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  1. Tandem Graham

    Parking at SJPP

    Another option to those above may be to store it at a Campsite somewhere near Bayonne or Cambo les Bains (both a short hop by train to SJPdP). If you end up walking during the camping season, many caravans and motorhomes will have vacated their seasonal storage, so there ought to be a deal to be...
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    Small juicer, vegetarians and heating element?

    In rural Spain and much of Europe, the availability and choice of vegetables in restaurants and shops is more seasonal than in a UK (and I suspect US) supermarket. In spring, my experience in Navarra and the Basque country has been a great choice of fabulous fresh salad vegetables, whereas in...
  3. Tandem Graham

    Need something to do before Camino

    Bayonne is a lovely small city. Try lunch near the riverside market hall and do visit the cathedral. Oh, Bayonne's chocolate makers have a deserved strong reputation too! There's an Albergue/Gite d'Etape and a decent range of other afforadble accomodation.
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    Backpack is 2 kg too heavy TwT

    You're feeling nervous just before you go, but if you've already got your pack down to 7kg, you're doing better than many of us. The 10% guidance is unfair on smaller, lighter people! Nevertheless, whatever "the rules" may or may not say, lighter is always more comfortable. As others have...
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    €12000 fine on Route Napoleon?

    As a fellow UK national, actually the systems aren't that different. Many of the costs of rescue and treatment which would be met by taxpayers (ie NHS services) for a UK citizen are now supposed to be billed to foreign nationals, presumably to be covered by travel or medical insurance, if it...
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    Water, water...

    I carry a 660ml bottle (about a pint). I get into the habit of taking a good swig as I enter each hamlet or village, and refill it every time there is a source. At Carrion los Condes (or similar places on other Caminos where there is a known gap between fountains) I buy an extra small bottle to...
  7. Tandem Graham

    What do you wish you had worried less about?

    My first Camino was by tandem bike with Carol, my wife. I didn't worry or obsess about it, because by then we had made several long journeys in Europe that way. When I decided to walk on my own from Le Puy, it wasn't just my first walking Camino but my first solo multi day hike. I was most...
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    Is there a shuttle bus from CDG Paris airport to Montparnasse train station?

    No direct shuttle bus, but (as the Rome2Rio link shows) options of buses or RER (commuter train)/ Metro. There will be a change involved. I know it's not what you asked, but if you're travelling through Paris, perhaps consider a night *in* Paris, to help see off your jetlag and sample a little...
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    Metro-style map of the Caminos

    This is excellent. I'd certainly buy either a hi-res PDF or a printed version.
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    Train question

    You might find it easier to navigate the Spanish rail system through trainline.com, in English. That won't help if the tickets haven't been released yet, but it is less confusing!
  11. Tandem Graham

    Rough In Planning Support

    I love the freedom to make impetuous decisions. I much prefer not to book ahead. However, what others might call planning, I call *information gathering*! I research my route via online guides, this forum and the internet more broadly. I note where I might wish to stay, make a note of albergues...
  12. Tandem Graham

    Gr 36 - From North to south to join Voie de Tours

    Bear in mind that we were cycling, so not all of the paths were suitable for us. But the Lightfoot Guide maps include surrounding terrain, including road and trail alternatives, so we were able to plot a route for us. I really liked the route, with variety between open countryside and small...
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    Gr 36 - From North to south to join Voie de Tours

    It's not the GR36, but there is a route with a guidebook, The Plantagenets Way, which goes from Mont St Michel to intercept the Voie de Tours near St Jean d'Angely. This is a recognized pilgrimage route, with pilgrimages in both directions. We followed it - approximately, by tandem - in 2017...
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    Sanabres "Glitch"

    Guide book author and VDP expert Gerald Kelly runs a VDP Facebook group which shares up to date info like this. Worth following if you're planning to walk soon.
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    Two pilgrims trapped in tree by a cow

    The title (and Bradypus's authorship) made me expect a joke:"have you heard the one about two pilgrims stuck in a tree..? .."! But actually, I have seen the horns on some Spanish cows, and I can imagine this being a scary ordeal.
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