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I cannot help regarding the delays in getting through the airport but having once made that connection I can recommend that you have an advance purchase and a reserved seat on the bus.
You are already in good enough shape to walk the CF in 28 days and your fitness will improve as you go. When I was 61 it was not difficult to complete the CF from SJPP in 30 days with a rest/tourist day in Burgos. I look back on that first camino wishing I had taken 7 to 10 days longer. The...
When I think of all the stones brought to the cross and left there the emotions associated with that spot are overwhelming but I cannot help but wonder if all the stones that were left there remain there. Does the pile not become dangerous or unmanagable? Are the stones we brought from Canada in...
While it was many years ago now we started from SJPP early in the morning of Palm Sunday. The day was heavy with clouds and a mist that turned to snow as we approached Roncesvalles. The Napoleon route was closed and we found that the Valcarlos route was enchanting. The Palm Sunday evening mass...
Our first Camino, many years ago, started on April 1st from SJPP. It was Palm Sunday. The service in the small chapel in Ronsevalles was moving. Our first week was Holy Week and it was amazing. There was rain, there was snow, we had to take the Valcarlos route that first day. But there were...
Some years ago, starting in Sevilla, we walked the VdlP "at the pace of spring. " it was a wonderful experience. Remember thought, nights can be bitterly cold in unheated albergues, and there will likely be many rainy (and cold) days. There were not many pilgrims on that route but I suspect...
We walked past it when we were walking the Aragones Camino. It was a Monday and it was closed on Mondays. That was a few years ago. Perhaps one day we will visit the interior.
Several years ago I did the same route with more or less the same stops. We started in Pau in mid-Oct. It was cool and often damp on the French side and sunny and pleasant on the Spanish side. We have walked many different routes to Santiago and Rome. This was one of the best. Do not miss San...
Enjoy the route we walked 11 years ago. Yes, sometimes solitary, and sometimes an alberge to ourselves, but I still dream of doing it again. I look forward to following your progress.
Thanks Alwyn, that suggests that if I want it to work for a full day's walk, I will need supplementary power - either an extra phone battery or the rechargeable Duracell portable power cell that I recently bought as a possible solution to the problem. The next step is to try all this here...
Many thanks Alwyn, I am happy to try it and see if it works for me. Whether you used it on a phone or tablet did you find that the battery life remained reasonable? David
Thanks to all for your input. The EPW folks have sent me both the .gpx and .kml files for the EPW route and have indicated that they have no objection to these being provided to this forum. I would be happy to do that if there was an obvious way of uploading the zipped file that I have that has...
Sadly according to the Motion X website the App is only available for apple products. Both my phone and tablet are Android. If any one has positive experience with an Android app I would love to know. I have obtained the EPW .gpx and .kml files from last year and would share them if the EPW...
As Kanga points out EPW is a walk from Vienna to Trieste. We have registered for next June and await the detailed information package. We are veteran walkers and I keep trying to lighten the backpack. In the past I have enjoyed using the Garmin Oregon 450 with basemaps from the National mapping...
Many thanks Castilian, I also prefer the train, but the timing might lead us to the bus option. I particularly appreciate the link to the Linecar schedule.
Many thanks Laurie, We walked the Salvador in the middle of April a few years ago, I'm expecting to enjoy the spectacular scenery without the knee-deep snow this time. We will go from Oviedo to do sections of the Norte that we missed in 2009 - Merkina to Laredo, and then Luarca to Santiago. Time...
We will arrive from Canada to walk the Salvador. It seems like a good idea to stop in Segovia for a day to get over our jetlag before heading to Leon. Is the train the best way to get from Segovia to Leon? I cannot seem to find any bus options and suspect it is because a transfer is probably...
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