Many pilgrims in the forum are wondering about if they should buy a walking stick, what type and if this stick can be brought with you on the plane. Another option is to just pick up a stick on your way and walking it to Santiago.This option is cheap, flexible and gives someone in Santiago free wood for their fireplace.
The photo above show the number of walking sticks left behind at the pilgrims office in Santiago de Compostela.
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As we know, august is the big vacation month in Spain and therefore most Spaniards walking the Camino do it this month.
The line at the pilgrims office today around 11.45 was quite long, but this is also the peak time of the day to get your compostela, since most pilgrim walk into town around that time.
With the flood of visitors to Santiago this weekend, the number of pilgrims arriving also has increased.
This photo shows the line at the pilgrims office to get the Compostela. I would guess a 30 minute wait, more or less.
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