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A big thank you, Julie, for the link that you posted! I've been trying in vain to find an online map of the GR65 route--and here it is! It even includes the alternative "variante" through Bains (which is the route I plan to take), fantastic! And the mobile version is very easy to use, even if...
Thanks so much for your encouragement!
I've been training and preparing for two months now, so I hope to be at least somewhat prepared. I'd have been very unprepared without this forum. Thank you, Ivar, and all the pilgrims that take the time to help us newbies out!
Thanks for your reply, which I only now read (I assumed that I would receive an e-mail notification if anyone replied to my post, but now I see that this is not the case)!
Good to know that there's at least one other solo female on the trail! I hope to catch up with you at some point, although...
Hello all! :D
First of all, I would like to thank everyone for the valuable advice being shared here--I check for new posts everyday. :mrgreen:
Then about me:
I'll be starting out from Le Puy on 22 August (as a solo female pilgrim) and I plan on walking as far as I can manage in the 3...
Lafuma poncho
For those of you interested in buying a Lafuma poncho online, I found one for £25 (approx. EUR 31,00) via Amazon UK.
This is much cheaper, for example, than the EUR 49,00 that Lafuma in France is asking for the same poncho... :shock:
Plus Amazon UK offers free shipping of this...
Lafuma poncho
For those of you interested in buying a Lafuma poncho online, I found one for £25 (approx. EUR 31,00) via Amazon UK.
This is much cheaper, for example, than the EUR 49,00 that Lafuma in France is asking for the same poncho... :shock:
Plus Amazon UK offers free shipping of this...
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