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  1. madame_shepard

    Le Puy to St. Jean ...

    Hi, I'm on this route now. I walked from Le Puy to Cahors in 2015 and started in Figeac this year, in order to do the Célé variant. Like any route there are some days that are more stunning than others, but in terms of natural beauty, I think many of us find that this one takes the cake! If you...
  2. madame_shepard

    Ohio Pilgrims?

    Congratulations! Feel free to contact me through Central Ohio APOC on Facebook. My husband and I run the (only) Ohio chapter and would be happy to answer any questions you have and/or include you in our future meetings. I know Cincinnati is kind of far, but we might do a hike somewhere...
  3. madame_shepard

    Trekking Poles

    Neither my husband nor I brought poles when we did the CF and neither of us were sorry that we hadn't. While many people prefer to walk with them, they are not a necessity for everyone. Buen Camino!
  4. madame_shepard

    Frenchless

    Bonjour! My husband and I are also starting at Le Puy on June 4. I am an American French teacher. Although I don't know much Spanish, I'd be happy to help translate your English to any French gite owners if we should meet! I hope to meet you in person in a few short weeks! Bon Chemin/Buen Camino
  5. madame_shepard

    june-mid july...weather to expect????

    I started the beginning of June and wore my fleece frequently! (And I'm fairly "warm-blooded")
  6. madame_shepard

    Ohio Pilgrims?

    I'm not sure whether you've contacted my husband, Brent yet, but we recently started a Central Ohio chapter of the American Pilgrims on the Camino. Feel free to PM me for more information!
  7. madame_shepard

    Socializing with other pilgrims on the Camino

    I think that if you want to find friends it will happen easily and naturally. You will "leap frog" the same pilgrims over and over, see them stopping for coffee, a snack, or a rest, and share sleeping quarters. Although I am not an easy socializer at home, the friends I made were the very best...
  8. madame_shepard

    Guides / descriptions

    Bonjour, I'm a French teacher from Ohio who's starting the Le Puy route in June. (I walked the Camino Frances in 2013 and 2014.) What a great idea to do a unit on this! Are you familiar with the film, Saint Jacques la Mecque? Although it would need to be edited for school use, your students...
  9. madame_shepard

    Branching out from the Brierley guidebook

    Although we had the Brierley guide, we didn't follow his stages. However, it was nice to know in advance how long it would be until the next chance to get a coffee or a sandwich, so that we could plan ahead. We also had the Miam Miam Dodo (French guide), which occasionally listed a stop that...
  10. madame_shepard

    Sock liner question

    I think that Injinji toe sock liners made the difference between horrible blisters on my first Camino and no blisters at all on my second. Many people get blisters between their toes and these liners keep your toes from rubbing together.
  11. madame_shepard

    Napoleon pass in May

    I never had to scramble over any rocks on the Napoleon. Just be careful on the way down!
  12. madame_shepard

    What do you think of breaking the journey in two?

    I'm sure that you'll get lots of different opinions, but I'll give you my two cents worth. "Finishing" the Camino turned out to be the least important aspect of the experience. As a matter of fact, I cried my way to Santiago on the last day because I was so sad for it to end. You might find...
  13. madame_shepard

    Will we be able to find private rooms between Leon and Santiago.

    W had no problem finding private rooms between Astorga and Santiago in June. We usually booked a day or two ahead. The French guide, miam miam dodo has more listings for private rooms than brierly.
  14. madame_shepard

    What do you think of breaking the journey in two?

    We walked 17 days the first time and 13 days the second time. As much as we hated to miss part of the middle of the Camino, we wanted to have time to go to finisterra. We had hoped to walk there, but didn't quite have time. We took a bus, and had two great nights there. We generally walk about...
  15. madame_shepard

    What do you think of breaking the journey in two?

    Hi my husband and i walked from sjpp to fromista in June, 2013 and from Astorga to Santiago this June. We're from Ohio. We had to break it into two parts because we could only get 3 weeks of vacation. We thought it worked out great and had the benefit of looking forward to part 2 for 11 months...
  16. madame_shepard

    dealing with photos

    You won't find drugstores liked we have inn the US when you're in Spain. There are only farmacias, which are very helpful for health problems, but nothing else
  17. madame_shepard

    Training advice.

    I just want to reiterate what november_moon said. I found walking on the Camino much easier than my training walks, even though few of my training walks were as long as my average Camino day. On the Camino I had beautiful scenery to look at, new friends to talk to, and was always a short...
  18. madame_shepard

    Camino Frances in May-June

    I walked the first 3 weeks of June last year (sjpp -Fromista) and this year Astorga-Santiago and bus to Finisterre). Lots of pilgrims to make friends with, no one seemed to have trouble getting a bed/room and lots of good weather (some rain, some chilly mornings, some warm but not miserably hot...
  19. madame_shepard

    Birds of the Camino Frances

    Although I decided my binoculars would be too heavy, I did carry monocular. I wasn't able to identify the birds I saw, though, without a book. Maybe you'd liked to download an appropriate app?
  20. madame_shepard

    How long is the Sunday Pilgrim Mass?

    We took the Ryan air flight from Santiago to Madrid last Friday.It was easy to do, but be forewarned that Ryan air is very strict about baggage. It cost more to fly my husband's backpack than it did to fly him!

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