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Just walked the Norte, including that section. There are a few stages where you must walk that long, especially in the current “off season” before summer when more accommodations are open. Not sure why they’d walk until midnight unless they are taking really long meals, starting at noon, or...
You know, it’s okay to be uncomfortable for a night. You might be a bit grouchy and tired and cold and hungry, but you won’t die. Ortega was an early albergue in the Camino revival (as well as an early hospital back in the original pilgrimage!) and it’s an education as to what can happen when...
Look to the right on that email - there’s a link to “print ticket”. That generates a ticket with the QR code that can then be saved (apple wallet, screenshot) or printed for scanning later. It’s a terrible system. The driver will refuse you boarding without that QR. saw it happen yesterday
CRAZY!!!! Hahaha! What an amazing coincidence! Yes! When you mentioned the camping hut and being from Norway, it took me about 5kms before I put it all together. Small world. Buen Camino
Hey, I’ve been following your adventures since you started because I was beginning the Norte just after you (I’ve commented before), but here’s a weird question: did you have pizza in Sobrado?
That’s very unlikely as that train route (the first electric line in Spain!) was disbanded decades ago (1955). If you walk the alternative route through the Lumbier Gorge, you are actually utilizing the old rail bed.
If you want to travel by rail from Pamplona to Canfranc nowadays, you’ll...
I’ve been walking for two weeks from Bilbao. It’s rained probably 1/3 of those days. On the days it did rain, it lasted from minutes to hours. It’s weather - hard to predict what you are going to get.
Our hospitalera had video of the mountain route from last summer: very overgrown, missing signs, but a beautiful view. She said only to do it if it’s absolutely clear and you have gps. As for the costal route, it’s poorly maintained. If it’s raining or been raining, stay on the road.
Yeah, all my favorite Camino folks (on this thread! Aragon forever! 😂. Okay, while you do take the train from Zaragoza all the way to Canfranc Estacion, you can also take a train from Madrid to Zaragoza, if that is any easier for you.
I highly encourage you to walk from Oloron-Sainte-Marie...
Stopped recently because my bar of soap was next to a baggie of electrical device charging cables. While both are allowed, it comes up on the X-ray as a suspicious device. Now I place them in separate pockets on either sad of my backpack
It’s not the same as being open as an albergue, BUT there is a donativo stand being operated at the site currently. It’s off to the side of the roadway and in what was the entryway to the accommodation. It allows pilgrims to still see inside the ruins without getting into the danger zone.
Loved the regular reporting! I know it’s difficult to post every evening, but so many of us really appreciated your insights into what was happening at each stage on the Norte. Thank you!
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