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    Bronze Scallop Shell…Carry-on?

    Put it in the bin separately, so they can see it without unpacking
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    Post items from the UK to Spain (at the mid-point of Camino del Norte)

    Whoof. You're shipping something through customs. Buena Suerte. You might see if Correos will hold that package for you in Oviedo. Just don't plan to pick it up when they're closed. It won't be much ( if any) extra costs, after you pay the customs fees.
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    Accommodations in Madrid

    Which train station, and what's your budget and preference? if you have an early train from Chamartin, there's a hotel literally at one corner of the train station, past the construction. Hotel Chamartin the One. Cheap by US standards. Cercanis C10 or C1 is a short light rail ride from...
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    A call for regulation or permit on the Francés

    Absolution: the forgiveness of sin Indulgence: a process by which one may relieve the burdens of sin, either for oneself or for the soul of one who can no longer seek that relief for themselves. (I wrote this as SabsP was posting. ) During the last Holy Year (2021 and I assume 2022), it was...
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    Bag forwarding to santiago

    It is generally discouraged to ship your bag to a place you're not staying. You're asking someone, maybe a volunteer, to assume responsibility for your things. And as you know, backpacks are often dropped off in an open space in albergues. You might see if Correos's Paq Mochilla will ship...
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    Tracking apps/findpenguins/Relive/ or just simple iphone/google maps

    The things that I liked about FindPenguins are: my husband didn't have to join it/start an account to receive private links from me for proof of life, and it was free for me until I decided I wanted a coffee table book of my posts, which I got to edit before publishing. They include QR codes...
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    Primitivo accommodation advice

    I see a 2022 review of it on Wise Pilgrim, but I don't see that name listed on the current Wise Pilgrim app, nor on Gronze. My FindPenguins entry from Sep 2023 says I stayed at the Albergue Camino Primitivo, a private albergue that is listed on both. Last year, base price was the usual 15€...
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    Primitivo accommodation advice

    Albergue El Cruce in La Espina is a private donativo, and if your stages and budget permit, I would highly recommend. I donated 20€ that night. Berducedo is *the* choke point, and I watched several late arrivals without reservations (Sep 20th or 21st, 2023, if memory serves) take a taxi to La...
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    Best way to walk near unfenced cows/cattle

    I read once ( and did once) that, if you can, approach the cows slowly from their midsections, not directly towards or directly behind ( don't come up on any animal from its rear...). Worked well enough, but I wasn't traveling in calving season...
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    Primitivo trail conditions in June?

    Norte has many more roads overall than Primitivo, but Primitivo is not without roads. In late Sep of 23, I listened to a passionate Galego truck driver at San Romao de Retorta exclaim about how he wasn’t a bad person, and how we pilgrims weren't bad people, but that if the association didn't...
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    Primitivo stages & accommodation.

    I can speak well of Albergues El Cruce, Casa Herminia, and Ponte Ferreira from last September. ;)
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    A call for regulation or permit on the Francés

    As one who still walks to the bones for the souls of others ;), and as one who uses luggage transport, and as one who has walked 2 different routes ( at least until Melide) I have .... thoughts. If the goal is simply to reduce crowds, telling people that they cant have a credential, stay in...
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    Alternative to Monbus (Samos to Santiago)?

    For the popular routes (Muxia Santiago for one example), buy before. The early morning bus tends to sell out.
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    Difficulty/ dangerousness/ albergues on the Primitivo?

    One note of caution. The Primitivo in the first week has more elevation changes per day than most of the Frances, all of the route to Finisterre, and some of the second half of the Norte. Your comfort with 20-25 km/ day as you experienced on the route to Finisterre will not likely work as well...
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    Night sweats?

    Chat with your doctor. Be prepared to talk about your reproductive status, since he/she will ask.
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    Recent Smelly Pilgrim Test

    Um. After the first whiff of the day, many people no longer " smell" themselves until after they've been separated from their clothes. I've been downwind of too many 😕. The partner test is usually more reliable.
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    Your most valuable stamp

    There was a wax and ribbon stamp in Palas de Rey in a little kiosk in the center of town, if I remember right. When I complimented the man on the sello (Que hermoso!), he grinned, slicked back his dark hair, and said, "Thank you" in accented English. When I'm home next, I'll get a picture.
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    "It's not about the gear" camino article from an irish jesuit blog

    "It is often driven by anxiety/fear and appears to give the illusion of control, as if all Camino issues can be solved with technology and gear. Rather, one thing that the Camino teaches above all others is that you have to let go of control, learn to trust and to live with uncertainty. This is...
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    Pilgrim.es

    I've used CaminoWays, and they handle groups. While I get that booking yourself would be cheaper, *i* would turn to professionals for peace of mind with up to 10 people. I wonder if AnnieSantiago or JWilhaus is looking to lead a group next year... Buen Camino.
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    Pilgrim.es

    Have you priced CaminoWays or SantiagoWays?

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