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lwagstaff

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Many commentators encourage making reservations a couple of days in advance and being flexible. Help me resolve that with the stories of 000,000s of people using the trail a year; with most places along the way having only a few single rooms (health reasons, I need a plug at night); with places saying they do not take reservations. (I'll choose The Zuriaín Stop Hostel, for an example.) How do I reconcile high use with limited sleeping places?
 
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lwagstaff said:
I need a plug at night
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Almost all places will have a plug available for those who need one at night. Here are threads with "cpap" in the title or first post.

lwagstaff said:
How do I reconcile high use with limited sleeping places?
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There are three critical variables that must be considered in order to make sense of the contradictory statements about availability of beds:
  • Starting location
  • Starting date (month or even week)
  • Type of accommodation sought or needed
Here are two very good threads that are still valid:
 
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Many thanks for the above replies; very enlightening for a first-timer. I have also read the many thoughts posted on the CPAP threads. My takeaways are:
-- Plugs are in dorms (not sure why I thought otherwise....)
-- Try to keep a polite distance - and bring an extension cord
-- Develop some language cards to explain myself
-- Accept that some people may not like hearing the slight hiss that my machine makes. (Not sure how to accomodate them.)

And my biggest surprise: A number of people do the Camino with CPAPs. That's actually re-assuring in its own right.

Thanks again.
 
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