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  1. Kathar1na

    One Napoleon but two variants......

    I have no idea whether any cyclists ride up the zig zag footpath and what this would do for erosion. Here is a proper map, perhaps it can help with your decision-making?
  2. Kathar1na

    Has the dog “policy” on the Camino changed?

    The OP is not walking (or cycling) on a Camino de Santiago in Spain but on the GR 65 from Le Puy. Doesn't this make a difference, isn't the infrastructure somewhat different? Asking for a friend who has not walked it yet but is considering it and recently bought the TopoGuide. :cool:
  3. Kathar1na

    A New Way To Walk The Camino

    Your link to the Hypershell ProX all-terrain exoskeleton points to FoxNews and not to FaceBook. ;) However, no matter what the news source was, there was a flurry of news articles about this item, including on Yahoo and in the Denver Gazette, because it was going to be presented at some trade...
  4. Kathar1na

    Reservation in SJPP

    It is good that you have booked your other [subsequent] stay. Just for general information: At the time of writing (Monday) there are even still beds available for reservation at Roncesvalles in the coming days, namely now on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday! Edited to add: This means...
  5. Kathar1na

    Reservation in SJPP

    Arrive in SJPP. Go to the Pilgrims Office (Bureau d'accueil des pèlerins). Even on days with the highest influx of pilgrims they have found and/or organised a place to sleep for every single person who came to them and asked for assistance with finding accommodation for the night. On every day...
  6. Kathar1na

    A New Way To Walk The Camino

    I sense on opportunity to exploit a market niche: Day rental of outdoor exoskeletons in SJPP to get pilgrims succesfully over the much coveted passes of the Route Napoleon. 😶 I thought at first that this thing was a joke but perhaps it is more than a on-off failure of an idea. Even after...
  7. Kathar1na

    Pilgrim office website - security warning?

    The website of the Oficina del Peregrino is back to normal again on this Monday morning. The certificate that caused yesterday's browser notification is now valid for another year. It now says Expires: Monday, 5 May 2025 at 01:59:59 Central European Summer Time. They have issued 537 Compostelas...
  8. Kathar1na

    LIVE from the Camino The massacre of a dear resting place.

    The story about 37 or 39 destroyed standing stones of Carnac are complete nonsense. After the story was blown up by the media including leading French media and international media who just copy-pasted a story they knew nothing about and who used misleading photos like the one in the post above...
  9. Kathar1na

    Pilgrim office website - security warning?

    When I checked a few minutes ago, the counter was on 876 Compostelas and now it is on 895 Compostelas. So some pilgrims will get their Compostelas today - some might not which was (albeit rarely) the case years ago on the good old peak days ... :cool:
  10. Kathar1na

    Pilgrim office website - security warning?

    Yes, same here. Safari informs that a certificate of the website expired on Sunday, 5 May 2024 at 01:59:59 Central European Summer Time. Let's see how long it will take them to fix it ... it's Sunday today ... :cool:
  11. Kathar1na

    LIVE from the Camino They are recommending the Valcarlos route tomorrow, how foolish would it be to go Napoleon?

    Just in case readers get confused by the thread title and the ongoing discussion about the weather situation that had to be reckoned with on the highest parts of the Route Napoleon about a week ago, and on other aspects: No snow is expected on the higher parts of the Napoleon route for the...
  12. Kathar1na

    LIVE from the Camino Current big wave at beginning of Francés

    Yes. And people who are on their first Camino, who come from far away and who have never done anything like this before are surprised and even disappointed when they find that, upon their arrival in Roncesvalles or Zubiri or even Pamplona on a weekend, beds are not plenty and not waiting for...
  13. Kathar1na

    LIVE from the Camino Current big wave at beginning of Francés

    I've just played my indicator game again. ;) For the current week 5-12 May (Sunday to Sunday) it still looks very busy on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday for Roncesvalles, less busy on Wednesday, and very busy again on Thursday - that's the 9th of May and Ascension Day and a public holiday in...
  14. Kathar1na

    Two pilgrims injured in an attack by a cow

    The article also says that the farmer was moving the cows from one area to another, located on either side of the Cañada Real through which the Vía de la Plata passes. While news reports are not always reliable, it seems that the herd was on the move anyway. This is a terrible incident where...
  15. Kathar1na

    The Shell Toucher hat

    Hi @digitalgerry, I am of no help for opinions on the Shell Toucher hat - I am of the opinion that any hat will do 🤭 - but since it may not be obvious to everybody, here is the screenshot and the link (www.shelltoucher.com) to the hat you are curious about:
  16. Kathar1na

    Two pilgrims injured in an attack by a cow

    My first thought was "dog" so I put peregrinos perro into Google News and this came up immediately: https://lacronicadesalamanca.com/576933-el-perro-de-uno-de-los-peregrinos-espanto-a-la-vaca/ Unfortunately, these rare and serious attacks of walkers by a cow often involve the dog that...
  17. Kathar1na

    Confused over date format

    @pjacobi: Please note that the OP @Bedspring is from the UK. It says so in the profile information and in the first post ("In the UK we would write"). We here on the Continent still regard the UK as part of Europe. Even when our common motto (it is "United in Diversity" - very appropriate...
  18. Kathar1na

    San Anton albergue (Castrojeriz) closes till further notice

    I was looking for a photo that showed this when I noticed that some embellishment work or other had been done to the site a year ago or so. But that is aesthetics and not structural.
  19. Kathar1na

    San Anton albergue (Castrojeriz) closes till further notice

    My rational side thinks that the photo is a gimmick and the headline is attention-seeking. The arch had been subject to consolidation work by a specialised company when a piece of masonry hit a school van that was driving through the arch at the same time. Nothing of this sort of repair work...
  20. Kathar1na

    Confused over date format

    Beyond the shadow of a doubt: When is says fecha de entrada and has been communicated to you from an albergue in Spain then 2024-06-05 means 5th June 2024. Tip: You asked about communication of a date to you so this is about general communication: In English, when discussing dates for a...

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