Hola: I finished my second camino this spring. Like another peregrino said , after my first camino I decided to learn some Spanish. I am glad that I did. The experience is better with more understanding. I have a long way to go with learning Spanish but I am still learning more for my next...
I agree, I walked Semana Santa this year and spent Holy Thursday in Pamplona, I'm not sure but I think I saw a Cardinal was someones feet! First for me. Puente la Riena for Good Friday, and Estrella for the Easter vigil mass. All very nice. A great time to walk this section of the camino.
I read Fixing Your Feet: Injury Prevention and Treatment for Athletes it is available on Kindle. It is loaded with practical information and I will bring the electronic copy of it with me in April on the CF. Another good reason to bring a smart phone.
Jules67: You are starting your walk the same day as I am. There is another pilgrim named Matt that I know is arriving in Biarritz after the last train that night. He is contemplating a ride on expressburicott and would appreciate a person to share the fee. I will let him know about you and you...
FYI I google orange in Pamplona and found 4 stores and then tried just Navarra and I found an Orange store just a block off the camino in Burlada, ( a suburb right before entering Pamplona) here is some info:-- Get there before 2PM as it appears they are closed from 2-430PM
Tienda Orange...
I feel the same way. I start my walk on April 11 from SJPP. Ben Franklin said:
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If this is correct then we all should be making plans to finish big chores before we leave.
Buen Camino
I am leaving SJPP on April 11, just a day before you! I hope to see you along the way. I also had the same concerns about the Holy week (Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday-- April 9-16) (Semana Santa) so I decided to get a reservation for each night before April 16. For what it is worth, I had no...
For whatever it is worth, I was able to make advance reservations every night from Lunes Santo 10-April to Domingo de la Resurrección (Easter Sunday) (Except for Roncesvalles where I assume the albergue will be open.)
Camino Kat, My flight was changed and I was moved up a day. I will be starting from SJPP on April 11 too! Are you aware of any others on this forum starting on the same day?
Gerhard:
I am planning to leave St Jean on April 12. So I will be a couple of days ahead of you. But, I plan to start slowly. I am getting a ride from St. Jean to Orrison or a bit further, just to make this day easier. On my last camino, my first two days were the most difficult for me despite...
In May 2015 I took the overnight sleeper train to Ponferada from Chamartin Station. We slept well enough and arrived very early and started walking. By the time we were out of town it was light and we had a good start on our first day.
Hello:Don't Fret! Thousands do it every year. You can too! May 2015 I did my first, and hopefully not my last, from Ponferada to Santiago.
I had no blisters but changed my socks and hung them on my pack with huge safety pins at least 2 x during each days trek. I stayed in private hotels...
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