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  1. sugargypsy

    Flies. Just sayin…

    When we lived in N.Y., I loved watching chipmunks in our garden. But in Europe chipmunks are listed on the European Union's list of 100 most-invasive species. It may have an impact on the red squirrel through competition, so chipmunks are not really welcome throughout Europe.
  2. sugargypsy

    Walking into Santiago

    I too lost the arrows in SdC :rolleyes:. I wasn't as smart as @DoughnutANZ though, to follow others with a backpack 🙃, but eventually I found my way back. I too definitly wanted to walk to the cathedral via the little tunnel with the piper playing. Though in my case it was also not a piper...
  3. sugargypsy

    How Important Was It To You To Do "Full" CF ?

    I am from Germany, but I still wanted to walk the Camino "completely" ;-). (Though I started from Pamplona not SJPdP). I was not sure, whether my physical condition was good enough to be able to cross the Pyrenees, and I definitely didn't want to stop, because I overtaxed myself in the...
  4. sugargypsy

    Where to stay the night before Santiago....?

    For those who may want to stay at Monte de Gozo, there is another albergue which is very nice. It is located between the statues of the two pilgrims and the monument. Turn left just shortly before you approach Monte de Gozo's hill, about 100 to 300 meters before the monument. You will then see...
  5. sugargypsy

    30 days - from St Jean Pied de Port to Santiago - is it possible without stress?

    If this suits you best, go ahead ;-). Just keep in mind that you would loose contact to all the other pilgrims you've met on your way up to Burgos and you'd meet a complete new bunch of pilgrims when starting to walk again in Leon. That would be one point I'd consider, if the concept of meeting...
  6. sugargypsy

    18 days to do Camino April 2022

    Just an idea, but why don't you stick to the 6 weeks, if you've got the time and your new pilgrim friend will join you whenever it is feasible and you'll walk for instance from Leon together to SdC?
  7. sugargypsy

    Places to stay in Zariquiegui

    Thanks very much @Marbe2! Even though I'm quite "young", I'd not have been able to cover the distance Pamplona - Puente la Reina "easy peasy", and I actually didn't in 2019.. And I'm very grateful that I did not to have to read such comments before walking my first Camino then. That would have...
  8. sugargypsy

    Same Camino over and over again

    I am currently planning my second Camino in September / October 2021. I decided to walk the coastal CP. But somehow my heart is also not completly involved when planning. Again and again the wish pops up to walk the CF again. The CF in 2019 was a unique experience, but somehow I have the...
  9. sugargypsy

    CF May 2021

    I am also planning my second Camino in 2021, CP, starting - if Covid allows - June 2021. For all of you who plan to start earlier in April or May, especially in Spain, keep in mind, that the spanish government has declared the "State of Alarm" till May 9th, 2021. Check for instance here. As...
  10. sugargypsy

    Plans for 2021?

    I am planning to walk the Camino Português in June 2021. I have already booked the flight to Porto, June 7th. So I'm currently reading a lot, trying to find out what I would like to see on the way, where it might be nice to stay overnight, etc. Hopefully my foot injury will finally be o.k. by...
  11. sugargypsy

    Discouraged in Florida

    That might be the case, but there are also other slow walkers who will read this, who might be as slow as I was. I, for instance, was not able to increase my daily distance very much while walking the Camino. Therefore I wanted to mention that in such case it might be better to plan differently...
  12. sugargypsy

    Discouraged in Florida

    This is probably true for most of the pilgrims who walk around 15 km or more a day. I'm a slow walker, at the beginning I was only walking between 8 up to 12 maximum 14 km which is the distance VintageElsa mentioned she might start with. So sometimes I had, when it was a stage of 12 km no...
  13. sugargypsy

    Discouraged in Florida

    When I prepared for my Camino in 2019 I had sometimes the same problem. I then drove every second or third week somewhere not too far from home and walked there, which also prepared me a bit to find my way in unknown areas. Though when walking the Frances that was not really necessary, one...
  14. sugargypsy

    Correos

    I received the E-Mail from Correos too, it seems that transport is quite safe. Security measures against Covid-19 Correos has increased security measures in its backpack transport service. The luggage is handled by our delivery staff, who have specific training and a protection equipment...
  15. sugargypsy

    Earliest you can see the meseta in bloom?

    I guess that depends a lot on how long and cold the winter has been before. For instance this year we had a mild winter in Europe, almond blossoms are already flourishing at my place, last year they started blooming towards the end of March.
  16. sugargypsy

    Avoiding pre-booking possible during spring?

    Ooops, me too. I started May 22nd, walked till the end of June and did not have any problems finding a bed - I did book the first two nights after arrival though. I sometimes booked ahead, like Alex, when I expected to arrive late. I usually did not stay at the stops suggested by Brierly & Co...
  17. sugargypsy

    RIP @Dorpie (Rob)

    Words fail me right now. I'm shocked. I loved reading your postings, @Dorpie, the last one only a couple of days ago. Was waiting curiously, how your Camino would be this time. Guess, though I don't really like the thought: We definitly are all just candles in the wind, though we never really...
  18. sugargypsy

    Pilgrims Office of SJPP

    Yes, because Sunday 31st of May, and Monday, 1st of June are also official holidays - Pentecost / Pfingsten - in the same countries mentioned above, so there might also be some pilgrims using those days to start their pilgrimage (in my country there are holidays, so that time lot of pilgrims...
  19. sugargypsy

    Pilgrims Office of SJPP

    Thursday, 21st of May, 2020 is a legal holiday (Christi Himmelfahrt / L'Assomption) for instance in France, Belgium, Netherlands and Germany. Friday is in that case often used as a "bridgeday" to get a prolonged weekend, start a longer vacation or maybe the camino. Might very well be that lots...
  20. sugargypsy

    Recommended albergues in Sarria?

    I stayed at the Obradoiro. at Rùa Major. It's 8 Euros a night, no breakfast, but there are lots of places nearby to get coffee & churros in the morning. Very friendly hospitalera, the dormitory ist nice and clean, fresh linens, each bed has it's own socket. Across the street there's a small...

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