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  1. Peregrinopaul

    One Napoleon but two variants......

    Sorry, I completely misunderstood your post. I was referring to the road from Col du Lepoeder down into Roncesvalles avoiding the short cut through the forest. And no, I didn’t take the path short cut before Orisson.
  2. Peregrinopaul

    One Napoleon but two variants......

    I've always biked the road into Roncesvalles and it it is exhilarating.
  3. Peregrinopaul

    Is it okay to have no plan for the first Camino? 🌙

    Nika is planning to start at the end of the third week in May. Sure, the Francés has always been busy at the beginning of May, this year ridiculously so. But surely the big wave be will be long gone by the time she starts?
  4. Peregrinopaul

    That infamous descent into Zubiri

    2 'likes' appeared today for my postings on this thread, which I'd forgotten I'd made. After all the terrible weather pilgrims have experienced recently, I'm surprised no-one mentioned it, because it must have been bloody awful in a downpour. For anyone interested, here's a couple more pics from...
  5. Peregrinopaul

    Overcrowded Camino Frances

    I do hope that you will post a 'Live from the Camino' thread about your experience on this route, @chechakoman. Last year I diverted on a round trip by bike from Burgos to Covarrubias. I can highly recommend the Pension Galin in that lovely little town, seen here at the end of the street...
  6. Peregrinopaul

    Cycling SJPP to Roncesvales

    I’ve been over the Route Napoleon twice, once on a folding bike (very difficult) and more recently on a mountain bike (almost easy). There is no designation that I am aware of that the RN is not for cyclists, nor have I ever come across advice to avoid it. Lots of people on bikes. However, that...
  7. Peregrinopaul

    LIVE from the Camino Chrissy on the Camino Sanabrés

    There are quite a few of those unique churches up ahead, Chrissy. I read somewhere that they are templar churches built with outside steps to the bell tower to provide convenient look-outs for approaching raiders. One of my favourites is the church of Santiago at Terroso just before Requejo...
  8. Peregrinopaul

    Spring has sprung?

    I mean the one with the distant scarp.
  9. Peregrinopaul

    Spring has sprung?

    @Juanma, impressive vista. From where did you take this picture?
  10. Peregrinopaul

    illustrated Camino diary

    Your portrait of Paul from Holland is a brilliant character study!
  11. Peregrinopaul

    The one thing I should have done before I left for the Camino

    OK. So we can blame your mum!
  12. Peregrinopaul

    A Camino medical tale with a few lessons

    I was very interested to read about your experience. Like you and @AnneMarie1 I too had to seek help from the Spanish health system on my camino last year. I was extremely worried about an acute problem with urination – I'll spare you the details – but I was taken to Estella hospital by my...
  13. Peregrinopaul

    If you can access this film, please try to do so!

    Is this the one which has Glen Hansard in the crew? He was the musician who played the lead in a brilliant Irish fim called Once.
  14. Peregrinopaul

    N135 Puerto de Erro to Zubiri

    I’ve often been tempted to give you all a geology lecture about the descent to Zubiri, but have held back for obvious reasons. I have however waxed lyrical about it in my almost-ready-to-go book about the geology of the camino. Zubiri gets a chapter of its own. I’ll give you a brief rundown in...
  15. Peregrinopaul

    N135 Puerto de Erro to Zubiri

    With great patience, and on foot. For you, it would have come at the end of a long day, and that would definitely add to the stress. For me, I had plenty of time.
  16. Peregrinopaul

    N135 Puerto de Erro to Zubiri

    Look, I'm a bicigrino, and the first time on the descent to Zubiri I took the road being aware of the track's reputation. Last year I walked down the trail with my loaded bike because I wanted to look at the geology. The track is fine for the most part except for relatively frequent short...
  17. Peregrinopaul

    Path just before Maneru

    The path shows up clearly on Google maps.
  18. Peregrinopaul

    Caminos for cycling that are not very hilly.

    OK I'm going to chime in here. Robert, I'm 3 years older than you and have been cycling caminos since 2012. I chose to go by bike because my knees are pretty shot, and walking with a backpack to the supermarket and back would be a pipe dream. All my caminos except the last (2023) have been quite...
  19. Peregrinopaul

    Shantiago - a Camino song in shanty style

    I actually liked the graphics, despite the fact that they resembled more a video game version of the camino (not that I'm familiar with that medium). I mentioned that I was going to google Sean Hampton. The results wre not enlightening. I don't know anything about computer graphics, but surely...
  20. Peregrinopaul

    Shantiago - a Camino song in shanty style

    @Bradypus this is brilliant! I’m assuming that the artwork is some sort of AI generated. It has a weirdly seductive, other-worldly feel. A lot of talent went into this. I’m going to google Sean Hampton.

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