Class of 2018

celinehenriette

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Jan 30, 2018
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Oldenzaal
www.polarsteps.com
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2018
At the end of april this year I'll start my second pilgrimage. In 2013 I walked to Rome, where I arrived after two months and three weeks. I met 7 pilgrims along the way, so it was a lonely but beautiful way. This year I will hike my second pilgrimage. This time I will be walking from Vienna to Santiago de Compostela. I would like to cross the Pyrenees via the GR10 and am not sure which camino to take from there. The GR10 goes through SJPDP but also ends very close to the starting point of the camino del Norte. I guess I have enough time to make a decision about that :)
 
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HiH

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Jan 30, 2018
3
9
Finland
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Starting from sjpp 23.5.18.
Hei!
22.5.18 I'll close my home door here in Finland and start my very first camino all by myself. I'll fly to Biarritz via Paris and take the train or express Bourricot to Saint Jean pied de port hoping to start walking from Sjpp 23.5. After that I have nothing but Camino in my calendar those following five weeks.. We'll see if I reach Finesterre like I'm hoping I will.
 
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Kelly Gilfillan

Kelly_C
Dec 29, 2017
3
2
Tennessee
Time of past OR future Camino
May 2018
Miss Kelly, welcome to the forum, your first post! Yes, it is a good idea to leave St Jean on a weekday, beware that at a normal pace you will be arriving Pamplona for the weekend and the city will be crowded, so, recommend making reservations for Pamplona. If you need information to make reservations for St Jean and any other location just ask. Good luck, y que la luz de Dios alumbre su camino.
I would love a suggestion for where to stay in Pamplona. It did occur to me that I would be there on the weekend but wasn't sure if that meant more or less crowded. I plan to stay an extra day there - so two nights.
 

Sailor

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Aug 7, 2015
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I would love a suggestion for where to stay in Pamplona. It did occur to me that I would be there on the weekend but wasn't sure if that meant more or less crowded. I plan to stay an extra day there - so two nights.
Miss Kelly, there are plenty of options in Pamplona, Team Sailor [my wife and me] made reservations at Albergue Casa Ibarrola, this one is located in the middle of the action and is easy to find when you enter the city. I like the place. It is clean and organized. Plus, the management is really helpful and will let you stay more than one night. Please see the link for info on this albergue.

https://www.casaibarrola.com/

Good luck, y que la luz de Dios alumbre su camino.
 

MrsGoGo

New Member
Feb 3, 2018
11
8
Time of past OR future Camino
Camino Portugués spring 2018.
My husband and I are planning our first camino, Camino Portugués starting from Porto on 21st April 2018. We have 15 days to enjoy the camino before returning. There is now a lot of snow in Finland that makes training difficult. Or is it just laziness? I am very sorry for my English. I try my best. Thank you very much for the wonderful forum.
 
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goatgirl

New Member
Sep 4, 2013
21
16
Victoria, Australia
Time of past OR future Camino
Leon to Fisterra (2014)
SJDP to Burgos (2018)
Just booked my tickets and bought new boots. I'm starting from SJPDP (to Burgos) around the end of April. It is my second time but went from Leon to Finisterra, last time. This time I have ankle issues so I will be slow but I have plenty of time.
Looking forward to ordering coffee in Spanish...any one know what the basque is for a white coffee?

Jan(Australia)
 
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HedaP

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Aug 25, 2012
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Australia
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Frances starting SJPdP Sept/Oct 2015, April/May 2017
At the end of april this year I'll start my second pilgrimage. In 2013 I walked to Rome, where I arrived after two months and three weeks. I met 7 pilgrims along the way, so it was a lonely but beautiful way. This year I will hike my second pilgrimage. This time I will be walking from Vienna to Santiago de Compostela. I would like to cross the Pyrenees via the GR10 and am not sure which camino to take from there. The GR10 goes through SJPDP but also ends very close to the starting point of the camino del Norte. I guess I have enough time to make a decision about that :)
Wow, I wish!
Buen camino, peregrina.
 
