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    Rest day recommendations near Estella

    Pension Buen Camino is a very friendly and comfortable stop over
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    Road from Col Leopolder to Ibaneta

    Good choice. Easy to follow in 2019 so assume ok now. Many pilgrims coming down towards Ibaneta yesterday so obviously very popular alternative.
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    Has anybody used Bourricot Mountain Shuttle on stage 1?

    Hi Jim. In May 2019 my wife and I used Express Bouriccot to transfer us back to SJPP after walking the first day to the Verge de Orrison. Excellent service and the following morning they transported us back to the same spot making for a fairly easy second days walk to Burgete. Can certainly...
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    Advice: should we attempt SJPP to Roncesvalles?

    In May/June 2019 my wife and I aged 71 and 69 walked from SJPP to Santiago. Being mindful of our desired aim to reach Santiago and not to overdo it on the difficult stage from SJPP to Roncesvalles, even though we felt it was well within our compass, we opted to walk the first day to the Verge de...
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    Any wild life safety concerns on the French Way??

    We walked the Way at the same time this year and had no problems with wildlife at all.
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    Trying to make contact

    This is a long shot! On our Camino from SJPDP to SANTIAGO in May and June this year we met a lovely couple from California called Kim and Kevin. We last saw them in the Pilgrims Office in SANTIAGO as they were in the queue waiting for their compostela's. Unfortunately we didnt exchange contact...
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    We got there

    Hi everyone, After 36 days walking my wife Gill and I arrived in Santiago at 5pm this afternoon having walked the Camino Frances from SJPDP. We completed 34 kilometres today. The day was perfect for walking and although we had planned to stay in O'Pedrouso we decided to press on and are...
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    Worries

    We are in Ledigos tonight having started out from SJPDP on 20th May. We have had none of the problems you mention and as far as we can gather neither have any of the many fellow pilgrims we have mer thus far. We did however hear that two people in Burgos had money stolen from them in an...
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    Almost time to leave

    Hola to all, We started out from SJPPDP on 20th May and today, 30th May arrived in Najera. Thoroughly enjoyed every minute of our pilgrimage so far and have met some very nice people from various countries. Hola to all. We started out from SJPDP on 20th May and arrived in Najera today, 30th...
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    Almost time to leave

    Hi all. After several months planning and training in the Yorkshire Dales and North Yorkshire Moors my wife and I arrive in SJPP on 19th May, starting our Camino the following day. We just wanted to thank all the contributors to this forum for the very useful guidance and advice provided which...
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