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- 2024 Le Puy - Cahors + Saint-Jean - León
I arrived in Canfranc Estación on Tuesday evening 11 April.
I started my walk from Somport on Wednesday morning 12th April.
The path was rocky, muddy in parts and sometimes resembled more a little stream, as the snow melted and flowed down the slopes.
To avoid a catastrophic slip or fall on my first day, I quickly moved to the road. That enabled me to admire the views instead of keeping my eyes focused on where I was putting my feet. The road was wide and there was very little traffic.
In Canfranc, I spent a few pleasant minutes chatting with the hopitalera in the albergue there .
The path down to Jaca was still quite rocky and a succession of little slopes up and down. It was relatively slow going for me.
It was 2h30 in the afternoon by the time I reached Villanua. By the time I had a little meal , it was already 3:30. The sky was grey and rain was forecast. I did not feel up to doing the 15 km into Jaca and I took a bus instead.
When I left Jaca this morning, Thursday 14th, it was bitterly cold and from 11 o’clock onwards it began to rain on and off and did not stop until the evening.
There are very few other pilgrims on the road. In Somport I met briefly two men who were starting off for Santiago and in Canfranc Estación I briefly met a young lady. In the Canfranc albergue I met a young Israeli girl who is also heading for Santiago. I have not seen any of them since.
Today, Thursday, I have met no other pilgrims.
I confirm what has already been said concerning restaurants, hotels and even shops, been closed this week.
Luckily, warmer and sunny weather is forecast from Sunday onwards.
I started my walk from Somport on Wednesday morning 12th April.
The path was rocky, muddy in parts and sometimes resembled more a little stream, as the snow melted and flowed down the slopes.
To avoid a catastrophic slip or fall on my first day, I quickly moved to the road. That enabled me to admire the views instead of keeping my eyes focused on where I was putting my feet. The road was wide and there was very little traffic.
In Canfranc, I spent a few pleasant minutes chatting with the hopitalera in the albergue there .
The path down to Jaca was still quite rocky and a succession of little slopes up and down. It was relatively slow going for me.
It was 2h30 in the afternoon by the time I reached Villanua. By the time I had a little meal , it was already 3:30. The sky was grey and rain was forecast. I did not feel up to doing the 15 km into Jaca and I took a bus instead.
When I left Jaca this morning, Thursday 14th, it was bitterly cold and from 11 o’clock onwards it began to rain on and off and did not stop until the evening.
There are very few other pilgrims on the road. In Somport I met briefly two men who were starting off for Santiago and in Canfranc Estación I briefly met a young lady. In the Canfranc albergue I met a young Israeli girl who is also heading for Santiago. I have not seen any of them since.
Today, Thursday, I have met no other pilgrims.
I confirm what has already been said concerning restaurants, hotels and even shops, been closed this week.
Luckily, warmer and sunny weather is forecast from Sunday onwards.