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Not going on the CF until September, but flight is booked accommodation as far as Zubiri booked, but I haven't booked in SJPDP and my reason is this: I arrive on a Saturday at about 10:30am, I note from Gronze that the Ospitalia Municipal Refuge doesn't start taking pilgrims until 2pm. Am I...
Just bitten the bullit and booked a bed in Borda for the middle of September. It was n't there the last time I walked the CF so really looking forward to the experience. last time I stayed in Orisson which was very nice.
I know this has been done to death and there are two camps poncho/jacket and pants, I am of the latter, but with age we tend to change a little. can someone please tell me the weight of the Altus, for the love of me I can't find it.
TIA
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Happy New Year to all Perigrinos out there.
It’s nearly 9 years since I completed the CF so please excuse me if I’m a bit out of touch. Last time I used Express Bourricot to get from Biarritz to shod please. Can anyone tell me if they have an app.
Burn Camino
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Good Morning Pilgrims wherever you are. My question revolves around baggage transfer along the CF.
My plan is to leave in mid September 2024 (busy time I know), I will be travelling with an 83 year old lady, who I have to say is reasonable fit (but needs to go into training mode) On my last CF...
Hi experts
I will be starting my CF in September 2024. I last did this Camino in 2017 (seems a lifetime away) and have also completed a couple of weeks of the VDLP 4 years ago.
When I did the CF I never booked any accommodation for the whole length, now seven years later will that still be...
Hi All
I've been away for a number of years. My last pilgrimage in Spain was the Via Del La Plata and I used an app on my phone. My question is, has one been developed for the Frances?
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For all those following me I have some tips for. I was lucky to meet Nalod from the forum in the Hotel Simon yesterday, he had just finished a short 5 day Camino and was kind enough to share information, as they say always listen to the experienced pilgrim.
Firstly he showed me the first part...
As the title says I will be leaving home 4 weeks today arriving in Saville 4 weeks tomorrow. Now i'm starting to panic, new backpack arrives Monday so I'd better get some intensive training in.
Hope to see all you early birds on the trail.
Buen Camino.
I’ve just spent a few days researching backpacks and come up with m/l Osprey Kestral 38, does any of the team have one of these and are there any downsides?
While browsing through a bookshop yesterday in Singapore I came across a book by Alvin Mark Tan. Alvin walked the CF in 2012 and sketched his day to day experience from SJPdP to SDC.
I have to say it’s probable the best book I’ve read about someone’s journey on the Camino, and the sketches are...
Over the years I've been modifying my backpack by having extra tags here and there to accommodate various add ons. Now I'm getting pretty close to finishing the mods, the last one is to have attachments, so I can clip my bum bag to the backpack waist belt, when I have it around my waist I just...
In the past when I've walked my In House Advisor has had a map of the route on the kitchen wall and at the end of each walking day has marked on the map where I am.
Now I have been trying source a map for the VDLP so she can do the same, I've had no luck in my search. Does anyone know where I...
My last piece of lightweight kit arrived yesterday, so i've just weighed everything and yet again packed the backpack with all the essentials. It comes in at 6.67 K, this includes 1.5 K of water but excludes any food I will need to take. I also have a bum bag that comes in at .62 K , so I...
Having read in a previous thread about Dog Tags I thought to myself, what a good idea. Now I've never been the sort of guy that can wear anything around the neck (apart from the chain from my in house advisor). So on Friday I searched the net for an alternative, and low and behold came up with a...
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