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Yes, I booked the first few nights, so no park benches at least until after Pamplona for me :) I'm just curious what I'm heading into, I guess the pre-travel overthinking mode is firmly on :)
Thanks,
Michal
I would disagree slightly by not calling it a "rule of thumb" but maybe a valid option depending on ones personal risk management. I walked mid may last time while everyone was panicking about sleeping on a park bench if not having a...
You git your answer to Q2 above.
Re:Q1 the rule of the thumb is to book for first 5 days or so, almost no matter when one walks, if anything for the sake of one's mind.
Good luck and Buen Camino
Hello,
I would be grateful for some advice from the ones of you who are walking/have recently walked from SJPdP :)
1 - How busy is the first part of the camino right now? I read some reports of a busy beginning of the season, but plenty of beds...
Hi Claire,
I was unsure about that before my first camino as well. I'm just a bit older than you, but had some minor knee issues before, and decided to play it safe and get some walking poles for the walk. It was the best decision I made in quite...
Thank you all. I'll go the way the people in Pilgrim's office/my common sense advise, but it's great to know that whatever way I happen to walk, the scenery is going to be great :)
And, it's an amazing thing that there is a place on the internet...
I've walked the Napoleon route 4 times, and I've always taken the "safer" route. It seems that every time I've been in the pilgrims office in SJPdP they have a story about someone who's broken an arm or sprained an ankle going the other way. I'm...
From what I've heard, the dirt trail might be especially unsafe in poor weather conditions - muddy, slipery, etc. I also like to avoid unnecesarry risks, so if I have any doubts when I reach the top, I'll opt for the tarmac road as well. If the...
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