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    Le Puy to Santiago de Compostela by bike 3/28-4/30/2013

    Day 3, 4/2/2013. Leaving Aumont-Aubrach: -P- Woke up this morning at the hotel ( Pruniere) in Aumont-Aubrac at about 3 or 4, having slept fitfully again due to lingering jet lag.  Had breakfast - baguettes, jam, fruit, OJ, tea.  I asked one of my hosts if he could help me add money and minutes...
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    Le Puy to Santiago de Compostela by bike 3/28-4/30/2013

    Day 2, 4/1/2013.  Leaving Saugues:Woke up refreshed today, which is pretty unusual for me, and deserves explanation.  Sure enough, I'd slept in till 11:30.   Rushed around trying to get packed and on the road. -P- The clothes I rinsed last night were still damp.  I asked the owner of the hotel...
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    Le Puy to Santiago de Compostela by bike 3/28-4/30/2013

    I don't know what is happening to the formatting on my smart phone, but as I copy and paste paragraphs to put them in different formats I am losing paragraph separation.  I am going to try to address this by putting a -P- between paragraphs to see if this helps. -P- I also want to thank...
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    Le Puy to Santiago de Compostela by bike 3/28-4/30/2013

    http://www.caminodesantiago.me/luggage- ... ompostela/ Wrapping things up here in Le Puy. Everyone here has been great. Went to the cathedral this morning. No mass since it was Good Friday, but the priest gave us a nice blessing, and now have my credential. there were pilgrim's from Italy...
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    Le Puy to Santiago de Compostela by bike 3/28-4/30/2013

    In Le Puy. Have to get my bike together.
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    Le Puy to Santiago de Compostela by bike 3/28-4/30/2013

    Leaving for the airport in few hours. Still some packing to do.
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    Bum Belt - Money Belt -Storing valuables

    I have had good luck on trips with zip off cargo pants with variable in baggies. I particularly like Kuhl Stealth Liberators because of the many deep pockets and multiple zippers. . http://www.kuhl.com/products/5041/ Karin, I will be starting from Le Puy about the 28th, and Roncevalles the...
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    Le Puy to Santiago de Compostela by bike 3/28-4/30/2013

    oh, well. already have my Delta ticket. My bike is in a case. A friend said to say it is a.massage table to avoid bike charges. Attached is a picture of me riding to work in January.
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    Le Puy to Santiago de Compostela by bike 3/28-4/30/2013

    This has been great. I really appreciate all the input. Not that many people up my way have done this trip, though a lot of them are thinking about it. Any suggestions on a nice place to stay in Le Puy near the train station where I can assemble my bike? Newfy - very impressive ride, and it...
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    Le Puy to Santiago de Compostela by bike 3/28-4/30/2013

    Thank you all for the quick response and the encouragement. I am 60, and will be pedaling a small Bike Friday collapsible bike I am bringing with me from Alaska. I plan to fly into Paris, and take the train to Lyon and Le Puy. My bike usually travels in a large suit case, but I don't know...
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    Le Puy to Santiago de Compostela by bike 3/28-4/30/2013

    Sorry. Duplicate post.
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    Le Puy to Santiago de Compostela by bike 3/28-4/30/2013

    Hi! Just found this forum. Hello to everyone. Plans as above. Am planning to go unguided through France, then join my brother for an unaccompanied tour from Roncevalles for the rest of the trip. Anybody think going on my own through France without reservations or a tour company is a bad...
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