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    Communion at the Cruz de Ferro?

    When I passed there in October last year, there was a single building. A small church off to one side. Sort of "quaint", not old. It was very Roman Catholic, and securely locked. Even if something is available there, it will be a mass, not a communion.
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    What would you change about the CF - if you could?

    You would like MORE??!!
  3. K

    Refuge Orisson vs. Auberge Borda

    I can't directly answer the question, but one thing I do know. Make a booking promptly! Both are very popular, and it is a long way St J PdeP to Roncesvalles in one day!
  4. K

    What clothes to wear at night?

    I did the CF in the fall last year. Like you, I wanted light, so I took no nightwear. Next day's clothes works really well. You do NOT need a sleeping bag. I took a thickish all cotton sleeping bag liner, and it was brilliant. On the couple of high country cold nights that I struck, the...
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    Pants or Shorts? Second pair of Shoes?

    I did the whole CF Sept-October last year, from New Zealand. 1/ Pants. Hiking shops have long pants with zip off legs. Brilliant, and one is all you need. But I did take boxer shorts for when laundering the main pants, and as emergency underpants. 2/ Water. ALL tap water in Spain is safe. Buy...
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    Pilgrims from Australia and the wonderful New Zealand

    I stand corrected! I could not about five months ago, but if it can be booked now that is good news.
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    Pilgrims from Australia and the wonderful New Zealand

    Hi Sarah. Yes, from the deep south is a problem. I am a drivable distance from Auckland. The lovely Alsa coach from Santiago to Madrid is daily, and for 660 kms, well priced at about €65. Just make sure you get off in Madrd at the 2nd stop, not Atocha! Because Roncesvalles has only a municiple...
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    Pilgrims from Australia and the wonderful New Zealand

    Interesting, thank you. I did not say so in my first comment, but I booked through an American site called CheapOAir (worth a checkout). They found me an Auckland to Paris amazing deal that worked well. My return via spending time in Israel, was destroyed by the war. Too complicated for here...
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    Pilgrims from Australia and the wonderful New Zealand

    Hi Sarah. I have recently returned from the whole CF. 4K sounds very high. What are your arrival and departure points? Did you book through Webjet? St Jean Pied de Port is a delightful medieval town and needs a minimum of two nights. Don't attempt Roncesvalles in one day. Use Express Bourricot's...
  10. K

    Any pilgrims in their 80s?

    During covid, I dreamed up doing something grand for my 80th (on Oct 12 this year 2023) and knocking a biggie off my bucket list. What better than the El Camino? From St Jean PdeP all the way. Arrived 21 Oct. The big 80 happened in Villafranca. All very wonderful. I met 3 who were 80 or over...
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    Pants or Shorts? Second pair of Shoes?

    As someone who has just finished the CF, my answers are: A marvelous invention is pants with zip off legs. That is all I took. Cold morning, legs on until the heat gets up. Then sit down for a moment, unzip the legs, and you are on your way. Shoes: I had a near new pair of Salomon. Not boots...
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    Stamps- missing a few days

    When I took my folder full of stamps thru the Santiago Pilgrim Office last week, they had a quick look, but certainly did NOT count them to make sure I had "every one". As for two stamps per day after Sarria, that only applies to those who start at the 100km mark. So, I am pleased to say; no...
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    Tips and recommendations for an elder pilgrim (90y)

    As one who has just finished the whole Camino Frances, and had my 80th birthday half way across, I would like to say: The CF from Roncesvalles is good. I would not encourage St Jean PdeP to Roncesvalles. The portion much later that has the Crux de Ferro (Cross of Iron), which is the highest...
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    European SIM - data-only or talk/text?

    My experience is Spain only, but worth recounting I think. I bought and had fitted an Orange sim card. It worked well, but I soon had a bill to pay! I found that my calls to outside Europe (I am from New Zealand) cost big time. (Calls inside Europe, free.) Now my NZ folk call me on WhatsApp, and...
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    Bad experience with Orange International Travel phone plans

    Three weeks ago I landed in Paris and, having had a good previous experience with Orange, went to their big store on Plaza de la Republique. Because I was going to Spain to hike the Camino, I needed assurance that the card I bought and had them fit, would work in Spain. I was assured it...
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    Is it possible rooms are sold out for 2024!?

    If you are using booking. , good because I love them. But since walking the CF these last 3 weeks, I am amazed to find that dozens of albergues do not list on booking! Just no interest in doing so.
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    Daylight Savings

    From a Kiwi here now, 3 weeks into the Camino Frances, all I can say is; err on the side of caution. Be early at your checkins! Those airlines don't wait. Incidently, I came via San Francisco, and nearly blew my trip by not having a US transit visa when checking in in Auckland. $US22, and...
  18. K

    Best time to purchase plane tickets

    A cynic would reply "How long is a piece of string." But this serious question needs a serious reply. From New Zealand 🇳🇿, I book through a site called CheapOAir. I load my details, but not book. Over the next week or two, as I check, flight offers change dramatically. I settled on a flight...
  19. K

    Packing shake down requested - Camino Frances - Oct/Nov

    I am currently day 16 on the C Frances. I brought a thickish cotton sleeping bag liner only. It is absolutely adequate. Most pilgrims have a sleeping bag, but they are too hot in these warm albergues. So they open the bags and use them as quilts, or sometimes just lie on top. A bag is an...
  20. K

    Which side of the path

    Day 16 on the Camino Frances, from NZ. Big problem for me too, bumping into people for the first few days. Now I stay with the right side on paths, and it works. As for walking on the roads, our logic says: Face the oncoming traffic. We are right, they are wrong, even though so many on the...

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