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  1. Oxford Alice

    English speaking pilgrims

    Brilliant! Thanks so much. That's reassuring.
  2. Oxford Alice

    English speaking pilgrims

    Thanks for your encouragement, everyone! This would be my 3rd CF, so I have some experience and enough Spanish to order food and get accommodation, even to exchange a few words of greeting. But not enough to have a worthwhile conversation and as has been pointed out, the Spanish have their own...
  3. Oxford Alice

    English speaking pilgrims

    I'm planning to start the CF on 6 April but having last-minute jitters! The social angle is big for me -- I've never complained that CF is too crowded with pilgrims -- and I wonder how many English-speakers are likely to be walking in a week or so. Does anyone have any direct experience or...
  4. Oxford Alice

    Avoiding Easter crowds 2022

    I'm starting from Roncesvalles on the 6th of April, so will be walking during Holy Week. I'm booking what I can, based on past experience, and plan to arrive in Santo Domingo de Calzada on Saturday the 16th so that I can spend Easter in that beautiful town. I'm staying at the parador for 2...
  5. Oxford Alice

    LIVE from the Camino 1 week Pamplona to Haro (Frances/Vasco)

    Kirsty thanks so much for these posts. Like the others, I'm really sorry that you had such an upsetting experience. Question for you: are the Albergues providing blankets? I've walked only with a liner in the past, but I've heard that with Covid the blankets have been removed for safety...
  6. Oxford Alice

    Camino #4 - From zero to hero (everything I learned so far and how you can walk 40+km as well)

    That was a fun post. I'm hoping to do my 4th camino next spring .... lots to agree with in what you've said, and some new products to consider. Thanks for sharing!
  7. Oxford Alice

    Lets Build an Albergue!

    This is fun. So many good ideas. I would only add .... sited next door to a 24/7 physio/massage/chiropractic clinic!
  8. Oxford Alice

    Buying socks from the old man in Castrojeriz

    I bought a pair of socks, and asked if he would take a credit card. He smiled (a bit wickedly, I thought) and said in pretty good English: Money, money, money. Luckily there was a bank machine at hand ....
  9. Oxford Alice

    Amazing albergue - don’t miss it!

    I stayed there last night in pouring rain. I can imagine it would be lovely in good weather by, uh ...
  10. Oxford Alice

    Frustrated in Roncesvalles

    Many thanks to the forum for supplying this place to record experiences and help each other. Since sharing this one I have had so many blessings along The Way. The stay in Zabaldika was particularly inspiring and healing. Roncesvalles is truly in the rear view mirror —and now I concentrate on...
  11. Oxford Alice

    Frustrated in Roncesvalles

    It did happen on the 28th.
  12. Oxford Alice

    LIVE from the Camino Latest news Roncesvalles

    This is exactly what happened to me last night. I could show that I had paid and I had a confirmation number but no email so bad luck: they absolutely would not budge.
  13. Oxford Alice

    Frustrated in Roncesvalles

    Yes, I finally did.
  14. Oxford Alice

    Frustrated in Roncesvalles

    Last night both the new and overflow accommodation was completo. I walked today with three chaps who slept in a doorway and they weren’t the only ones who did. Because of the May Day holiday on Tuesday, many Spanish people are taking a day off Monday to create a four-day weekend. Perfect to do a...
  15. Oxford Alice

    Frustrated in Roncesvalles

    Good advice!
  16. Oxford Alice

    Frustrated in Roncesvalles

    Arrived at the Albergue with a reservation and confirmation code but they didn’t have my booking. I was able to show them that the money for dinner and bed had been taken out of my bank account, but without a confirming email they won’t budge. I don’t think they sent me an email — it was just...
  17. Oxford Alice

    Finally.......doing the whole journey!

    I arrive SJPP 26 Aprll and begin walking the Valcarlos route 27 April. Buen Camino!
  18. Oxford Alice

    To book or not to book

    What a great adventure, and a beautiful post! Thank you for the truth in all of it.
  19. Oxford Alice

    2017 Camino Frances statistics

    I would be very interested to know how many of those who start in SJPP with the intention of continuously walking straight through to SdC actually do so. Is such a statistic available? I was really surprised to hear on the recent BBC programme, The Pilgrimage, that 40% of those who finish the...
  20. Oxford Alice

    To book or not to book

    I just booked at the albergue in Roncesvalles for my April arrival -- bed and dinner. When I did my last Camino, in 2014, I got into town late and had to stay at the big old albergue (110 beds in one room) which is now considered 'overflow' and it was actually a traumatic experience for me...

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