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Ewald Schmidt

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May 13, 2011
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Nylstroom South Africa
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Camino Frances from LĂ©on- 2011
Camino Portuguese June 2018
Ewald and Annelie will start, D.V. in Porto on 21 June, and take it slow and easy till we reach Santiago on 8 July. My second Camino (Frances in 2011) and her first. We are planning to mostly stay on the Coastal Route, with maybe a deviation to Rates to see the aquaducts.
 
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Ken Lewis

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Oct 1, 2017
9
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May 2018
The Class of .. threads were started back in when 2007 Arn had the bright idea of creating a topic for all those planning to go in 2008. His post:

It appears from the current number of folks at this thread, that there is a significant number of fellow pilgrims in the mid-to-final stages of the planning for their Camino. I have also noticed a decidedly large number of folks observing from the fringes.

It's been my observation, that most folks don't "accidentally" come across a site such as this. They have a purpose and, if that purpose is to seek out information, therefore why not declare yourself by joining the site along with we peregrinos...past, present and soon to be. Start your Camino from right there in the comfort of your own home, but start it with the knowledge that there are folks that you want to meet and will want to meet you in return.

The number of folks making their Camino each year is in the thousands, surely there are more of you out there.

Who among you is willing to acknowledge you're a member of the class of 2018?

Buen Camino
Arn

I fly from SYD into MAD and make my way (somehow!) to start my pilgrimage from SJPDP around 2nd May.
I’m so looking forward to the challenge, the scenery and meeting fello pilgrims like Lurch & many others!!
Buen Camino to you all.
Ken
 
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Kanga

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Jun 2, 2005
10,382
29,270
Sydney, Australia
www.jillhill.com.au
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Francés x 5, Le Puy x 2, Arles, Tours, Norte, Madrid, Via de la Plata, Portuguese, Primitivo
Welcome to the forum @MrsGoGo (and your English is fine) and @CelesteH - and all those who are setting our on their first Camino - may it be a wonderful, glorious, enlightening, experience! Buen Camino to you all.
 
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Poppy-Pete

Member
Sep 16, 2017
40
54
Sydney
Time of past OR future Camino
Camino Francis - 10 May 2018 - 04 Jun 2018
I fly from SYD into MAD and make my way (somehow!) to start my pilgrimage from SJPDP around 2nd May.
I’m so looking forward to the challenge, the scenery and meeting fello pilgrims like Lurch & many others!!
Buen Camino to you all.
Ken
Hi Ken. I'm also from Sydney and depart Sydney 8 May to Madrid via Doha, planning on leaving SJPDP on Friday 11 May. Pete
 

Anamiri

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Feb 7, 2018
1,761
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2016, 2017, 2019 Camino Frances
All you people who have done multiple Camino's - which was your favourite? I hope to make it Sept/Oct this year, but haven't decided which one? I have done the CF twice, and loved that - are the others better?
 
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Lurch

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Jan 15, 2017
351
674
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CF (parts of) 2018, 2021
Well, this is a letdown! I was planning on myself and a friend starting the Frances in mid-May for 5 weeks but had a knee replacement and we are planing on late September now. So anyone I had chatted with regarding our May journey, sorry. I would be traveling then if a choice. Unfortunately, my knee vetoed it! So a burn Camino to all May-June pilgrims, my thoughts go with you.
 
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If no changes, it looks like I'll be in SJPdP on the 25th, staying overnight at Gite Makila, and then into Roncesvalles on the 26th. This will be about 8 days prior to my son, Caleb, arriving in Burgos to join me.

Since my son and I did the Frances from SJPdP to Burgos last September, we will meet up in Burgos to finish the Camino into SdC. Since my time is more flexible, I wanted to retrace my steps from SJPdP into Burgos. There are a couple of segments which I will skip -- taxi or bus -- but I really want to revisit my walk -- which I tremendously enjoyed -- without the issue of a growing and uncomfortable inguinal hernia.

