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  1. Bradypus

    La Virgen del Camino albergue reopens today

    An albergue which has been closed since the pandemic reopens today. In La Virgen del.Camino. https://digitaldeleon.com/provincia-leon/reabre-albergue-camino-virgen-del-camino/?amp
  2. Bradypus

    David and La Casa de los Dioses - interview on Leon website

    Just saw a post from David on facebook announcing that he has reached Fisterra on the journey mentioned in the article linked above. https://www.facebook.com/groups/544764125895308/permalink/2115123182192720/
  3. Bradypus

    Camino Frances in September - experiences

    It can also be extremely wet! https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/a-very-wet-day-on-the-camino-frances.82803/#post-1177312
  4. Bradypus

    Need to buy day pack in Burgos

    A good sports shop with walking gear a few minutes south of the cathedral. Base. Calle Madrid, 19
  5. Bradypus

    SJPDP pilgrim office statistics for this year to April

    I just looked at the Roncesvalles statistics from 1987 that you found and posted several years ago. A remarkable change - not just in total numbers but also in the way people identified themselves and their motivations. I'd love to see how people identify themselves by religion/denomination...
  6. Bradypus

    SJPDP pilgrim office statistics for this year to April

    I think that in most respects the influence of that Martin Sheen movie on the growth of numbers on the Caminos is often exaggerated. But in the specific case of the numbers of Americans walking Caminos I think it is very true. The earliest breakdown of nationalities receiving Compostelas I have...
  7. Bradypus

    Camino Frances... October 11th (2013!!!)

    Did you spot that the post you are replying to is more than 10 years old? Nick has probably finished by now... :cool:
  8. Bradypus

    SJPDP pilgrim office statistics for this year to April

    An article has just appeared on a Navarra news website about pilgrim numbers in the area this year and making particular mention of the Roncesvalles albergue. Quite a few numbers quoted there too with some interesting difference from the SJPDP statistics...
  9. Bradypus

    SJPDP pilgrim office statistics for this year to April

    Screenshots of the top of the nationalities list and the entire monthly totals comparison table. From the Facebook links above.
  10. Bradypus

    Message from the Roncesvalles albergue - a difficult day.

    There is a preview of a few pages available on his publisher's website. Including a contents page. Pombo does start his coverage of the Navarra route from SJPDP. Interestingly he follows the example of the 1980s Valiña guidebook and describes the Aragones route first...
  11. Bradypus

    Message from the Roncesvalles albergue - a difficult day.

    Just been looking at the statistics posted this morning. The number of Koreans who choose to walk the Frances in winter continues to surprise me - must have been at least 1/3 of the pilgrims I met in January 2023. I was also surprised at the number of Spanish pilgrims recorded. Perhaps they are...
  12. Bradypus

    SJPDP pilgrim office statistics for this year to April

    @Monasp has just posted two tables of statistics from the SJPDP pilgrim office on their Facebook account. Numbers of different nationalities recorded so far this year: the USA being the largest group, closely followed by Koreans, with France some way behind in third place. Also a table giving...
  13. Bradypus

    Replacement bus to SJPDP on Sunday 12 May

    My impression from his posts on Facebook was that he had searched only for direct trains to SJPDP and unsurprisingly found none. I am always surprised that people do not think to check for likely connecting trains from intermediate points. RENFE are very poor at providing information on journeys...
  14. Bradypus

    Replacement bus to SJPDP on Sunday 12 May

    SNCF have cancelled a couple of trains from Bayonne to SJPDP on Sunday afternoon/evening and will be running a replacement bus service. I discovered this on Facebook today where someone made an anxious post about receiving an email from SNCF cancelling their journey from Paris. They were then...
  15. Bradypus

    Re: Current Lunch Prices

  16. Bradypus

    Re: Current Lunch Prices

    I have found that when a small bottle of gaseosa is already set out on every table or brought by default with the wine then you should probably brace yourself for something a little rough! 🍷
  17. Bradypus

    starting at SJJP 2nd or 3rd week of August

    From SJPDP it will be a little less busy in August than in September. July is usually even quieter. The down side is the reason for that summer dip in numbers - it can be uncomfortably hot and the sun can be very intense
  18. Bradypus

    Pilgrim found walking in wrong direction on AP-1 highway

    The allegedly smart phone I carried on the Via Francigena developed a glitch which only came to light on a wet and completely overcast day in the rice swamps that @lovingkindness mentions above. The inbuilt compass was reading 180 degrees out - "North" was actually "South". You can imagine how...
  19. Bradypus

    Pilgrim found walking in wrong direction on AP-1 highway

    Doesn't narrow the field much on the Camino Francés... :cool: In the case of the man in the article he seems to have been led by something off the Camino and on to the autopista. Not sure how open the Guardia Civil would be to theological debate on the matter! Just relieved to read that the...
  20. Bradypus

    Pilgrim found walking in wrong direction on AP-1 highway

    Several local news websites are reporting that in very bad weather a few days ago a pilgrim was found lost and confused walking the shoulder of the AP-1 highway near Burgos. Aiming for Burgos but actually heading in the wrong direction. The Guardia Civil responded to reports of a pilgrim clearly...

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