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Hi I did it twice, once with baggage transfer, (Jacotrans) when I was 60+ and once carrying when i was older. Leave in good time, pace yourself, stop at Orisson for a beer and you should be fine. It is a terrific sense of achievement to do it ''in one''. To be honest I cannot think it is...
I walked to St Jean du Gard and loved it all. did not go to Ales as I have no head for heights and I was led to believe that there are some parts of the path where a touch of vertigo would not be good. Does anyone else know?
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You could try the Miam Miam Dodo long guides. They are available as books and may be digitally. From Le Puy it is the GR65 and there are Topo Guides as well
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If your daughter can master the the French terminology I would not be too concerned. Granted, a lot of butter is used but just as much olive oil is used in cooking. From the cheese point of view they do eat a lot of goat and sheep cheese. In the gites d'etape we found we had soup, huge pots...
One thing I have found over many miles of walking is to alter the gait as soon as you feel you might be developing shin splint. Raise your knee on each stride and slow down, just for 30 or 40 strides. those following might think you have taken leave of your senses but I have nipped the shim...
Wow the 2 places I would have said have been recommended already. Xoko Goxoa is so friendly, but choose one of the dearer rooms unless you are ok with restricted space. The owners will tell you there is work going on to re-instate what they say is the original route over the mountain before...
We did the Stevenson trail 2 years ago and it is a beautiful walk. There is not a huge amount of accommodation and not masses of walkers either but it links in to a number of other walks. If you get the chance do try it.
Hi Roamer I have walked all or part of the GR 65 4 times now and speaking some French helps, but is not essential. Lots of people speak some English and when you are researching accommodation you will see that a lot of the hosts post on their websites that English is spoken too. It is such a...
I have walked from Le Puy to SJPdP 3 times and only once have I encountered cows. I was sitting outside a small bar having a coffee and they walked sedately past the entrance to the courtyard where we were. There can never be a guarantee but I would say - Have courage and go for it. No...
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I would not aim to miss a whole stage but skip bits which would bring little joy, such as bussing out of Burgos, and thus save some energy to walk a little bit further that day. Like the other posts I am a huge fan of the Meseta, endless space, quiet and time to be you. If you can bring...
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