Having to depart early at Burgos in order to head home for surgery was a huge disappointment; but it did have a good ending with the silver lining of Caleb and I being able to continue our pilgrimage together. :D
 
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Sailor

Donante Vitalicio
Aug 7, 2015
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Leaving California on May 19, 2018 to arrive in SJPDP late on May 20. Hoping to start the Camino Frances on May 22, 2018. Walking with one of my best friends. The anticipation is wonderful!
Miss Cali, welcome aboard, your first post! You are going to have FUN walking El Camino Frances. Good luck to you and your friend, y que la luz de Dios alumbre su camino.
 
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Consigliere

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May 18, 2013
110
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Tasmania
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October 2013, April 2018, October 2023
Just booked my tickets and bought new boots. I'm starting from SJPDP (to Burgos) around the end of April. It is my second time but went from Leon to Finisterra, last time. This time I have ankle issues so I will be slow but I have plenty of time.
Looking forward to ordering coffee in Spanish...any one know what the basque is for a white coffee?

Jan(Australia)
Hola Jan, my second as well, end of April start. Buen Camino
 

Ganka

New Member
Oct 2, 2017
3
3
Bulgaria
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Future
Hello,
I make plans for my first Camino in March 2018.Now I read everything about the road on the Internet, Facebook and here in the Forum :)
Whether you gather courage to leave their everyday life .... I do not know.But you dear peregrinos are a great supporter!
Make an update start on April 20th from SJPDP. I arrive in the afternoon on April 19th. Buen Camino
 
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Pong

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Feb 24, 2015
105
165
New Hampshire, USA
Time of past OR future Camino
Camino Francés - April - May 2016
Camino del Norte - April - May 2017
Frances - March-April 2018
I would love a suggestion for where to stay in Pamplona. It did occur to me that I would be there on the weekend but wasn't sure if that meant more or less crowded. I plan to stay an extra day there - so two nights.
I second the recommendation of Casa Ibarolla. I stayed there two nights at the start of my 2016 Camino and found it very clean, comfortable, and well located. It was a great place to rest from 24 hours of travel. The configuration of the beds provides privacy above and beyond most albergues. The owner was friendly and very helpful. As I arrived I found a fellow pilgrim in tears because the airline lost her backpack. She spoke no Spanish and was overwhelmed. The albergue owner was very reassuring, took the matter in hand and with several calls to Iberia (they apparently initially had no idea where the pack was), he had it on its way to the albergue. He provided toothbrush, paste, soap, towel, comb, etc. and even some spare clothes for her to use until her pack arrived. She had to postpone her departure a day, but because of the efforts of the owner, she left with all her things and with a smile on her face. A highest level recommendation for Casa Ibarolla.
 
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oldskills

Pam
Jul 29, 2016
17
47
Gippsland, Australia
Time of past OR future Camino
Camino Frances (2018)
Hello to you all, my son is riding shotgun on myself and 2 work mates who are all women in their 60,s (or near enough to anyway). We are walking the Camino Frances from SJPDP starting at the beginning of September. The seed for this walk was planted over 2 years ago and has sprouted into something which has been much thought about and is now nearly here, we buy our air tickets this Sunday! It will truly feel real then and I think the next few months will fly.
Thank you all for your thoughts and helpful advice on the forums.
Regards Pam.
 

mspath

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Nov 25, 2009
11,291
49,172
France
allmycaminos.blogspot.fr
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Frances, autumn/winter; 2004, 2005-2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Hello to you all, my son is riding shotgun on myself and 2 work mates who are all women in their 60,s (or near enough to anyway). We are walking the Camino Frances from SJPDP starting at the beginning of September. The seed for this walk was planted over 2 years ago and has sprouted into something which has been much thought about and is now nearly here, we buy our air tickets this Sunday! It will truly feel real then and I think the next few months will fly.
Thank you all for your thoughts and helpful advice on the forums.
Regards Pam.

Hi Pam,

Welcome to the forum!

Do scan the many topics offered here filled with helpful tips for planning your camino.

One very useful resource especially for those of us who are over 60 is www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/60-and-over-on-the-camino.12014/

Carpe diem and Buen camino to you and your walking pals!
 
