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  1. Littleold

    want solitude

    I walked the Frances in September/October last year (2023) from SJPP. I worked out pretty quickly to avoid leaving with everyone else. I would leave about 7.30am, long after the predawn 'backpack zippers' had left (sun didn't rise till about eight, so there were plenty of beautiful dawns), and...
  2. Littleold

    Assistance with luggage transport

    it’s the pension that I’m in tonight in Pamplona that doesn’t have a reception. I’m probably going the taxi option but thanks for your response
  3. Littleold

    Assistance with luggage transport

    Yes, that was my thinking too. Seems the simplest solution if not the cheapest. Still, I’ve saved an awful lot of money on food the past five days!
  4. Littleold

    Assistance with luggage transport

    I’m hoping someone can help out here. I’ve been a bit ill on the way ( and many thanks to various pilgrims who assisted me when I was faltering). I’ve just spent a couple of days in Pamplona recovering and while better I don’t think I’m up to going more than 10k or so per day for a couple of...
  5. Littleold

    Where to buy toe socks along the Camino Frances?

    Thanks, I’ve ended up with merino socks from Paire, Australian company. I’ve worn them on my walks with new shoes and they seem pretty good so far, no rubbing or blisters. The test will be the daily grind. Flying out tomorrow, will start walking Wednesday with the blue moon!
  6. Littleold

    Hello and Stay Safe in Extreme Heat

    Just checking weather for my first week (starting 31 August from SJPDP) and it looks like it will be raining from tomorrow (here in the Antipodes that's Friday) right through to around next Thursday, with temps in the low to mid 20's. I'm not going to panic about walking Route Napolean in less...
  7. Littleold

    If you are thinking of a poncho - here is the Ultimate

    Ooh, when you said colonies, I assumed you were speaking of those that are still under the imperialist yoke :) Can't find them in this Antipodean outpost!
  8. Littleold

    What’s going on?

    Thank you C clearly - as I said, this and 'some other forums' contain comments such as these. Yes, negative or silly comments are contested, but for newbies like me, this often just adds to the angst - who is right and who says so? We will only know when we go, and trust that common sense...
  9. Littleold

    What’s going on?

    The unrest is everywhere. This will be my first Camino and according to many on this (and some other) forums, I'm woefully underprepared (apparently because I haven't trekked with a full payload every day for six months prior), I won't find a place to lay my head (cue video of the Band playing...
  10. Littleold

    Caution to the wind or planning safely? Which way should we travel?

    It is precisely because this is my first camino that I have not booked my accommodation past Orisson and Roncevalles. I will be slow, and I will be listening to the 'angels on my shoulders' - not the one who is always trash-talking me, although I've no doubt she will get a look-in :) - but the...
  11. Littleold

    Overnight train Paris to Bayonne

    You've won me - I'll have dinner in Paris then croon train songs to myself as I am gently rocked overnight to Bayonne. Thanks all for your comments.
  12. Littleold

    Overnight train Paris to Bayonne

    I did look at the 4.11 but from a lot of comments in this forum I thought that arrival at CDG 1.30pm and then train to Montparnasse to catch it would be cutting that too fine?
  13. Littleold

    Overnight train Paris to Bayonne

    I'm arriving in Paris August 13.30 on 28 August, (31 hour flight from Australia). Older woman, travelling solo. Although I'll only have cabin baggage I figure I'll be in CDG for a couple of hours at least. I planned on taking a train to Bayonne, but the timing means that most options arrive post...
  14. Littleold

    Where to buy toe socks along the Camino Frances?

    XOsocks look great and the reviews are also very good. But they don't seem to be available in Australia, and the shipping from the US is three times the cost of the socks. Anyone know of suppliers in Aus (yes I've Googled but not everyone has an online site).

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