argones october

[ilay]

Is it possible to do the argones in october? Are the albergues open? Is there people that plans to do Iit soon? Doing it now? What about starting from oloron sainte marie? Possible? Is there a place close by where I can get a passport? Thank for any anwers!
Hoping to start wednesday

 

[Anniesantiago]

Where will you fly into?
If you fly into Pamplona you can get a credential at the albergue there.
I began Oct 10 in 2011 and everything was open.
You can read about it here:
http://caminosantiago2.blogspot.com/2011/11/my-days-on-aragones-route.html


In 2012 I made a few different choices such as taking the bus to the monastery:
http://caminosantiago2.blogspot.com/2012/05/to-jaca-we-go.html

By the way, just hit newer post and newer post to follow along

 

[Albertagirl]

Is it possible to do the argones in october? Are the albergues open? Is there people that plans to do Iit soon? Doing it now? What about starting from oloron sainte marie? Possible? Is there a place close by where I can get a passport? Thank for any anwers!
Hoping to start wednesday

@ilay:
I just finished doing it last week. I don't see why you couldn't. But a later walker has mentioned that the Monreal Albergue is closed, so that could be a challenge. It's a good idea to have a guidebook. Miam Miami dodo or the CSJ Touluse to Puenta la Reina guidebook should do. If you start at Oloron Ste Marie, you will want to spend your first night on the trail at the monastery at Sarrance. See my thread at: Walking in Beauty: the Camino Aragonese.

 

[Anniesantiago]

Buses run regularly on the main road near Monreal. We caught one into Pamplona.

 

[ilay]

Thank you for answers! I am now on oloron sainte marie. I may take bus to urdos tomorrow. I just don't see a place with information and maps. Hopefully I will find tomorrow. Or I will pay extra price until jaca. Did somebody do this part and have suggestions? Buen Camino!!!!!

 

[SYates]

OK ... so you made it to Oloron, why do you want to take bus to Urdos? Is the weather that bad? Oloron has a a very helpful tourist office plus some information in the main church - just follow the red-white way marking and you will be fine. Bon Chemin, SY

 

[ilay]

OK ... so you made it to Oloron, why do you want to take bus to Urdos? Is the weather that bad? Oloron has a a very helpful tourist office plus some information in the main church - just follow the red-white way marking and you will be fine. Bon Chemin, SY

Thank you for the answer!
Weather is actually relatively good (so I heard) no rain and not much for now. I neefe to take a bus as mt time is limited. I am only able to reach burgos at this moment. Hopefully will continue another time. I did not manage to start today as my sim card just failed so ibought a new one and took the train to bedous, made the walk from bedous to accous then took a bus to urdos where I found a lovely albergue completely empty. I was really happy to take the bus as the part after accous goes through a very narrow valley with steep edges along the road which has many tracks travelling on it. Hope I didnt miss much between oloron to bedous... I had a great view from the train. You are right, for now it is bon chemin!