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  1. Rick of Rick and Peg

    Travel to Saint Jean from Barcelona

    The busline is Alsa (they are owners of Conda whose name is also used). Schedule can be seen at and tickets bought at https://www.alsa.com/en/web/bus/bus-schedules Use Saint, not St when entering the destination name or SJPdP will not be found. To get to the bus station take bus line #9 from...
  2. Rick of Rick and Peg

    Bus to cross Burgos

    The river walk is described in the forum's Resources section. Go here and download the PDF. @linkster reposted it but I think it was originally submitted by someone else. https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/resources/burgos-river-route.761/ As for the bus, I wrote something here...
  3. Rick of Rick and Peg

    Having something mailed to Santiago

    I needed a replacement credit card when in Barcelona. The bank sent it from Texas to my hotel via DHL. It arrived the next day in one of those large shipping envelopes unopened so apparently it bypassed customs. I don't know if your bank will supply such speedy service but it looks good that...
  4. Rick of Rick and Peg

    Which apps for family to track me

    Airtags are one way for people to follow you if you and they have iPhones. They can setup one and give it to you. Your phone and other iPhones would be reporting its location. Buy three, one for you to carry and family to track and put two in your pack for you to track in case of theft or...
  5. Rick of Rick and Peg

    Which apps for family to track me

    If you want to report your location, but not constantly, you can download an app that gives you latitude and longitude coordinates and the ability to share them through email, whatapp, etc. Done once in a while when you want it will only use a fraction of your cellular data. Usually you can add...
  6. Rick of Rick and Peg

    Bus times Monbus

    I looked at the Monbus schedule but the choose date selector wasn't working (but maybe it will with your browser). I remember that there is only one bus a day going from Santiago to Sarria but many from Santiago to Lugo and many from Lugo to Sarria. Here is the Monbus schedule...
  7. Rick of Rick and Peg

    Clearing Customs in MAD

    Oops. I keep forgetting the Ingles.
  8. Rick of Rick and Peg

    Clearing Customs in MAD

    Sorry, I can't answer your question but because I am thinking that you are flying to Santiago to bus to Sarria to start your camino I will go off topic. Most likely you will have to make a bus connection in Lugo to get to Sarria. You qualify for a compostela walking from Lugo also. This will...
  9. Rick of Rick and Peg

    Unfortunate, but true... I need to skip some sections

    There are a number of companies in the Burgos area that rent bicycles that can be dropped off in the León area. That way you can see all of the meseta under your own power and save some days.
  10. Rick of Rick and Peg

    Madrid City Walks

    Although the video mentioned in the post below is about where to stay in Madrid and you already have a place it may give you an idea of what a number of neighborhoods are like and what to do and where to eat in each one. Maybe make your own walk. A much better description of the video is in the...
  11. Rick of Rick and Peg

    Traveling from Texas

    Take a look at the forum's webpage showing who is starting out in April and send out a group PM (private message) to those starting from the same place at the same time looking for someone to walk with a few days to get the hang of things. Even first timers could be helpful (assuming they had...
  12. Rick of Rick and Peg

    Taxi to Orisson on Day 1

    Whoops. I used approximations and I didn't add enough detail. On the Napoleon Route the distance between SJPdP and Orrison is about 8 km. The elevation of SJPdP is about 150 m, Orrison 800 m and halfway between them 350 m. First half has 200/650 or 31% of the elevation change and the second half...
  13. Rick of Rick and Peg

    Taxi to Orisson on Day 1

    And the last half has three quarters of the elevation gain!
  14. Rick of Rick and Peg

    Taxi to Orisson on Day 1

    Possibly not. There are two routes downhill to Roncesvalles and you may find the "official" route to be quite difficult. Please read the thread https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/descent-into-roncesvalles.85204/ Another, older thread helps you navigate so you descend on your...
  15. Rick of Rick and Peg

    “Buffer” travel days to and from Madrid

    @DoughnutANZ and I often think alike (maybe it's the doughnuts). I was thinking of another video by Blick before even getting to @DoughnutANZ's post. That video was on several Madrid neighborhoods, their vibes, sights, hotels and restaurants. The video is clickable at the following post which...
  16. Rick of Rick and Peg

    Bus from PNA to Tiebas?

    Good luck. The computer for Navarra.es is up but it isn't serving me anything from nbus.
  17. Rick of Rick and Peg

    Bus from PNA to Tiebas?

    Buena surete. 🍀
  18. Rick of Rick and Peg

    from SJPdP to Roncesvalles by transport in March

    It looks like the 2024 season for the ALSA/CONDA bus service between Pamplona and SJPdP starts on Monday March 25.
  19. Rick of Rick and Peg

    from SJPdP to Roncesvalles by transport in March

    https://sites.google.com/view/donkeyservice Sorry, the above is in French. Here's the English version: https://sites.google.com/view/donkeyservice/accueil-en Here's the passenger transport information in English: https://sites.google.com/view/donkeyservice/transport-personnes-en
  20. Rick of Rick and Peg

    from SJPdP to Roncesvalles by transport in March

    I used alsa.es and it shows bus service from Saint Jean Pied de Port to Roncesvalles at the end of March. I leave it to you to find out when the service starts in March. At the site you must spell out Saint in full, you won't see the town listed if you use an abbreviation.

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