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    Wifi

    I cycled the le Puy route in June this year and could connect most days. Whenever we stopped for coffee or so I first asked for WiFi (pronounced wee fee as somebody mentioned). I had an iPhone and it was possible to use facetime to phone home to South Africa - it worked very well Free WiFi at...
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    Some queries for departing mid July...um...like...soon!

    Hi, I just returned from cycling the via Podensis - it was beautifull. We made reservations for the first two nights but had to cancel (which I did telephonically) as we left a day earlier than planned. Other than that we did not make any reservations, but did sometimes call ahead by...
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    Cycling the VDLP

    Hi guys, I have read up on the internet about the bike racks but only Topeak is available in South-Africa and I have a dual suspension bike so I had to take a beamrack. My panniers are loaded with 6.3 kg and I hope the added strap to my saddle brackets will give some extra support. There is a...
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    Bikes on train to Bayonne

    Hello Margaret, I see now where I went wrong.... Thank you so very much for your help. Arriving in SJPdP we will go to the train station first and if any problems we'll adjust our programme so as to have enough time to cycle to Bayonne - not too far really. I have printed your info and will...
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    Bikes on train to Bayonne

    Hi Margaret, thank you for the translation and information. We need to travel from SJPdP to Bayonne either Saturday 30 June in the afternoon or Sunday 1 July in the morning. If I look at your post there will only be trains on the Sunday afternoon, so that rules out Sunday morning? Did I read...
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    Cycling the VDLP

    Thanks for yout info. I think we should try and find an extra bolt to take with and I am taking offcuts pieces of tubing and electrical tape as I have read about the rubbers wearing out We want to do some of the off road but not that much. Seems the first few days can be quite technical so we...
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    Cycling the VDLP

    THIS LOOKS LIKE SO MUCH FUN!!!! We are leaving in a week to cycle the Le Puy route and I have questions: We have the same Topeak Trunk set with moon beam - did you find it sturdy off-road? I was worried that it might shake too much and break but you did some uneven and rocky stuff and seemed...
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    Bikes on train to Bayonne

    Hi all, I have read that it is possible to take assembled bicycles on the train from Saint Jean Pied-de-Port to Bayonne. Can anybody please confirm this for me? Also: is it possible to buy a ticket at the train station the afternoon before or must we book in advance (difficult from South...
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    Are reservations really necessary?

    Hi I have the same problem: Dont want to plan too much. We are starting on a Thursday and are cycling the via Podensis. With cycling you do different distances and it is easy enough to add 10-15km maybe to the day if you have to go to the next place? We are leaving in one week and are...
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    Pilgrim passport

    Hi all, I read in some blog that we could only buy our Pilgrim passports at a shop at the cathedral in Le Puy from 5-7 in the afternoon. Is that correct or can we buy earlier in the day as well? Regards, Marie
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    Cycling Le Puy Route

    Hi guys, thanks for the info. We printed a detailed diary off the internet and ordered the John Higginson book. Randy, I did read your blog and you have stunning pictures - really enjoyed it. Will probably use the same type of roads but might try to do a bit of the dirt tracks as well...
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    Storage of bike bags

    Hi, We are flying in from South Africa with our bicycles and would like to store our bike bags close to Paris. Trying to set up hotel reservations at the same place for first and last evening and hopefully they will be willing to store the bags for us. Any other suggestions? Marie
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    Cycling Le Puy Route

    Hi Rob, thanks for the info but the French website "had me at hello". Anyway, we have decided to stick to country roads and bicycle lanes as per blogs and journals of other cyclists experience. Offroad is going to be more tricky with panniers etc and having to constantly ask walkers to move...
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    Cycling Le Puy to St Jean Pied du Pont

    Hi, new to all this. My friend and I want to cycle from Le Puy using the actual hiking paths rather than tar roads. We will be bringing our own mountain bikes and have done multistage mountain biking before all over South Africa. From some websites I gather more people use tar roads near the...
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    Cycling Le Puy Route

    Hi all, a friend and I have on short notice decided to cycle this route. From what I can find out from reading blogs and websites it seems the cyclist stick to the roads and does not cycle the actual walking paths. Is it possible to cycle the walking paths with a mountain bike at all? My...

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