I agree that a walk to Orisson is a great opportunity to test out your gear. It might be raining in SJPdP now but it will definitely rain at some stage further along the Camino...
Alex.
I started trying to follow the walking route, but gave up on that idea when I was still in Kent and just off the ferry near Calais. Afterwards I would cycle on small roads ( B type or smaller) usually cycling three of Sigerac's daily stages...
Alex.
I used my Surly Ogre, a rigid steel frame bike on 50-622 Shwalbe Supreme tyres. I had absolutely no issues with the tyres. Mechanically I went through quite a few pairs of disc brake pads (I should have used sintered) but fortunately I had...
I cycled the VF Canterbury to Rome in 2017.
I have to say that I found the northern parts of France were a little tedious in the sense that the landscape is undulating arable fields.
Perhaps that's a false memory...
For me what was more...
Yes, I don’t see the airport listed on the itinerary. Probably worth searching on ALSA. NOT for your anticipated dates, just for a corresponding weekday this month. Timetables are only published monthly though they rarely vary.
You might also...
In your circumstances I think I would be looking to my travel insurance curtailance and cancellation clauses rather than bike hire. Folding bikes are designed for commuting not pilgrimage trails.
I wish you good luck and good fortune but I think...
You’re welcome Matt. Too long in public service taught me that there is always a resolution and, that if you really want to understand the wood you really have to stop looking at the trees 😉
What a great lateral thinker you are Tincatinker!
Ryanair fly London Stansted to Asturias airport (what is described as the closest to Oviedo), and I can get a direct Alsa bus from that airport to Leon. Cycle the 1/2 CF to SdC then fly Santiago...
Actually, this is from the city rather than direct from the airport. Do you reckon I'll have to take the airport bus to the city centre first, and then get on another bus to Leon?
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