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  1. Susan Maria

    Where to eat in St Jean Pied de Port

    I remember a crêperie on the main drag that was lovely. I want with an American pilgrim lady who'd never had French pancakes before and thought them an exotic treat.
  2. Susan Maria

    Arles to Puente-la-Reina: May to mid-June or September to mid- October?

    Hi, I walked to the col from Arles last year, May to June, later than you are intending. No snow, it was sometimes cold in the evenings especially higher altitude sections, and there was rain. A lot was in shade so I only had a couple of days I'd call hot. Can't compare with Autumn, no experience.
  3. Susan Maria

    Latest guidebook for the Norte

    Is there any further news on a 2024 update to Dave Whitson's and Laura Perazzoli's guide to the Camino del Norte and Primitivo? @Dave I like your guide but the one on sale is the 2019 edition, now 5 years old. Also would it be any lighter than 350g in a new edition?
  4. Susan Maria

    Leaving from Arles April- Haute Languedoc wild water availability

    this will be an interesting trip! in 2023, I always carried water, sometimes 2.5 litres to get me to the next water source. It was not hot (not always even warm) in May, and I never ran out. From memory, there are streams, as it is quite a wet region, but I could not say if you would find a...
  5. Susan Maria

    Voie d'Arles

    There's also Gronze.com for accommodation, but I consult it on a web browser, not in the app.
  6. Susan Maria

    Voie d'Arles

    I recommend mapy.cz which is a map app with all the GR and camino routes, in France at least. Download the app and as an example, search for Léguevin (small town west of Toulouse). Zoom in and you will see which of the dark red lines is the Voie d'Arles.
  7. Susan Maria

    What is the best app to learn some Spanish for the Camino? Thanks

    Another point, Duolingo uses a lot of South American pronunciation rather than Spanish.
  8. Susan Maria

    What is the best app to learn some Spanish for the Camino? Thanks

    I used free Duolingo for Portuguese for 2 years, but when I met a Portuguese lady on camino, I could not understand a single word. I'm using it now for Spanish, but more because it's fun and gamefied (I have a 149-day streak! I'm in Amethyst League!) and recalls a couple of words per day...
  9. Susan Maria

    What clothes to wear at night?

    I asked this question in 2018 before walking the Camino Frances (in 2022). It attracted some ribald comment and I had to block one person :). https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/what-to-wear-in-bed.55909/ It works for me to wear tomorrow's clothes in bed and just undo the bra at...
  10. Susan Maria

    Accomodation in L'Isle-Arné

    It gets a bit difficult round there. There used to be a gite at Lamothe just north of L'Isle-Arné but when I was walking in June last year it had closed. You can stay at Le Grange (e acute) just before Giscaro, other people really liked it. I'm afraid my solution was to stay at L'Isle-Jourdain...
  11. Susan Maria

    Arles - Toulouse - Somport - Camino Aragon ...

    You'll be fine in the Haut Languedoc then! It was cold even in May, as it's all quite high. I decided to share a taxi with another pilgrim from La-Salvetat-sur-Agout to Murat-sur Vebre because the forecast was bad, and I thought I would spend all day in wet fog and not be able to see anything...
  12. Susan Maria

    Arles - Toulouse - Somport - Camino Aragon ...

    For me 27 days of actual walking, although I own up to skipping entry into and exit from Montpellier (bus / tram), a few km coming out of Toulouse (train to Brax) and train from Gimont to Auch. In addition, I had a tourist day in Arles, half a day in Montpellier and almost a full day touristing...
  13. Susan Maria

    Arles - Toulouse - Somport - Camino Aragon ...

    Hello, I did Arles to Somport May to June 2023. Very rural and remote much of the time. Food had to be planned and gîte location often dictated distance and sometime route! Hardest part was over the Haute Languedoc. Hottest part was around Gimont. A real sense of passing through different...
  14. Susan Maria

    Any recommendations for the Camino from Toulouse to Auch? In few days.

    Hi, I walked from Arles to Somport in May-June 2023, apart from a train hop from Gimont to Auch. Using earlier post and adding my comments. 1 Léguevin - Maison Saint-Jacques - I also stayed here having trained it to Brax from Toulouse to skip the city outskirts. I was also alone! Nice house run...
  15. Susan Maria

    Any recommendations for the Camino from Toulouse to Auch? In few days.

    Happy to help but before I dig out my notes and memories, what kind of recommendations? I mostly stayed in municipal or religious organisations' pilgrim gites with the occasional private accommodation.
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