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SabsP

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Feb 18, 2010
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1
41,749
Belgium
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some and then more. see my signature.
2018 April will be the month to walk the Camino Igles another time.
Since 2011 ( except for 2012 ) I walked every year parts of that beautiful and inviting country Spain ( and Portugal ).:)

Still magical and surprising.
Now I just have to get rid of this horrid cough and cold and get some training done..;)
 
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Pam
Jul 29, 2016
17
47
Gippsland, Australia
Time of past OR future Camino
Camino Frances (2018)
Hi Pam,

Welcome to the forum!

Do scan the many topics offered here filled with helpful tips for planning your camino.

One very useful resource especially for those of us who are over 60 is www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/60-and-over-on-the-camino.12014/

Carpe diem and Buen camino to you and your walking pals!

Thanks mspath for the over 60 link, I'm sure I'll find handy tips for looking after older legs/feet/backs.
I must admit there is so much info on this site it can be a little overwhelming and has sometimes caused me to worry about what to take, what not to take but as I have accumulated clothes and equipment over the last year or so I'm pretty sure my pack will be light....ish and it will all work out ok in the end one way or another.
 
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Katherine Radeka

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Dec 9, 2017
173
710
Washingon State, USA
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Camino Francés (2023)
Camino Portuguese (2024)
¡Hola! I will walk the Camino Francés from SJPDP starting May 1 or May 2. I've been dreaming of this for twenty years, and planning for eighteen months.

Here is the Pilgrim's Credo that has been especially helpful to me.

I am not in control.
I am not in a hurry.
I walk in faith and hope.
I greet everyone with peace.
I bring back only what God gives me.

--Fr. Murry Bodo, OSM
 
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Ken Lewis

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Oct 1, 2017
9
13
Sydney
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May 2018
Hi Ken. I'm also from Sydney and depart Sydney 8 May to Madrid via Doha, planning on leaving SJPDP on Friday 11 May. Pete
Hi Pete
I looked at the flights via Doha, much cheaper than Emirates but a long stopover. Shame you’ll be a week behind me. I’ve booked nothing yet, but I think I need to reserve a room in SJPDP for one night. How are you planning to get from MAD to SJPDP? I think I arrive in MAD mid afternoon. Cheers. Ken
 
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trevorcc

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May 26, 2013
587
1,085
74
Melbourne, Australia
Time of past OR future Camino
SJPD to Santiago 2013,2014, Camino de Levante Sept. 2016, Frances March 2018, planning 2020
All you people who have done multiple Camino's - which was your favourite? I hope to make it Sept/Oct this year, but haven't decided which one? I have done the CF twice, and loved that - are the others better?
2013, 2014 and 2016 but I think my favourite is 2018 as I am more excited, nervous happy sad than all the others. Sad yes as I know the start of the Camino is also the end, I just have to walk slower smile more laugh louder and yes cry more often when I have to wave goodbye to my new friends.
 
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Poppy-Pete

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Sep 16, 2017
40
54
Sydney
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Camino Francis - 10 May 2018 - 04 Jun 2018
Hi Pete
I looked at the flights via Doha, much cheaper than Emirates but a long stopover. Shame you’ll be a week behind me. I’ve booked nothing yet, but I think I need to reserve a room in SJPDP for one night. How are you planning to get from MAD to SJPDP? I think I arrive in MAD mid afternoon. Cheers. Ken
Hi Ken, our stop over going across is only 1.5 hours, arrive in Madrid about 8am and catching a bus to Pamplona. Hopefully I have a lift to SJPDP on 10 May, if not, I'll catch a bus. I'll keep an eye out for you along the way. :) Buen Camino Pete
 
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wtrimble

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Jan 3, 2017
12
10
Massachusetts, USA
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(2018)
Counting the days until Suzy and I start our Camino del Norte. We will travel from Providence, RI, USA to Dublin on June 19, then on to Biarritz on the 21st. Depending on how we feel, we may set off or stay in Irun. We are both over 60 and don't bounce back from jet lag like we did in our younger days.
We're trying to learn to speak a little Spanish with an app on our phones. I now feel I can read some Spanish and understand simple spoken sentences, but still struggle to compose sentences myself. Still some is better than none!
Not planning on bringing sleeping bags, just liners. We'll see how that pans out.
I need my coffee to start the day and am not looking forward to walking before getting some java. Could I bring instant coffee and heat up some water at the albergues? Do most have an electric kettle or some way to heat the water? I have been thinking about bringing an small immersion heater. Would that work?
 
