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    Train Strike May 1 - Getting to Saint Jean PDP from Bayonne

    Just received notice that my train from Bayonne to Saint Jean PDP has been cancelled. There will be a train strike on May 1st. I'll be in Bayonne the night before... I'm trying to arrange a shuttle with ExpressBourricot but if that doesn't work, what are my other options? Thanks, Barb
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    Transportation from SJPDP to Orrison

    I’m planning on hiking up to Orrison, eating lunch there, and hiking back down to SJPDP. The next morning is the day I’m curious about transportation back up to Orrison. Would taxi be cheaper than expressbourricot?
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    Transportation from SJPDP to Orrison

    I arrive in SJPDP early on May 1. Planning to hike up to Orrison and return to SJPDP where I have reservations that night. Next day want to get transportation up to Orrison where I’ll continue on to Roncesvalles. Is expressbourricot the only option? How far in advance would I need to make a...
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    Getting to St. Jean pied de port from Paris

    Joe, thinking of taking train from Paris to Bayonne and spending the night there before heading to SJPDP the next day. Too much stress to make from the US to SJPDP in one leg.... Which Bayonne hotel did you stay in? See there are several within walking distance of the train station. Thought...
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    First Camino - CF from 9 April 2023

    I'm doing my first Camino flying into Paris on 24 April 2023 and also starting the CF at SJPDP. How are you getting from the Paris airport to SJPDP. Looking at various options and .... I'm a nervous traveler (will be fine once I'm on the Camino). It's where do you catch the train, which...
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    How do you "relieve yourself" when a toilet is not available?

    While I pee first thing in the morning, it takes me moving for about an hour before my body wants to poop. How in the world do you "train" your body to poop first thing? I'm planning on bringing dog poop bags and dumping the contents and any tp I might use in the next toilet I stop at. Of...

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