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It is a long haul up to the Somport Pass but quite manageable - I have walked it twice but it is probably more demanding than the St Jean Orisson stretch. I have walked up to Somport once following the path and then once along the road, which is...
You are allowed to bring a plb into France but they are only allowed for maritime use - not on land.
https://cept.org/ecc/topics/maritime/personal-locator-beacons-plbs-usage-in-cept
Probably I hike/walk caminos a bit different than most pelgrims, because I (wild)camp most of the nights. So I'm not dependend on the availability of accomadation under a roof. Especially in France there are many official camping sites, and if...
It's the 550. Here's the schedule right now. https://transports.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr/sites/default/files/timetable_files/NOUVEAU-SPECIAL%20Hiver-Fiche%20horaire%20Cars%20r%C3%A9gionaux--.pdf
I also walked the Camino Aragones, starting at Lourdes, in 2018.... .
For reasons sufficient unto me I decided to skip that final push up to the Somport Pass. There was a bus from Urdos departing around 9:00 AM, passing first through Canfranc...
Next week I will travel (by train) to Arles. Probably gonna stay in the city for a few days to do some sightseeing. So will start walking le chemin d'Arles around the weekend of 23, 24 March.
I'm curious if there gonna be any other pelgrims on...
I've been interested in that route for some time, and would be very grateful to know how it goes, what accommodation is available this early in the season, and how long it takes. I start from St. Jean on 1st April, but slowly, so you might...
When I am walking, and as usual in Spain it is raining, stopping, raining, stopping, raining... I just leave it zipped a tiny bit at the bottom, take my arms out and let it hang on my pack. It's never blown off.
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