In smaller towns (which is most of them) there will be private accommodations in basically 1 star hostels/posadas/pensiones. Large cities will have 3-5 star accommodations.
Time is rushing on 8 weeks to go, as is my training programme. I watched a lot of camino training advice on You Tube and adapted some of that to fit my ramshackle plan .My first CF back in 2015 and the VDLP in 2019 I did no training and suffered...
You’ll be ready to go! I usually start with 5km walks then 10km with no pack. When I add the pack with 1/2 the weight I’ll carry I drop back down to 5km and then add weight and distance. I live in a mostly flat area but there is one small hill...
Pretty grim that! Some places charge a surcharge sitting outdoors but I assume not in this case. That said I think Spain rates as one of the places LEAST [edited later, to insert that word, which was mistakenly omitted] likely to rip you off...
In case you want to recreate this cake, here is an easy (and gluten-free) recipe, from a fairly well-known food maven. She's American but has lived and worked in Spain for a number of years...
I walked Ingles the last week of October last year. It rained every single day, but only the first day was it a very hard rain. I had a Decathlon poncho, and I loved it. I don’t think it was particularly sweaty. I wore capri leggings and they...
If you can, get custom ear plugs. Specify that they are for high volume usage (as opposed to sleep) as they will block a lot more noise. If wearing these while walking keep to the far right of the trail at all times as you may not hear...
These things saved me! I had thankfully packed nail scissors instead of clips so it was easy to cut these to size. I have a few in my hiking kit now. Love, love LOVE them!
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