coupla general questions

[espanol]

The crowds are bad on the camino after Ponferrada, after July 1-10.Sometimes
we couldn't fing any beds in the refugios.Example,Sarria,Arca, Ventas. In
Santiago,no problem around the 25th. Buen Camino, Dennis Bivens
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike V" <mivalasvegasaYAHOO.COM>
To: <GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU>
Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 12:29 PM
Subject: coupla general questions


> I'm planning on walking the french route as a graduation present to myself
> next summer. Ideally i'd like to start in mid to late june and arrive a
few
> days before the feast of st. james on july 25. I'm just wondering if the
> crowds would be so great as to prevent finding places to stay. I'm also
> wondering how much, on average, accomodations cost per day. I've seen
> figures like 20 euros for those who didn't scrimp. I'm curious how much it
> would be for those who did. Any input on either of these questions would
be
> more than appreciated.
>