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Stefy Ste

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Oct 6, 2017
5
3
Planet Earth-
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28th August 2018 :)
Hello Everybody! I am Stef, Now I can say Yes, to is my turn to introduce my self :) I bought the flight last night after more than two months spent thinking about booking it.. I would say that a couple of glass of prosecco helped me! I start this adventure on 28 august, from the UK and I am planning to walk // cycle, thank you all for being part of this beautiful community..the quote of my camino? This indeed:

“It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to.”
J.RR Tolkien
 

Tia Valeria

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C. Inglés 2011
C. Primitivo '12
Norte-C. de la Reina '13
C. do Mar-C. Inglés '15
Counting the days until Suzy and I start our Camino del Norte. ........................
I need my coffee to start the day and am not looking forward to walking before getting some java. Could I bring instant coffee and heat up some water at the albergues? Do most have an electric kettle or some way to heat the water? I have been thinking about bringing an small immersion heater. Would that work?
We carry a small immersion heater (coil) and a 2 pin adaptor to fit the Spanish sockets. There is a whole thread devoted to the heating coil, and it is surprising how useful it is. We carry a few sachets of instant coffee (the sort you get in a motel room) and some powdered milk in a small plastic pot as well as a very lightweight mug. The last is useful if in a hostal rather than an albergue.
Buen Camino
 
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Stefy Ste

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5
3
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28th August 2018 :)
Hello Everybody! I am Stef, Now I can say Yes, to is my turn to introduce my self :) I bought the flight last night after more than two months spent thinking about booking it.. I would say that a couple of glass of prosecco helped me! I start this adventure on 28 august, from the UK and I am planning to walk // cycle, thank you all for being part of this beautiful community..the quote of my camino? This indeed:

“It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to.”
J.RR Tolkien
P.s. I will start from SJPDP, forgot to mention it :)
 

Anamiri

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Feb 7, 2018
1,761
5,217
New Zealand
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2016, 2017, 2019 Camino Frances
Counting the days until Suzy and I start our Camino del Norte. We will travel from Providence, RI, USA to Dublin on June 19, then on to Biarritz on the 21st. Depending on how we feel, we may set off or stay in Irun. We are both over 60 and don't bounce back from jet lag like we did in our younger days.
We're trying to learn to speak a little Spanish with an app on our phones. I now feel I can read some Spanish and understand simple spoken sentences, but still struggle to compose sentences myself. Still some is better than none!
Not planning on bringing sleeping bags, just liners. We'll see how that pans out.
I need my coffee to start the day and am not looking forward to walking before getting some java. Could I bring instant coffee and heat up some water at the albergues? Do most have an electric kettle or some way to heat the water? I have been thinking about bringing an small immersion heater. Would that work?
We found hot water surprising difficult to get. In NZ and Australia, accommodation always comes with the means to boil water. Not so in Spain.
 
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wtrimble

New Member
Jan 3, 2017
12
10
Massachusetts, USA
Time of past OR future Camino
(2018)
We carry a small immersion heater (coil) and a 2 pin adaptor to fit the Spanish sockets. There is a whole thread devoted to the heating coil, and it is surprising how useful it is. We carry a few sachets of instant coffee (the sort you get in a motel room) and some powdered milk in a small plastic pot as well as a very lightweight mug. The last is useful if in a hostal rather than an albergue.
Buen Camino
Thanks for pointing me to the thread I ordered my heater coil today!
 
