Places to Swim

[Tony McGinty]

Swimming can be a great break from walking or riding the camino. I encourage people to seek out places to swim, because they are there in the larger towns, and often quite nice. And even if you don't swim, the showers are almost invariably cleaner, have better plumbing, and have a more reliable supply of hot water than many of the refugios. (Some pools even have saunas). They're also pretty cheap.

There's a longer message on swimming with some locations and hours in an archived message. Go to listserv.uri.edu/achives/gocamino.html and then search for "Swimming to Santiago"

Most indoor pools require a swimcap (for men and women) and plastic sandals (to walk around on the pool deck). The pools seemed less heavily chlorinated than American pools, but goggles are still a good idea.

Tony McGinty
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