My husband and I walked from Le Puy to Cahors (where covid ended our walk) in 2023 and again from Le Puy to Santiago de Compostella in 2024. We walked from about May 10 in 2023 and encountered quite cool, wet weather. (The Aubrac was downright...
I’m so sorry to hear that! My husband and I stayed with you back in July this year, and we loved our stay. Meeting you was a highlight. We have thought of you many times since, and we really hoped that you would find a way to stay there or even...
…or don’t book anything until lunchtime each day, once you’ve decided how much further you want to walk. Of course, you would have to carry your backpack, in that case. You really only need a single change of clothes (you just have to wash each...
I’m with Flog and Robo. I don’t do any planning if walking the Camino Francés. Catch a bus or train to where i intend to start walking, and walk. No need to book anything, let alone a company organise it.
Tend to agree with @Flog . I've never felt the need to use a travel company.
I think with all the commercial hype and marketing these days around the Camino, travel companies are trying to make out it's the norm.
But if you feel the need...
Hi Jeff. We walked from Le-Puy in May-June twice, this year and last, so I can't comment on your planned start in April. Suffice it to say that the Aubrac was wet and cold, both years, in late May, but we loved it anyway. I can, however, make...
Hi Jeff. You are going to have a wonderful time!!!
I have the same issue as I have a wide foot, and without a wide fitting shoe with a roomy toe box, I get blisters on my pinky toes. In an effort to prevent this, even with wide fitting...
All great advice. I have walked two Caminos and both times I overpacked. Now that I am coaching a new pilgrim who's leaving for Spain on Aug. 29th, I told her repeatedly: "resist the temptation to pack those 'just in case' things" because they...
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