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  1. HelenB

    Old pair of sneakers?

    I wore my 'Sketchers GO walk' They look like a running shoe with a very thick soft sole and very light. By the time we got to Logrono I noticed the sole was wearing a bit so I bought a pair of walking shoes there. For the next week I would wear the new shoes for an hour or two in the morning...
  2. HelenB

    A few questions for our first camino...

    We walked in May. I had a hat, sunglasses,umbrella, rain jacket and backpack cover. We had quite a few days of heavy rain but this combination kept me dry. We tried to book at Orisson but they were full and they refered us to Kayola which they also own. It was very nice though we had to walk to...
  3. HelenB

    Accommodation between Orisson and Roncesvalles

    We stayed at Kayola which is after Hunto and before Orisson. It has a kitchen, but we walked the 800 metre to Orisson for our evening meal and had breakfast there the next morning. They also had lunches available for purchase. You book Kayola through Orisson.
  4. HelenB

    Things that I would do differently

    "Let him without sin throw the first stone" A lady we spent a number of nights with, regularly commented on the fact that I snored. One restless night, due my restless legs, I noted her in full flourish. I realise that when we sleep we are unaware of our body' s nocturnal communications...
  5. HelenB

    Rain ... And more rain

    It was still there 3 rd May, kept us going when life was feeling tough
  6. HelenB

    230.000 pilgrims expected this year

    We decided to stay off stage today at Torres del Rio. They were totally booked out we walked nearly 12 km on to Viana ( total of nearly 37 km) and they were also booked out. We are staying in a hotel, as it was 8pm and too late to walk on to Logrono! There were about another ten pilgrims who...
  7. HelenB

    Grocery Stores on the Camino Frances

    They did not give a price for the meals, the price per person per night is 15 euros. They said "if you want dinner or breakfast it's at Orisson( 15 minutes walking). You have to order it the day before"
  8. HelenB

    Grocery Stores on the Camino Frances

    When I booked into Kayola, they said we could walk up to Orrison for meals if we rang ahead and booked from SJPP before we left.

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