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  1. Richard P

    GR653 VS Via Carcassone

    Hello AntoDiPla In 2018 I set off from Arles intending to walk the Chemin de Arles but in Montpellier a fellow convinced me it was a much nicer walk to go south to Sete walk to Agde and then follow the Canal du Midi to Carcassonne which is what I did. This was in the first week of September and...
  2. Richard P

    Need help deciding to bring or not to bring

    A few clothes pegs and a length of line. You'll be thanked continuously. Needle and a bit of thread and last but not least a Swiss Army Knife credit card size multi tool especially for the little knife and the scissors. And one change of clothes.
  3. Richard P

    Saint-Palais to Bayonne?

    Hello Cathy In 2015 I left the GR 65 at St. Palais and followed the route to Hendaye which was reasonably well marked but I'm sure that 9 years later it will be better. I walked part of it with an older couple who were walking home to Normandy ! It is a lovely walk through the foothills of the...
  4. Richard P

    Arles to Norte

    One more route: Arles to SJ PdP then GR 10 to Hendaye / Irun. Lovely walk all the way.
  5. Richard P

    LIVE from the Camino Camino from home (part II) Cherbourg to ??

    Hello Dave I got home on August 1 and my older brother who has wanted to do a walk with me convinced me to go back to France and walk The Western Front Way which follows the Line of WW1. After extensive discussion and research I persuaded him that the walk would be to difficult for us as we...
  6. Richard P

    LIVE from the Camino Camino from home (part II) Cherbourg to ??

    I'm back home in Canada after walking Cherbourg to Clisson then going to my brother-in-laws 80 birthday party in England. I left Cherbourg on June 15th and arrived Clisson July 8th. It was a walk somewhat different from any other I have done. From Cherbourg south I didn't meet another 'pilgrim'...
  7. Richard P

    Le Puy to El Norte- Gr10

    In 2015 after following the chemin from Geneva I left it at St. Palais and more or less followed an Older couple (older than me) along a section of signed chemin which went from St. Palais to Helette then GR8 to Sare then Hendaye. I say more or less because it was raining so heavily at times...
  8. Richard P

    Is it rude to ask people why they walk

    Well, I've just returned from a pleasant 10 km. walk along the waterfront where I met and said 'Hello' to at least 50 other walkers and that got me thinking about this thread. I have walked and cycle toured in North, Central and South America, walked in China and several non Camino paths in...
  9. Richard P

    What’s a Good Gite to Stay at in Le Puy?

    I stayed at an accueil jacquaires (?) at 28 Rue Cardinal de Polignac which is near the cathedral and had private rooms and a dormitory. It was definitely not an Ibis but adequate.
  10. Richard P

    LIVE from the Camino Camino from home (part II) Cherbourg to ??

    A big thank you for sharing your posts as I am planning the same walk soon. cheers
  11. Richard P

    Geneva to SJPDP

    I'll begin by saying the easiest place to get the pilgrim stamp is at the tourist office near the bridge over the Rhone. They have an "official" stamp. I spent a relaxing time from the end of April to the middle of June walking through rain, snow, hail, sleet and glorious sunshine from Geneva to...
  12. Richard P

    Chemin d'Arles

    Hello Stephen If you haven't already booked I stayed at L'Auberge du Pelerin for two nights which is very central, near the Forum and several other historic sites. It is actually more of a dorm like accommodation but after I checked in and saw that I was to be with 3 other folks I asked the...
  13. Richard P

    Where did you walk ( locally ) in 2021?

    Back in late March when I posted a few pics here of the "Big Trees" which my wife and I had hiked out to I still thought at that time I would be returning to France to set off on another Camino. Well, that has not happened so instead I have undertaken to try to find all the big old trees, known...
  14. Richard P

    Arles and Piemont - link-across options please?

    Hello Tom In September 2018 I left Arles and headed west. In Monpellier I met a fellow who suggested a "walk on the beach" and because of that remark the next morning I headed south to Sete (which is a very lovely city, by the way) and the next day set off for Agde following the beach. It was...
  15. Richard P

    Accomodation at Pasajes de San Juan

    It was a stinking hot day (June 15, 2015) I had come off the GR10 through Hendaye then crossed the bridge into Irun and 100 mtrs on as I passed a table on the pavements two fellows called out "You look hot and thirsty but first book a room there" (they pointed to an opening in the wall of small...
  16. Richard P

    Via Piamonte in September/October 2021???

    Hello John I can't say for sure for this year but in 2018 I walked the Piemont Pyreneen in September/October and alb/gites/hostels were mostly open although that might mean that you have to phone either ahead or when you arrive for a guardian to come and unlock the building for you. I was...
  17. Richard P

    What food did you ENJOY on your Camino(s)?

    This was one of those times when it wasn't the uniqueness of the food but the smell. As I was strolling along a lonely section of the Norte up above the beach the wafting odor of French fries hit me every few minutes and eventually I began to hunger/lust for a plate of them. After another 1/2 km...
  18. Richard P

    Where did you walk ( locally ) in 2021?

    A drive then hike out to the "Big Trees" about 10 kms from home.
  19. Richard P

    Breakfast in France

    I do like a good breakfast so I have learned over the years that if I am asked what I would like I often respond with "bacon, eggs, toast and a big black coffee". Now you may think I am being a bit presumptive in asking for such fare but you would be surprised on how many times the owner has...
  20. Richard P

    Camino Blues

    Hello David I'll be spending 2 months so I think I will either reach Santiago or somewhere along the Norte again before returning home. I want to walk the Norte at least as far as Bilbao as when I walked there in 2015 it was raining almost every day from Hendaye onwards and I really want to see...

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