Setting off from SJPP on 8th March

[Jellycat]

Hi all,
I'm doing my 2nd Camino Frances this year, leaving SJPP on the 8th March. Feel free to get in touch or post here if you're leaving around the same time - hope to see you en route!

 

[jamesw3435]

I leave saint Jean March 3rd

 

[wayfarer]

Have a great Camino.
Buen Camino.

 

[jamesw3435]

Buen Camino to you to as well, March 3 through April 15th

 

[MariHaga]

Hi!
Me and my niece will leave on the 12th!
Buen camino and look forward
Mari

 

[jamesw3435]

Maybe ill see you at some point

Hi all,
I'm doing my 2nd Camino Frances this year, leaving SJPP on the 8th March. Feel free to get in touch or post here if you're leaving around the same time - hope to see you en route!

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[petzar]

Me and my wife Lisa arrive the 5th at SJPP and plan to leave it the 6th of mars if the weather is OK. Have you booked any room at SJPP? What albergue are open?
Buen Camino/Peter

 

[mspath]

Peter,

In Saint-Jean the Pilgrim office for the Amis du Chemin de Saint Jacques at 39 rue de la Citadelle can provide you with a Credential and on-site lodging assistance. Their telephone is 05 59 37 05 09. Their volunteers help run the albergue at 55 rue de la Citadelle. Recently renovated this is a fine place to stay, but they do NOT take reservations. If their albergue is full they will help you find other pilgrim lodgings when you are on site. They keep up to the minute lists of available space throughout the SJPdP area.

Buen Camino,

Margaret Meredith

 

[Deleted member 3000]

What albergue are open?

This site has information on the gites de pelerin. There are two pages, so don't give up after the first one! It has links to other accommodations.

http://www.saintjeanpieddeport-pays...-groupes/1/hebergements-pelerins#.VNXqMS6guKt

 

[petzar]

Peter,

In Saint-Jean the Pilgrim office for the Amis du Chemin de Saint Jacques at 39 rue de la Citadelle can provide you with a Credential and on-site lodging assistance. Their telephone is 05 59 37 05 09. Their volunteers help run the albergue at 55 rue de la Citadelle. Recently renovated this is a fine place to stay, but they do NOT take reservations. If their albergue is full they will help you find other pilgrim lodgings when you are on site. They keep up to the minute lists of available space throughout the SJPdP area.

Buen Camino,

Margaret Meredith

Thank you for your help, feels god to have this kind of support!
Buen Camino/Peter

 

[jamesw3435]

Who knows , we might cross paths

 

[petzar]

Yes, let's hope, the more the merrier!

 

[Jellycat]

Hi Peter. Apologies, I've only just logged on for the first time in a week or so. You've had good advice above, but I would just add that I walked the Camino 4 years ago at a very similar time of year and it was easy to find a bed in St Jean - it will be relatively quiet (although I suspect a little busier than 4 years ago when all the people setting off on the same day as myself could fit into one room in one albergue!). Only the private albergues will let you book and I don't think you'll need to do this. You will be looked after very well at the pilgrim office and they will point you in the right direction to an albergue that's open and has rooms. Finally, I walked via Valcarlos last time as it was wet and very windy - it was still a challenging walk and beautiful in parts. I would have no hesitation doing it again if the weather isn't good enough to 'go over the top'. I'm not risking injury or an unnecessarily traumatic first day! Buen Camino and hope to see all/some of you en route! Angela

 

[naplesdon]

Jellycat, you may be a Chillycat if the current weather persists.

 

[Jellycat]

Jellycat, you may be a Chillycat if the current weather persists.

It will! (bringing my extra warm down jacket with me just in case though!) I think it's getting all the rubbish weather out of the way before I arrive, very considerate....

 

[Jellycat]

Heh - good weather forecast ahead!!
http://www.accuweather.com/en/fr/saint-jean-pied-de-port/161867/daily-weather-forecast/161867?day=11

 

[naplesdon]

Heh - good weather forecast ahead!!
http://www.accuweather.com/en/fr/saint-jean-pied-de-port/161867/daily-weather-forecast/161867?day=11

Not according to way it feels in Biarritz today. Very chilly, stiff winds off of the Atlantic and lots of on and off blasts of heavy rain; at least there is no snow on La Rhune so my guess is there is no snow near Roncesvalles.

 

[petzar]

I like your weather forcast Angela, looks great!

 

[Deleted member 3000]

Heh - good weather forecast ahead!!

Predictions two days ahead are very unreliable; don't count on a forecast two weeks ahead! Hope, of course...

 

[Jellycat]

Not counting on anything - just being optimistic and balancing out the rather gloomy prediction posted earlier! Not a darned thing we can do about the weather anyway, it will be what it will be and I'm ready for it :O)

 

[petzar]

Yes I prefer optimistic thinking!
Let's keep the good mood up

 

[VNwalking]

Hello, Jellycat and all...
I'm leaving SJPP on about the 10th or 11th, depending on weather and jetlag. Hope to meet you along the way.
Well, who knows what it will be like--hope for the best and prepare for freezing rain. I'm happy to know that there'll be a few of us out there, braving the cold!