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  1. naplesdon

    Portomarin Bridge Closure

    Paul Garland has posted a notice on Facebook that the Portomarin Bridge will be close on 1 April for seismic stress testing. Pilgrims can cross the Mino on the lower Roman bridge but without their backpacks. The packs will be subject to a security scanner and passed over the river on a zip-wire...
  2. naplesdon

    Flooding in Bayonne

    There was torrential rain falling along the Nive and Adour Rivers yesterday and the rivers crested at a record high level. The main streets of Bayonne are underwater and the train line to SJPdP is shutdown due to a landslide.
  3. naplesdon

    Friday, October 13, 1307

    Today in history is the date when the Knights Templar were rounded and executed.
  4. naplesdon

    Fete de Bayonne

    I am surprised that no one has mention the Fete in Bayonne this weekend. It is a huge event and the streets are packed like they are in Pamplona for San Fermin. It is five days filled with bull runs and non-stop food, drink and music. Not to be missed if you are into festivals, one of the very...
  5. naplesdon

    Doug and Don do lunch in Estoril

    Two venerate, veteran pilgrims catch up for lunch in Estoril today. We both have been walking since 2010 and will continue to do so in some way shape or form, as well as offering advice on the Forum.
  6. naplesdon

    The Forum has become the home to "lost glasses"

    Everyday someone is reporting lost and/or found glasses. Is this a testament to the number of seniors we have walking the Camino? For God sake, buy one of those strings that you strap around your neck to hang onto your glasses.
  7. naplesdon

    Casual Lunch at a Tibetan Restaurant in Lisbon with Friends

    Nick, Lee, Steven and Don having lunch at a Tibetan Restaurant today in Lisbon.
  8. naplesdon

    Lisbon Meet Up

    We had a small gathering of pilgrims in Lisbon on 10 November
  9. naplesdon

    Biarritzdon will retire

    Not from the Forum (Oh no, Thank God!) but I can no longer walk more than city block due to the intense nerve pain in my feet. A friend of mine from Biarritz posted this picture of my doppelganger today. I have to admit it is pretty much spot on.
  10. naplesdon

    Saharan Dust

    I have seen some of the coverage of the dust storm blanketing Spain and parts of France as far north as Bordeaux. I have seen no comments on the Forum. I have a friend starting from Sarria tomorrow and asked him to let me know what he is experiencing.
  11. naplesdon

    Storms and floods in Pays Basque today (10/12/2021)

    There are some terrific photos on several other sites regarding the flooding along the Cote Basque from San Sebastian to St. Jean de Luz as a result of high winds and surf conditions. The Nive through St.Jean Pied de Port and Bayonne is causing serious flooding from the recent amount of rain...
  12. naplesdon

    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD Airline vouchers 2021 to 2022

    Here is an indication how the Portuguese and Spanish airlines feels about the Covid restrictions. I booked flights on TAP and Iberia for my 2020 Camino. I have been given vouchers for future travel several times and now I can book flights with Iberia into early 2022 and TAP into to late 2022. I...
  13. naplesdon

    Birthday card from 2019

    I was sorting through some old papers yesterday and found this nostalgic birthday card my late sister created for my 73rd birthday. In June of 2019 I set out from Le Puy to Santiago and when I reached Hontanas I received a text message that my sister was in the ICU in Christ Hospital in...
  14. naplesdon

    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD Wall Street Journal 24/8

    There is an article on the WSJ this morning reporting the recent unprecedented rise in Covid 19 cases in Spain, double those in France.
  15. naplesdon

    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD Maths and Covid 19

    I'd love to go take a wander on the beach next to my building but there are hordes of mindless fools here in Florida for spring break. You simply have to start believing.
  16. naplesdon

    Low airfares

    I just booked a return flight on TAP from MIA to BIO for $564 for late May to mid June, this is half of what I have paid in past years.
  17. naplesdon

    Bordeaux Gare on 29 October

    The SNCF labor has schedule a work stoppage in Bordeaux tomorrow affecting the service of 12 scheduled TGV trains.
  18. naplesdon

    Weather warning week of 23 June

    There’s very dangerous heat wave moving north from Africa this week. Temperatures will be at least 35c (high 90’s F) and reaching well above 40c (102 F) on Thursday and Friday across a large part of Spain and France
  19. naplesdon

    G7 in Biarritz from 24 to 26 August

    I just read the latest update on the extraordingary security precautions that are being taken during the G7 Summit in Biarritz. The town will be on lock down for 4 days. The beachfront area and city center will be designated as Zone 1 and only residents of the city with special badges will be...
  20. naplesdon

    Air traffic controller strike in France on 9 May

    The walk out is supposed to widespread from 7pm today to 6am on Friday. I know the local news in Biarritz has announced the airport will be closed tomorrow.

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