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32
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Dublin Ireland
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SJP - Burgos (2013), Burgos - Sahagun (2014), Sahagun - Astorga (May 2015), Astorga - Sarria (2016),
Leaving SJPP on 27th May, first two weeks with family, then solo. Have done the
whole thing over the last 5 years in stages but this is a thro' hike. Meeting another family member in Santiago and then going on to Finnesterre. Looking forward to it.
 
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David Pettee

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Jan 13, 2018
15
53
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GPM '86; Soviet/Amer. Walk '88; Death Valley to Mt. Whitney '89; CF '18; Coast to Coast '19; CP '20?
My partner Jen and I are leaving SJPdP for Finisterre on April 28th. This is her first long distance pilgrimage. This is my seventh, all very different from one another, ranging from 3,700+miles to 200 miles. I did the long walk across America in 1986 when I was a spry 28, so it will be fun to be on the road again at 60!
 

Malachiuri

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Feb 26, 2018
166
639
Mapleton Kansas
www.caminotranquilo.net
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2021
Heading out for the Camino from St Jean on March 31 with my brother in law. Hiked from St Jean to Burgos last year before family issues required my return home and Im dying to get back.

The Camino really takes over your life during the few months leading up to the departure date.
 
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Tai Chi

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Dec 21, 2017
17
26
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Frances (2018); Madrid & Ingles (2019)
The adventure is drawing near... My first Camino is starting soon! From Canada, I fly to Bordeaux, landing April 5th. After a day's rest, I'm traveling by train / bus to St Palais (on the Le Puy route). Plan to start walking from there to get more of a "taste" of the French side. Am anticipating staying in Gamarthe April 7th, and passing through SJPP to Valcarlos April 9th unless the Napoleon route is open. I've not yet booked any accommodation other than in Bordeaux.

I am very excited to be on my way, and looking forward to the friends I'll meet along the way.
 
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Sailor

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Okie dokie, I'm tossing my name in for the roster of the class of 2018!

C.F., solo, Sept.

But it doesn't seem real until I've purchased that airfare
Welcome aboard, your first post! Good looking avatar! Solo traveling and ready for a great adventure, please keep us posted on your travel plans. September is a great month to start your camino. Good luck, y que la luz de Dios alumbre su camino.
 
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mousehog

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Feb 6, 2018
60
74
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Frances (2018)
Well, plans have changed already, a taste of what's to come on the journey? I've just booked my flight to Biarritz form London on 28th February. I'll be travelling to SJPdP the following day and plan to start on the way the following day 2nd March. I'm hoping to complete the journey in time to return home on 9th of April. Hopefully that's enough time without rushing around.
I am doing my first Camino ex St Jean PdP in two weeks! Hope you are warm and dry.
 

Mack

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Hi Pete
I looked at the flights via Doha, much cheaper than Emirates but a long stopover. Shame you’ll be a week behind me. I’ve booked nothing yet, but I think I need to reserve a room in SJPDP for one night. How are you planning to get from MAD to SJPDP? I think I arrive in MAD mid afternoon. Cheers. Ken

Hi Ken. Also from Sydney, I'm flying into Paris CDG from where you can get a train to Bayonne (via Bordeaux) and SJPdP, arriving the same day. Cathay gets you into CDG in time for the train from the airport. Might help your planning? I found Trainline.eu excellent for booking trains. Hope that helps.
 
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John Ho

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Hello! We are from Singapore. My wife and I are approaching 60 and it has been in our bucket list to do the Camino before we hit that number. So from May 3-9 we will be walking the Camino Portuguese from Tuy to Santiago. As it is our first experience, we have bought ourselves the Brierley CP guide book. We have already booked ourselves hotels along the way.

We have some questions on what clothes to pack. Will the weather be warm enough for shorts/bermudas?
We intend to travel light. Is there a list of laundromats that I can research where we can do some washing?
We intend to have our bags transferred by Tuitrans; should that be arranged when we arrive at our hotel in Tuy?

Many thanks
 
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spagirl

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frances(Sept 2018)
I'm looking forward to starting the Camino in September 2018! I'm excited, nervous, apprehensive, and thrilled to undertake this adventure!!! I will be spending my 65th birthday on the Way with whomever Peligrinos I meet....

