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  1. Richo

    Private room and bath required.

    Camino Frances 2014 and via Podiensis 2017 completed, I am now considering a third Camino in September 2023. I had my bladder removed due to cancer in May this year and I now use a (quite large) drainage bag overnight. This would probably freak out a lot of people in a dormitory, AND it needs to...
  2. Richo

    Navigating the VF: Tips for Pilgrims with a Poor Sense of Direction

    Hello pilgrims. I'm looking at starting the VF in 2022, or more likely 2023. I walked the CF in 2014 and Via Podiensis in 2017. My concern is my less than brilliant sense of direction. I even got lost once on the Camino Frances (albeit not for long) . I understand that the VF is not well...
  3. Richo

    Sandals.

    Good morning peregrinos, I'm starting from Seville on 2 May. I'm in the market for some wet and dry sandals for evening wear and for crossing arroyos. Keens have been recommended, but which ones for the VDLP??? I guess a good sole with excellent traction, quick drying and somewhat stylish for...
  4. Richo

    Weather extremes on the VDLP

    Like most or all of the other Caminos, the most popular times to set out on the VDLP seem to be April and September. It appears that even in September it can still be fiercely hot and by the time you get to the Sanabres, freezing cold. April temperatures are milder, I guess and by the time you...
  5. Richo

    Sanabres Solo?

    Hi, Considering the VDLP from mid September 2018. I would like to take the Sanabres variant rather than continue on to Astorga and the Camino Frances, but I'm concerned that it might be too solitary. I've been reading a great blog (Margaret Caffyn. ) She walked at the same time of the year said...
  6. Richo

    Transports Claudine

    hi there I'm currently about halfway through the Le Puy to SJPP Chemin and have just spoken to Transporte Claudine who is winding up her service early this year, on 15 October which will not give me enough time to finish. She said the only option after that is a taxi which could be inconvenient...
  7. Richo

    Numbers on the VDLP this year.

    Reading Undermanager's posts has got me a bit concerned about the numbers of peregrinos on the Camino this year, and the subsequent pressures on accommodation. Is this, I wonder simply a function of the declared Holy Year, or is it the new normal? Does anybody who has done the VDLP in recent...
  8. Richo

    Lyon to Le Puy transportation.

    Hi all, Does anybody have any current information on getting to Le Puy from Lyon by public transport? I understand that part of the rail track has been out of action and a bus was/is required for a section. I will be leaving Lyon on 6 September 2015. Thanks Richo.
  9. Richo

    Shopping in Leon

    Hi all, First rainy day yesterday - absolutely foul weather coming out of Carrion de Los Condes. Good opportunity to test my expensive eVent poncho with the big pit zips. Fail! Kept the water out but trapped so much perspiration I was wet anyway. Would a jacket be better and where in Leon would...
  10. Richo

    Tired pilgrim needs advice.

    Hi from Pamplona. Enjoying the trip immensely but struggling with my fitness. I started in St Jean on the 13th September - took two days to Roncesvalles via Valcarlos, then then Zubiri and arrived in Pamplona last night. Have carried my own pack (poorly fitting, 8 kg) all the way except from...
  11. Richo

    Miam Miam Dodo app for C.F.

    Hi all, I have the app and have downloaded the Le Puy map (which now seems to have disappeared, but that's another story) Does MMD have a map/info downloadable for their app? Otherwise I guess I could pick up a hard copy in SJPP in a couple of weeks when I arrive there. Any preferences for MMD...
  12. Richo

    Alternative accomodation guide, Private albergues, Pensiones, Hostals, Hotels.

    Hi there, This September 12th I'll be walking out of Roncesvalles for (hopefully) Santiago. Because I can afford it and prefer a private room and bath, and because I am an inveterate snorer I will be staying mainly in private accommodations as in the title. There appear to be many guides to the...
  13. Richo

    Miam Miam Dodo for iPad

    Hi there, Has anybody used the iMiam - Miam Miam dodo for iPad. Any reviews? Anybody know if you have to be connected to the internet to use it fully? cheers, Richard.
  14. Richo

    Rain Poncho question.

    Hello all. I'm planning to start out from Le Puy in mid September 2014 and take a relatively leisurely 5 or six weeks to get to SJPP. I've been researching the question of rain gear on this forum and am having no little difficulty in coming to a conclusion about which options would be best for...
  15. Richo

    Hi, Camino novice doing the VDLP or Le Puy in September 2104.

    Hi there peregrinos. I'm Richard, from Adelaide, Australia. I'm greatly looking forward to my first camino in mid September 2014. I had decided on doing the VDLP, since I have already travelled that route, more or less, by car some years ago when on holidays in Spain. So I thought it would be...

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