How your Camino experience ends up is all up to you. You have to make an effort to release the extrovert in you and become friendly. A nice smile, a hello, a greeting or a friendly gesture can go a long way when trying to meet new friends along the way. I have been fortunate to have met some...
Hi there,
Sorry for the late reply. I started from Estella on Sept 1st and was unable to reach Burgos with my schedule. I'm back home now. Although my mind is still in the Camino...
Hope you had a good walk. Take care
Buen Camino
My friend and I walked from SJPP last year to Estella from October 1st to the 7th and it was warm with many pilgrims along the way. We had rain one day but it was nice as it helped cool things down. The evenings were comfortable and we walked around the town with t-shirts, no jacket required. We...
Hello MrsMac
My friend and I walked the Camino at the same time in 2012 and surprisingly there are still many pilgrims starting the walk from SJPP. Although we only walked for a week to Eatella, we never felt alone.
Going thought the Pyrenees to reach Roncesvalles can be challenging. The last...
From what I can remember Orisson is not very far from SJPDP. I believe it was only about 7-8km away. However, if you are planning to go through the Pyrenees Range to Roncesvalles it's a good 28km. Bring lots of water as the water source at about 20th km may or may not be available. There is a...
Hello Shelleyfg,
After a couple of years of learning about the Camino from friends, books and watching films. I decided to walk the Camino in honor of my father and grandfather who died within two months of each other in 2012. While I consider myself a part time pilgrim pursuing the Camino...
It's always a good idea to protect the buckles and straps from getting damage during transport. We placed our backpacks in an inexpensive lightweight nylon duffle bag. It was easy enough to fold and stuff in our packs. It hardly took up any room.
Burn camino ;-)
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