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Probably I hike/walk caminos a bit different than most pelgrims, because I (wild)camp most of the nights. So I'm not dependend on the availability of accomadation under a roof. Especially in France there are many official camping sites, and if not, faire du bivouac has never been a problem.
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Next week I will travel (by train) to Arles. Probably gonna stay in the city for a few days to do some sightseeing. So will start walking le chemin d'Arles around the weekend of 23, 24 March.
I'm curious if there gonna be any other pelgrims on the trail around that time?
Two years back, when I arrived in Santiago (after walking from Le-Puy-en Velay), I did not even bother to get the Compostela. Not important to me.
The year before that, when I walked the Via Francigena (from Calais) I did get the certificate, because I was told it was a special experience. And...
Ha ha!
"Moet, moet", Ik mag, zou ik eigenlijk willen zeggen. Ik verheug me erop dat ik straks weer zo'n eind mag en kan gaan lopen. Nog maar een paar dagen en c'est parti!
So nice to know there is something like "De huiskamer der lage landen". I am definitely gonna bring you a visit when I arrive in SdC. That must be somewhere around early July (IJs en weder dienende, LOL). First I have to walk "Le Chemin du Puy", then part of "El Camino del Norte" and finishing...
This is also the route I'm gonna walk. Staring next week in Le Puy-en-Velay to SJPdP. From there walking to Irun to do El Camino del Norte and probably El Primitivo to SdC.
For those 3 caminos I have the Cicerone guidebooks. I used them before with other long distance hikes I did in Europe. And...
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