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The walk to Samos is beautiful indeed!
I'm now officially off/ finished; in Madrid awaiting my flight back scheduled for tomorrow morning. It goes by so fast!! In no time it's over & done.
Thoughts about equipment: I weighed in at SJPdP at...
In Lavacolla tonight and I'm having all of those nearing-the-end-of -the-camino feelings. Plus I'm hungry and there isn't any food available in town for another hour. Plus I am really sore - I slipped & fell on some rocks 2days ago and hit hard...
OC was stupendous! Beautiful warm weather, hardly any wind, clear skies. Sunset and sunrise supreme. The best of the best of OC.
It's not feeling overly busy to me. Busier than last fall but really not terrible. I find it easy to walk alone...
For me, part of the fun planning a Camino is doing the research regarding accommodation in the towns and cities where I stop. Having been on a couple of the Caminos twice, of course I have favorites where I would enjoy staying again (Casa...
I do not usually plan to stop at any particular albergues. I walk the distance that feels right for the day and then aim for the most convenient one. If that happens to be one I've stayed in before and enjoyed then I'll probably go there again...
Probably plane trees I think (if google translate is doing its job correctly - "Platane" in german).
They get very big leaves. The way they're pruned, they're like a living roof or umbrella in summer, giving lots of shade.
It is not an absolute no in many places, in fact enough places now take them that I make a specific mention of it in the guides. Last week on the Camino Francés I asked in one albergue if they permitted dogs and the owner replied that yes they...
After a long Camino I often feel quite tired and lethargic for a few days afterwards once home. It may be largely psychological but it feels as though my body is recuperating after a long period of unusually strong exercise and sometimes...
Smaller towns of course have their weekly open air markets.
For the bigger towns.
Pamplona.
https://www.mercadodelensanche.com/
Logroño. My favourite!
https://www.mercadosanblas.com/
Burgos
https://mercadosurburgos.es/
Leon...
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