I too will be celebrating my birthday while on the Camino starting in SJPdP Sept 1 2018. I first heard about the Camino while biking around Ireland in my 20's. I planned way back then to do this with my mom who would have been 75 on the day we started and my sister ( we both are 50 for a part of this year together) and finish about on my 50th then continue along to celebrate in Paris as my sister turns 51. Sadly my mom passed away a few years ago but my sister wimped out and only planned to join me for the Paris shopping part. Now she has met a new man and that part is out for her too. So its just me!!!
I can't believe that its right around the corner. I decided to walk to my sons school to start my "training" and the 45 minutes had me sore and doubting- well ok if I must be completely honest TOTALLY FREAKING OUT.
I completely panicked then I found this lovely place.
Ok maybe its a lovely place filled with people who are just as crazy as me but Ill take it!
Every one I know keeps pointing out what a dumb idea it is. Its wonderful to find like minded people. Thank you to all of you who take so much time to answer so many questions. It really does mean a lot to those of us lurking around the edges. waiting to dip our toes in.....
Its real now. I just posted....woo hoo!
 
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Sailor

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A lot of forum members with their plane tickets on hand! I need to get hot on getting things done here before hitting the camino again. So, this is in my to-do list, in priority order:

(1) Finish my 2017 tax return, send checks to Federal and State tax collectors.
(2) Purchase 3-pairs of Bright RED socks for my next camino.
(3) Purchase two-way flight tickets to Madrid.

Ultreya, la luz de Dios alumbra su camino!
 

Mugatu

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Miss Kelly, there are plenty of options in Pamplona, Team Sailor [my wife and me] made reservations at Albergue Casa Ibarrola, this one is located in the middle of the action and is easy to find when you enter the city. I like the place. It is clean and organized. Plus, the management is really helpful and will let you stay more than one night. Please see the link for info on this albergue.

https://www.casaibarrola.com/

Good luck, y que la luz de Dios alumbre su camino.

Do you think they will be just as accommodating during the week of San Fermin?

Im going to be flying into CDG from California on Jul 4 and should be in Pamplona either on the 7th or 8th. Considering staying 2 days in Pamplona during San Fermin...
 

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Do you think they will be just as accommodating during the week of San Fermin?

Im going to be flying into CDG from California on Jul 4 and should be in Pamplona either on the 7th or 8th. Considering staying 2 days in Pamplona during San Fermin...
Recommend contacting them via email as soon as possible. The website shows the albergue closed to pilgrim during San Fermin so no peregrinos in the albergue during the running of the bulls! Good luck y que la luz de Dios alumbre su camino.
 
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Mugatu

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ok now I'm officially concerned. thanks for the input, I will definitely start calling around and locate a definitive place to stay during that time
 

Sailor

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Hello everyone! I am planning to do the Camino France with my wife and son starting from SJPP at June 15th. It is our first camino and first time travel to Europe. I'm looking forward to meet you all. Greetings from Taiwan.
Mister Carson Chen, welcome aboard, your first post! You and your wife are going to like Europe and are going to LOVE Spain, good luck with your planning and execution. Greetings from the United States of America. Que la luz de Dios alumbre su camino.
 
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Becky 59

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I guess I'm in the class of 2018 as well! Will walk from SJPdP around May 10th over the Valcarlos route taking 2 days to reach Roncevalles, then will skip ahead to Galicia. This is my first Camino, too scared and too little time to do the whole of it. After shattering my talus bone 2 years ago, I'm grateful that I can even walk, so 8-10 km/day is my goal. I'll wave at you all as you pass me! Watch for the short lady with the purple pack.
 

Katdel

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Hi everyone. I will also throw my hat into the ring. Set off from Adelaide early next month and start walking from SJPdP on Friday 13th of April. I won't be setting any land-speed records, but hopefully that will bode well for an exciting and injury free walk. See some of you on the trail. Kath
 
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andywild

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Reading the forums I gather that walking the France's is an amazing experience. Happy walking. I am planning on leaving SJPDP on 19th April. Our paths may cross.
I'm booked into orisson on 18th.. I'll be walking very slowly so if you're starting a day or so after me you'll definitely catch up.
 
