Do you mind explaining what is meant by 'everyone is avoiding the places they can't book'?
Does this mean that all the beds that can be booked online/via telephone are getting booked in advance, and the places where booking is not possible are no-where near full, because everyone that wanted a bed has already booked one?
Thanks for any info you can give, it's great to hear perspective of someone that's currently walking.
I'm starting walking from St Jean on 1st September, and all the reading on this forum has me panicking about no beds available. I currently have beds booked as far as Zubiri, but really want to wing it after that.
I'm sure I've read before that booking.com only have a percentage of their available beds up on their website, and keep a portion back for walk ins?
Hopefully that's the case, and I can get away with not booking too far in advance (I understand from Sarria onwards, that I will most likely have to book).
I hope I get to sleep in a bed every night, but I'm not adverse to buying a bivvi and sleeping out if I have to.