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    LIVE from the Camino Chrissy on the Camino Invierno

    Thank you so much for your narrative and the fantastic photos! I looked up Las Medulas and found this article which talks a bit about gold mining during the Roman Empire: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Médulas
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    Weird Shell

    @jungleboy, I was gifted a copy of The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis which I felt somewhat obligated to read. It was indeed a bit of a slog. Saramago was very good at making me feel the dreariness of both the weather and the main character's mood. Thank you for the information about the...
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    Choosing First Camino Route - Mid October Start

    Hello, fellow Calgarian. I walked the VdlP in two parts way back in 07 & 08. It was my first camino and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I didn't want to be around lots of people either (as you said in your first post), but enjoyed seeing others when I arrived at the albergues in the evening. I never...
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    Most stupid question prize winner (Eyeglasses category)

    Maybe you can find something like this: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005848885744.html or this: https://www.homedepot.ca/product/hdx-rubberized-glasses-lanyard-black/1001837686 I am in Calgary, Canada. If you find something that can be shipped or bought here, I would be happy to pick...
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    Madrid to Lugo and where to obtain our Pilgrim Credencial.

    Hi from Calgary! You can get a pilgrim passport (credenciale) from the Canadian Company of Pilgrims https://www.santiago.ca/credencials-and-badges/ Depending on what city you live in there may be a local chapter of the CCP. Have a fantastic camino! 🙂
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    Is this crazy?

    I just googled the church and found the image of Christ reaching down with his right hand from the Cross. It is a very moving image! Thank you, @Barbara, for mentioning this.
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    Getting from Lisbon airport to Sao Bento station in Porto

    And the train from Campanha to São Bento is at no additional charge . . .
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    Favorite end of day shoes

    I get plantar fasciitis if I don't have proper arch support. Someone gifted me a pair of Crocs and I had to give them away after being in agony after about half an hour of wearing them.
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    Douro Valley

    I like Croft's rose Port, the first rose port to be officially accepted (by whoever makes these things official), chilled with some ice. Yum!
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    Travel from Santiago de Compostela to San Sebastian de Garabandal

    Try Rome2Rio dot com. Good luck and buen camino!
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    Money on the Camino

    . . . and I recommend getting small denominations of Euros, nothing larger than E20. Smaller shops and cafes might not have change for a E20 bill let alone a E50. Buen camino!
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    Plantar Fasciitis

    I too have experienced the excruciating pain of plantar fasciitis, and find one exercise that really helps is standing on a stair on my forefeet, dropping the heel, then rising onto my "tippy toes". Take it fairly slowly and hold for a few seconds in both the down and up positions. Also, avoid...
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    Medication woes

    Thank you, @trecile for your comment and idea.
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    Medication woes

    I live in Canada, and usually fly to London first, then to France or Portugal. I keep my prescription and OTC meds in their original containers but as others have said, the containers get emptier over time and I'd love to transfer them to smaller, non-"official" containers to cut down on bulk...
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    Stomach Bug on Meseta

    My sister and I had a really awful GI bug in Marbella in 1979. Some "horse" (large) pills from the farmacia helped a lot. By coincidence, shortly after my return home I saw the famous Dr. Heimlich being interviewed on TV. He was asked what travellers could do to prevent tourist tummy. Dr...
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    Which route out of Ourense?

    We took the steeper route. It was magical as there was fog so people who were going down, as we went up, were quite ghostly-looking when they first appeared. The quality of the sound was different, almost ethereal. And what joy when we got to the "top" where a way-marker told us we were 99kms...
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    Are there Book swaps on the Camino. What book would you take.

    I go to a charity bookshop at home to pick up a couple of paperbacks to take with me, then leave the books wherever I happen to be when I finish them. I've had pretty good luck finding books along the Way, both in albergues and especially if I've decided to spoil myself and stay in a pension or...
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    Minimise backpack weight.

    Oh dear, @Peterexpatkiwi! Maybe what you meant was "Oh the humanity!" Or is that "humiliation"? ;)
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    When you know they get it….

    Sehr freundlich und lieblich! Not to mention very thoughtful. What is the gizmo on the inside of the left door?
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    Desktop Computer Availability in Albergues

    I am a real technopeasant, and don't take anything more sophisticated than a flip phone. I've had good luck at public libraries, ayuntamientos, and even a couple of times at a hotel where I bought a drink and they graciously allowed me to use their guest computer. Good luck!

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