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Mike ward

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The Class of .. threads were started back in when 2007 Arn had the bright idea of creating a topic for all those planning to go in 2008. His post:

It appears from the current number of folks at this thread, that there is a significant number of fellow pilgrims in the mid-to-final stages of the planning for their Camino. I have also noticed a decidedly large number of folks observing from the fringes.

It's been my observation, that most folks don't "accidentally" come across a site such as this. They have a purpose and, if that purpose is to seek out information, therefore why not declare yourself by joining the site along with we peregrinos...past, present and soon to be. Start your Camino from right there in the comfort of your own home, but start it with the knowledge that there are folks that you want to meet and will want to meet you in return.

The number of folks making their Camino each year is in the thousands, surely there are more of you out there.

Who among you is willing to acknowledge you're a member of the class of 2018?

Buen Camino
Arn
My Wife and I plan to Walk our first Camino Frances starting from St Jean pied de port on Tuesday 17th April. We have been saving our leave for like ever and plan to take two months to enjoy every moment of the trail.
 
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Peter Fransiscus

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My Camino has just become more real: I have booked a ticket from Boston to Paris, arriving at SJPP probably September 12, 2018. I would love to know of other pilgrims walking the Frances around that time.
Hi , you will be not walking alone .

Wish you well , Peter .
 
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Lurch

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Well, this is a letdown! I was planning on myself and a friend starting the Frances in mid-May for 5 weeks but had a knee replacement and we are planing on late September now. So anyone I had chatted with regarding our May journey, sorry. I would be traveling then if a choice. Unfortunately, my knee vetoed it! So a burn Camino to all May-June pilgrims, my thoughts go with you.
ARRRGH!!! I hate spellcheck...a BUEN camino, not burn
 
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Hi all. My name is Carmen and embark on my Camino Frances adventure from SJPdP 28th May 2018.
I am one of those, dare I say 'watchers' admirers of all knowledge this forum affords. I have read, listened, learned from all those that post. Everything is meaningful, wonderful information. The 'Not a serious thread' threads are hilarious FYI. I cannot wait to start. I thank you all. Happy to be part of class of 2018! :)
 
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Peter Fransiscus

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All that we are is the result of what we have thought.
Hi all. My name is Carmen and embark on my Camino Frances adventure from SJPdP 28th May 2018.
I am one of those, dare I say 'watchers' admirers of all knowledge this forum affords. I have read, listened, learned from all those that post. Everything is meaningful, wonderful information. The 'Not a serious thread' threads are hilarious FYI. I cannot wait to start. I thank you all. Happy to be part of class of 2018! :)
Hi Carmen , wish you a wonderful time and a Buen Camino, Peter .
ps , the " Not a serious thread " is indeed hilarious .
 
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Miss Carmen you are going to love the camino! Take it easy and enjoy! Good luck, y que la luz de Dios alumbre su camino.
You changed your avatar! :oops:
Thank you Sailor.
My Spanish lessons Start this Monday! (full on one-to-one, 6 hours/week for 5 weeks) - hopefully I will be able to converse on a very basic/simplistic level with the fabulous Spaniards I hope to encounter.
I am embracing this Camino with every particle in me.
With a name like 'Carmen' (Spanish in origin) one would/could have thought I would have embraced all things Spanish before now ..... Sadly no.
Slow study, quick learner?
 
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Hi Carmen , wish you a wonderful time and a Buen Camino, Peter .
ps , the " Not a serious thread " is indeed hilarious .
Peter, You are, as ALWAYS so vey gracious.
Thankyou. I would have felt somewhat cheated if you had not shared your ALWAYS (to every new pilgrim, actually ALL pilgrims) your kind words with me :).
Elephants are already awaiting my arrival, red socks + hiding in 'cherry trees'. If you happen to see them mine mine mine ....LOL.
 
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