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  1. camino-david

    Camino Primitivo September 2019

    Welcome to the Forum, Ruchira. There is a wealth of knowledge herein, but sometimes it is necessary to separate fact from opinion, but not in the replies to your post. Buen Camino
  2. camino-david

    Camino del norte from Aviles

    I wish I could write Spanish as well as you write English. Buen Camino. I also wish I could walk the Norte but the my age is against me.
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    Which way with a 2.5 year old and buggy

    I suggest that you use 'Search' at the top right hand corner of this page and put in 'Camping' or 'Camping on the Camino' and once you get past the commercials there is lots of information. I understand that wild camping is illegal, and there are not many official camping grounds. However I...
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    Completely lost :)

    Hi Spurlock, You will be arriving by yourself, but you will never walk alone unless you wish to. There will be lots of other people from all over the world to talk to and walk with if you wish. Start slowly and increase distances as you become accustomed to walking and the pack you are carrying...
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    September Camino

    I am flying Virgin Atlantic to London for $1627, but I booked last November and flying Mar 31. The advantages were a good price, good reputation, generous seat pitch, newish planes, same plane all the way to London (less chance of lost luggage), only one and a halfy hour stopover in Hongkong and...
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    Breathless

    Hi Georgia, It's me back again, because you mentioned your age. Do not be concerned. The are many, many peregrinos who are older than you. I walked the Camino Frances at the age of 79, and last year walked Camino Arragones and Frances and part of Arles - 925 kms, and I was 80, and I am planning...
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    Breathless

    Hi Georgia, I am sure you will have no problems. If you can walk 22 kms per day over three days, that's fine, and after a week you will be fitter and stronger and able to walk longer distances if you wish. When at the start, I don't think anyone thinks of the total distance - just the the day...
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    Californian Looking to take The Camino

    Dear Shadovick, I feel compelled to write to you as in 2008 I had open heart surgery to replace my aortic valve due to a congenital defect, just as you are about to undergo. I also had a total hip joint replacement in 2005. In 2010 I walked from St Jean to Finisterre (but bussing between Burgos...
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    Aussie pilgrim starting 17/18th April from St Jean

    Hi Frances. Another Aussie here - we're everywhere! I walked the Frances in 2010 and also in 2011 but from over the Somport Pass. It's got me hooked. LÉsprit is great, especially the communal dinner where you meet everyone and swap stories. I also stopped at Orisson...
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    Booked, stressed and oh hey from Brisbane.

    Hi Wardy, What an interesting discussion you have started. I am enjoying reading it. But don't stress. After all, it is only a walk, and few people I have met along the way think of 800kms. It's only about this day, where you are going to eat, to sleep and who you have met. It's a very simple...
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    Should I do it?

    Hi Christopher again. I am convinced that you can walk the Camino. This is an opportunity that not many people are given and you should not miss, because as Andy has written, it can be a life changing experience. I liken the Camino to a long meditation, during which you will be walking by...
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    Booked, stressed and oh hey from Brisbane.

    Well, you certainly started a wide ranging discussion. Re travel to St Jean from Biarritz if you arrive by Ryanair from London, the normal bus + train takes about 3 hours because of the 2 hour wait in Bayonne. An alternative is Bourricot, which is a private mini bus service used mainly by tour...
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    New walker planning on heading off in September

    Due to a shoulder reconstruction I use car seatbelt covers on my harness. Not sure what countries sell them, but in Australia we can buy them made from sheeps hide complete with the fleece. They have velcro fastenings so are easy to put on and take off any time, and are easy to wash. Cost in...
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    ~ Greetings Pilgrims!

    Hi Veronica, You have given us a beautiful post, which sums up exactly what all pilgrims should be doing and feeling when you start - a light pack, and an open mind and heart. I am sure you will meet many wonderful people along your Camino. I also am starting next week, but from Pau, so will be...
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    3 American women planning Camino in October/November

    I agree totally with Methodist.Pilgrim re booking now and confirmation a few days before arrival. The email address is refuge.orisson@wanadoo.fr and it is better to write in French if possible. I stayed there last year but they lost my booking so I slept in the laundry, together with 2 Korean...
  16. camino-david

    Info and accommodation on Camino

    Hi Magdalena, Annie, MichaelB and many others, The official opening times of the Pilgrims Office in St Jean Pied de Porte, as emailed to me by the Association are: Open every day of the year from 0730 to 1200 and 1330 to 2100, except on Fridays and Sundays when it closes at 2230 after the...
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    Landing late in Biarritz

    Hi, Jeff001 has suggested staying at Orisson. This is what I did also. It is very popular and thus essential to book. Ask for an inside room, as when I stayed many of the pilgrims were accomodated in tents for the same price as a room. It will make life easier if you can speak a little French...
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    Landing late in Biarritz

    Hi Jimmy, I did the same route last year, arriving about the same time in Biarritz. My plan was to get the airport bus to Bayonne which departs from just outside the exit doors to the arrivals lounge. The bus stops at the train station in Bayonne. There are no buses to St Jean from either...
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    ? To take our gortex jackets on Via de la Plata in May/Jun

    Oops. Re padding for shoulders, I should have said that these sheepskin sleeves fit over the shoulder straps of the backpack. Camino-David
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    ? To take our gortex jackets on Via de la Plata in May/Jun

    Re padding for shoulders, last year I used sheepskin car seat belt sleeves. In Australia these are available from motor accessory stores, and cost $25 for a pair and have a velcro fastening so are very easy to fix. I used them because I have various bits of metal in one shoulder due to a repair...

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