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We are leaving Madrid on 21 July, planning to re-start somewhere between Sahagun and Astorga. We are trying to figure out how much time we will have and how far we can realistically walk. This is a real bone of contention among the three of us, but we really want to get to Santiago this year.
It's fairly easy to get from CDG to Gare Montparnasse. The ticket agent there in the airport was very helpful and friendly; he told us how to get to the station. I don't remember exactly how long the train was to Bayonne (got there, not Biarritz!) - a few hours, pleasant, mostly fields. The...
Yes, you should probably book in advance, but you can do it the day before. Your hotel in Biarritz can probably help you do that. We were able to get beds for 3 the day before (hotel in SJPP called for us); there was at least 1 person who walked up and got a bed without reserving (he ended up in...
It's decided. Flights are booked; I'll book the train soon. We are starting from Logrono around July 1st, will walk until we have to head back for a flight from Madrid on the morning of the 13th. We left off in Los Arcos last year and decided to skip the stretch from Los Arcos to Logrono, which...
Hello to all. We are Americans living in Abu Dhabi, wanting to go back to continue our Camino from last year, when we walked from SJPP to Los Arcos. That long, hot haul from Villamayor de Montjardin, where we ran out of water, was pretty much the end for my then 11-year-old son. It was about...
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