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  1. Becky 59

    LIVE from the Camino Current big wave at beginning of Francés

    That explains a lot about Zubiri this weekend
  2. Becky 59

    LIVE from the Camino Current big wave at beginning of Francés

    Zubiri was full early yesterday (by 2:30, according to some pilgrims who came to Pamplona today), but Zubiri opened up a municipal building just past the town for some pilgrims to sleep on the floor! I haven’t seen that done before. We all know these first few days are a choke point, but I am...
  3. Becky 59

    LIVE from the Camino Current conditions on the Frances

    The long range forecast for next week includes a fair amount of rain and clouds in Pamplona, but forecasts change!
  4. Becky 59

    LIVE from the Camino Current conditions on the Frances

    Thank you for your trail report. I am hospitalera in Pamplona and one of our pilgrims was deciding whether to travel to SJPP to start or to start from here in Pamplona. You clinched her decision. BTW, consider stopping here at Betania, a new Donativo in Pamplona. We haven’t been full yet...
  5. Becky 59

    LIVE from the Camino Current conditions on the Frances

    In Pamplona where I am serving as hospitalera, we have seen the crowd from last weekend that started in SJPP and Roncesvalles work their way through the Zubiri bottleneck, and start to spread out. BTW, there was a dusting of snow in Roncesvalles last night!
  6. Becky 59

    LIVE from the Camino New donativo in Pamplona is open: Betania

    No reservations but we have had plenty of open beds every night since we are new. See you tomorrow!
  7. Becky 59

    LIVE from the Camino Current conditions on the Frances

    I’m back in Pamplona serving at the new donativo Betania. Love the brand new kitchen, it makes cooking a joy! Hasn’t been full yet here. The overseeing priest, Fr. Cuco (as he wants to be called) is super friendly. Stop in if you’re in Pamplona!
  8. Becky 59

    LIVE from the Camino New donativo in Pamplona is open: Betania

    Yes, through Hosvol and Manuel.
  9. Becky 59

    LIVE from the Camino New donativo in Pamplona is open: Betania

    I just started today volunteering at Betania, a wonderful small Donativo at the far end of Pamplona old town. It just opened last summer; all bunk beds (no mats!), usually 14 beds but in a pinch can expand to 18, and with plans to expand in the future, depending on income and grants. Father...
  10. Becky 59

    LIVE from the Camino Current conditions on the Frances

    The one point I would disagree with you on, my friend, is the race for a bottom bunk. Tonight at the municipal in Viana, I got the last bottom bunk at 2 pm; the upper bunks are still not full (7:30 pm). One place I tried in Estella yesterday had no lower bunks by 1:30 pm but all their upper...
  11. Becky 59

    LIVE from the Camino Current conditions on the Frances

    So Alex went for food and forgot to bring me with him! That’s ok, I did laundry and he didn’t (different priorities for different perigrinos; hey, it’s his camino, lol!) But he’s right, there are still plenty of beds available (although I think most of the bottom bunks in town are taken), and...
  12. Becky 59

    LIVE from the Camino Current conditions on the Frances

    @Kirkie, nice to hear from you! Thanks for the recommendation, I’ll look for a free moment to try it out. Maybe I can make it to Dublin next time.
  13. Becky 59

    LIVE from the Camino Current conditions on the Frances

    I saw a fellow with a glass of wine in the back garden and asked where he procured it; subsequent questions revealed I had a multiple-Camino history and spoke English, and yes I was on Ivar’s Forum…the rest is history! (Not sure how Alex and @Kiwi-family found each other before I got there)
  14. Becky 59

    LIVE from the Camino Current conditions on the Frances

    I started from Pamplona this morning for a quick week walking before starting service as a hospitalera next week back in Pamplona. The trail up to Alto de Perdón has only a few big puddles left after last week’s rain, with good stepping stones to get over them all. We had intended to stop in...
  15. Becky 59

    Atypical/memorable albergues on Camino Francés?

    I stayed in Pilar in Rabanal last fall; very nice, good food, but impersonal, some big groups.
  16. Becky 59

    Eunate opening hours?

    I will be walking from Pamplona next week; can anyone confirm what days/hours the church at Eunate is currently open? My last walk on that stretch in 2021 I recall it was closed 1 or 2 days of the week. Or a website or phone number to check? Many thanks!
  17. Becky 59

    Pre-booking CF in August-how crowded is it really?

    I have found in the last few years that weekends tend to be more crowded, as local Spaniards spend a few days knocking off short segments of the Camino, and tourists travel to popular weekend spots. So there were big stretches of the Frances between Pamplona and Sarria that didn't need...
  18. Becky 59

    Los Arcos accommodation..

    I stayed in one of their private rooms. The granddaughter of the abuela offered a communal dinner which was lovely!
  19. Becky 59

    Snow at Roncesvalles

    Depends on weather patterns. One year there was a late dusting on the Pyrenees visible from Roncesvalles on May 10!
  20. Becky 59

    LIVE from the Camino Free pilgrim concert this Saturday in Villafranca del Bierzo!

    I am part of a songwriter’s workshop that has been walking on the Francés for the last week, writing new original songs as we go. We will be performing the best of our new songs this Saturday in a free concert in Villafranca; the concert flyer is attached. I would love to see any and all who can...

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