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  1. AcrossTheWater3008

    LIVE from the Camino Lourdes to St Jean Pied de Port

    Hey Janet I wish you Bon Chemin! You are welcome...! Always happy to share whatever little knowledge I have! Hope the weather will be good for your Camino! We are in Arzúa tonight and the temperature is a tolerable 18C now....the highest today was 27C, I believe so it’s been great for...
  2. AcrossTheWater3008

    LIVE from the Camino Lourdes to St Jean Pied de Port

    Hi Thank you for your kind response...Izzy is my little French “daughter” and we are still in contact. Am hoping that we will meet again soon! She is a wonderfully kind person, indeed, a gift in so many ways. Am on the Camino Frances currently with my daughter.... she is enjoying it and...
  3. AcrossTheWater3008

    LIVE from the Camino Lourdes to St Jean Pied de Port

    Day 7 St-Jean-Ibarre to St Jean Pied de Port 20.6 km We have reached St Jean Pied De Port..... it took us 7 hours 30 mins which included several stops as well as an almost 2 hour lunch at St Jean Le Vieux! We left the Gîte at 0800 hours after the Italian pilgrims who had gone on their way. One...
  4. AcrossTheWater3008

    LIVE from the Camino Lourdes to St Jean Pied de Port

    Hi Thanks for your response... yes indeed, I missed the Albergue in Lourdes and the special Gîte in Arudy.... You are indeed correct. I have had some missed opportunities walking this route the way I would have done, had it had been planned that I was to do it solo... A friend was to walk the...
  5. AcrossTheWater3008

    LIVE from the Camino Lourdes to St Jean Pied de Port

    Day 6 Mauléon-Licharre to Saint-Just-Ibarre 22.3 km 6 hours 15 mins Today’s hike is enjoyable... the scenery were stunning and the constant uphill feels great! Izzy and I started late today at 0900 hours after exchanging some news with our French roommate who was heading to Lourdes... telling...
  6. AcrossTheWater3008

    LIVE from the Camino Lourdes to St Jean Pied de Port

    Day 5 Hopital Sainte Blaise to Mauléon-Licharre 14 km 4.5 hours Another beautiful today! Temperature was 19C at 0700 hours and it had rained in the night as our clothes were a little damp.. we had hand washed them and left them out all night.... It’s lovely just the two of us in the Gîte. As...
  7. AcrossTheWater3008

    LIVE from the Camino Lourdes to St Jean Pied de Port

    Day 4 Oloron Sainte Marie to Hopital Sainte Blaise 23 km 7 hours 20 mins Izzy and I are sitting in a Michelin star restaurant Auberg Lausset in Hopital Sainte Blaise! We also had a beautifully delicious lunch at a restaurant called Chez Germaine at Geus Oloron (05 59 88 00 65) all for €15. We...
  8. AcrossTheWater3008

    LIVE from the Camino Lourdes to St Jean Pied de Port

    Day 3 Arudy to Oloron Sainte Marie 22.8 km 7hours 15 mins We reached Oloron at 1445 hours. Had a wonderfully presented breakfast by my hosts ... different types of cheeses, locally sourced yoghurt and homemade brioche and brown bread smelt her newly baked bread last night whilst dozing off...
  9. AcrossTheWater3008

    LIVE from the Camino Lourdes to St Jean Pied de Port

    Hi LGLG No.... I have to return to London on 17 July and then walk with my daughter 30 th July from Ponferrada to Santiago... initially I wanted to walk Lourdes to Santiago but wanted to accompany my daughter on her maiden Camino.... so another time , will certainly think of linking up with the...
  10. AcrossTheWater3008

    LIVE from the Camino Lourdes to St Jean Pied de Port

    Hi The American priest and his brother highly rated the monastery in Betharram, which means you could give Asson a miss.... If I had to stay in Asson, I would go for hotel reservations. I don’t think there is anywhere else cheap to stay in Asson other than where we were... Happy preparation...
  11. AcrossTheWater3008

    LIVE from the Camino Lourdes to St Jean Pied de Port

    Day 2 - Asson to Arudy 18.8 km (6 hours) Izzy and I started from the Gîte at 0815 hours. It was a cooler day and we got to Bruges easily. We had breakfast and went on our way soon. We did a lot of woods walking and climbing, ascending to almost 600m just before Sante Colombo. The waymarks can...
  12. AcrossTheWater3008

    LIVE from the Camino Lourdes to St Jean Pied de Port

    Day 1 - Lourdes to Asson 23.5 km (6 hr 15 mins) I started earlyish on 8 July 2018 (0800 hrs) and the Sanctuary was filled with people, being a Sunday! On the way, I picked up a light weight walking pole for €7.90. My backpack was heavy for the route (8 kg - should have been 6.5 kg - for my...
  13. AcrossTheWater3008

    LIVE from the Camino Lourdes to St Jean Pied de Port

    I arrived in Lourdes on 6 July 2018 following my flight from Stansted airport and the 2€ bus ride to the Lourdes train station. I stayed 2 nights at the mediocre Hotel Chalet St Louis for €61.40 (breakfast €5 extra per day). This hotel is close to the Sanctuary- 5 mins walk. I spent 2 days &...
  14. AcrossTheWater3008

    Security crackdown on taking walking poles with cabin backpacks

    Your poor poor elderly client... with friends like this, who needs enemies? I refused to carry anything for anybody too.... Recently, I was asked to carry a red packet of money (for New Year celebration) and I declined as that person refused to open the sealed packet for me to inspect.... he...
  15. AcrossTheWater3008

    Security crackdown on taking walking poles with cabin backpacks

    Hi Julia I am flying into Santiago on Wednesday 18 May for a 5 day walk.... and am not bringing my folded hiking pole.... I reckon I will not need it (maybe) and if I do, I could get a cheap one and get free check in when I leave Santiago on 23/10.. Buen Camin!
  16. AcrossTheWater3008

    Security crackdown on taking walking poles with cabin backpacks

    I flew into Lisboa and out of Santiago in May this year ( in with Easyjet and out with Vueling) and my poles were ok in my backpack... In July (this year) I flew into Santiago with Easyjet, again my poles were fine but when I checked out of security (with Vueling) I was told to check the poles...
  17. AcrossTheWater3008

    Walkers in July--Travel Buddies

    Hey Many congratulations! Love the smiley pic!!
  18. AcrossTheWater3008

    Low Cost Flight from Los Angeles, Fort Lauderdale, Oakland and Newark to Barcelona

    Hi I get regular emails from Aer Lingus as I have used the airline several times and I like the style and service the organization provides... From what I read and heard from friends and colleagues, both US and non US citizens can usually clear immigration at Dublin and Shannon, as standard...
  19. AcrossTheWater3008

    Low Cost Flight from Los Angeles, Fort Lauderdale, Oakland and Newark to Barcelona

    Aer Lingus has cheap flights (approx £209) to North America, if its any help.... I understand there are US immigration checks in Dublin, making Aer Lingus flights to various US cities as "domestic flights" whatever that means... From Dublin to London, it can be very cheap, and Stansted to...
  20. AcrossTheWater3008

    Walkers in July--Travel Buddies

    Quite agree with you... it's good to know that some pilgrims from the forum will be walking too and will be fun to spot some forum faces ! ;) Nahhhh.... I just hope there wont be any jostle and pushing and, certainly no bed races as only booked up to Formista..! I am in no hurry to get back to...

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