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  1. jdpiguet

    What would you change about the CF - if you could?

    Yes. I have stopped to advertise for "La Voie de Vézelay" just to avoid having a dramatic increase in the numbers. Those who search will find, in any case... Buen Camino, Jacques-D. PS: I am not so overconfident in the result of my silence...
  2. jdpiguet

    Memorial Garden for Denise Thiem near Astorga

    May the following webpage can bring some lights? Pilgrim Memorial in Astorga Buen Camino, Jacques-D.
  3. jdpiguet

    Polling Fellow Walkers - Start in SJPP or Pamplona?

    I would go to the SJPDP, check the weather forecasts at the Pilgrim Office and decide to wait one or two days if necessary for a better weather. In 2017, I was there with a pilgrim friend who was eager to go over the Pyrenees. He got pouring rain all the day. I started one day later, got very...
  4. jdpiguet

    Seeing a lot of pilgrims starting in Roncesvalles...issues with SJPDP now?

    SJPP has another side: when you start in Paris, le Puy, Vézelay or even further in Europe, SJPP is the last town in France. Arriving there after some hundreds km and walking through the "Porte St-Jacques" is something special, you are finishing a big stage of your journey and starting the last...
  5. jdpiguet

    Update and farewell to Albergue Villares de Orbigo

    Whatever it will be, wherever it will be, Buen Camino to you Lee. Jacques-D.
  6. jdpiguet

    Lets Build an Albergue!

    I would like the albergue to have this equipement: Because I hate to start the morning with cold and wet feet! Buen Camino, Jacques-D.
  7. jdpiguet

    The Camino does NOT start in StJpdP - discuss

    Yes, it begins in your heart. And my heart was already twice in Vézelay: I started from the Basilique with the raising sun warming my back, looking to the West over the forests of the Morvan, like a seaman looking at the sea. My harbor was in Santiago and I reached it after many km, encounters...
  8. jdpiguet

    Heads up re: new Verizon phones

    Another solution would be to buy a cheap phone and SIM in Spain and to use tethering to connect the iPhone to it. At least you will not have to pay for an expensive plan... Buen Camino, Jacques-D.
  9. jdpiguet

    Quick “The Way” synopses (and tribute)

    Yes, one more for "St-Jacques La Mecque"! I must admit that I even convert it from DVD to file in order to be able to watch it on my phone... :oops: But not when I am walking! Buen Camino, Jacques-D.
  10. jdpiguet

    Average Kilometres per Day

    I have walked from Vézelay to Santiago in 2017. My shortest day was 13, my longest 37. The average was roughly 23 km, without the rest days. My first day was 27, way to much (but I wanted to reach a specific point), not again! The next week was never over 20... I am 57, overweight and no real...
  11. jdpiguet

    Organised tour or do-it-yourself?

    Welcome to the Forum, An organized Camino is like vino tinto without alcohol: you can drink it, but it does not taste the same as the original one... Buen Camino, organized or not, Jacques-D. PS: for me, part of the pleasure is to plan and organize everything monthes in advance and throw away...
  12. jdpiguet

    Grenwich meridian

    If you walk la voie de Vézelay, you will cross it between Pellegrue et la Réole, à few km before the latter... Buen Camino, Jacques-D.
  13. jdpiguet

    Ibaneta (Roncesvalles Pass)

    No, the "cow blocking" bridge is before the pass itself. But the way via the road offers very nice views, is less steep, and from my point of view much easier walking at the end of the day... Buen Camino, Jacques-D.
  14. jdpiguet

    Is there currently a long stretch without refreshment or water?

    Somewhere between Carrion de los Condes and Calzadilla de la Calzadilla de la Cueza? 17 km without anything... Buen Camino, Jacques-D.
  15. jdpiguet

    Last 100km all in same time period?

    Hi Jilsky, 100 km on foot or 200 km on bicycle. 2 stamps per days. That 's it! No other conditions... You can take as long as you want. Simply don' t forget the stamps when you stop and start. Buen Camino, Jacques-D.
  16. jdpiguet

    Getting stamps and mobile signal

    Hi Michele, WhatsApp is sending data over internet, so you need either a WiFi connection or a mobile provider which allows data transmission (or, to be complete, a Bluetooth connection to another smart phone...). I think all provider are now offering data as a basic service, even with...
  17. jdpiguet

    A Memorial for Denise Thiem

    Here it is...:) Buen Camino, Jacques-D.
  18. jdpiguet

    The puzzling 100 km mark

    I do not mean the markers themselves, but the small bronze plate engraved with the number of kilometers. I must add that from Palas de Rei onwards, most of markers are clean as new and the km plate is back. We saw in Melide a car marked "conservaciòn" with 2 guys working on a marker. I think...
  19. jdpiguet

    The puzzling 100 km mark

    As far as I remember, all the "100.xxx" have now been stolen :eek::confused: Buen Camino, Jacques-D.
  20. jdpiguet

    The puzzling 100 km mark

    I walked today from Barbadelo to Gonzar. Starting Morgade, I was looking around for the 100 km mark. As most of the forum members, I was remembering well the poor stone, hideously vandalized, loaded with every kind of object you can find in a backpack, written on, painted,...:(:mad::confused...

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