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We took the bus from the Madrid airport then a car service to SJPdP (in 2014). We did have to change buses, somewhere so be careful. There were 3 of us so the car service wasn't cost prohibitive. We also spent the night in Pamplona before heading to SJPdP - something you might consider.
I laughed a bit when I readthis post. I walked with two of my children in 2014 from SJPDD and when we hit Sarria it was a clash of cultures. We were quite frankly probably somewhat surly since we were tired and near the end while the new ones were fresh and so excited and energetic. I think...
I took Teva sandals and they were invaluable at night when my feet were just sick of my hiking boots, not to mention when it rained and my boots filled with water so they needed to be stuffed with newspaper.
My thought about the shoes is that I got mine (La Sportiva hiking boots) a size bigger and wore a sock liner with smart wool socks over it and had minimal problems with blisters and my toenails were fine. My daughter had hiking shoes that were about the right size but her feet ended up swelling...
We ended up staying in Gite Kayola which is just down the hill a bit from Orisson but we ate breakfast and dinner at Orisson. We had to do it because it booked up 2 months in advance so you definitely want to make a reservation.
Some nights it was in the 30's (Fahrenheit) and some days I don't think it got out of the 40s. I was expecting more USA East Coast weather where it would be in the 40s at night and 60s during the day. I was told that it was unusually cold so it may not be like that usually. The weather was...
I just got back and I would only change a few things
1. Pack rain pants. It only rained a couple of days but we had downpours that were pretty impressive.
2. Go slower. We mostly followed Brierley's 33 day schedule with 2 days of rest I couldn't do it this time with my work schedule but if my...
Hi Patricia - I was hoping you were leaving from St Jean because I lived in Caracas 25 years ago and would love to see a Venozolana after so many years. I'm Laura and starting from St Jean on May 17th with two of my children. I can hardly wait!
Hi Patricia - I was hoping you were leaving from St Jean because I lived in Caracas 25 years ago and would love to see a Venozolana after so many years. I'm Laura and starting from St Jean on May 17th with two of my children. I can hardly wait!
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