bag in dry-bags...
In the last 10 years I’ve been on a Camino route for nearly 250 days, I’ve walked in quick-dry shorts virtually all the time. I always walk between October and March.
I always carry a pair of lightweight gore-tex waterproof trousers which I...
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