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In three days, I’m off. First to see the York (England) Mystery Plays, with my son in a cast of 500, and then on August 30 starting the Camino Frances from St. Jean. Even though the items numbered exactly 100 on my spread sheet, I can happily report that my back pack weight comes in at 13 1/2...
The ALSA site purports to have a feature that searches for a bus route to get you from your starting city to a stage on the Camino Frances. But I keep getting an incorrect date message. Does anyone know how the system works? I have tried a July date in case my original date was too far in...
I understand that the Camino Frances is very crowded in the summer, so I am considering a September-October camino. At my speed and with rest stops, I will need almost 2 months. To avoid the end of October and increasing possibilities of rain, what about starting in the last half of August? I...
Our Camino was completed—just in a different way than usual. As planned, my son and I set off from the harbor steps of Ferrol on September 12, between a group of eight pilgrims and a couple. At the end of the day as we were intently looking for signs to the Hotel Kensington, I stumbled when...
My son and I will leave the States on Wednesday and begin our walk on Monday, September 12. Thanks to all who posted information about accommodations and updates or comments about the route. If we make it, perhaps it will be Johnnie who reviews our credencials. Now back to the task of...
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