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Happy those walking over the weekend. 700 year celebration of the local monastery.
18 pilgrims in albergue this evening. 45 last night.
Maybe I’ll walk back from Esposende !
Hola from sunny San Sebastián. Short boat trip at Pasajes de San Juan 70cent.
The boat operates throughout the day all year. The skipper can see passengers arriving at boarding point, so boat will arrive promptly to pick you up
Buen Camino.
Geneva to Le Puy 350km on well marked GR65 route armed with Yellow Guide and then get public transport back to Geneva. This might be something of interest to pilgrims in Ireland contemplating Le Puy to Santiago in future years. Swissair have return flights Dublin/Geneva for €67 with carry on...
These are dates and venues for information sessions and opportunity to buy credencial.
Sat 22nd Feb 2014 Belfast. The Wellington Park Hotel Malone Rd Belfast 1 pm - 4 pm
Sat 1st March 2014 Dublin. St James's Church Centre...
How does "3 million steps...." appeal?
Irish Society of Saint James have talk on Sunday 1st December at 2pm in Dublin.
It's at the Burlington Hotel, but now called Double Tree by Hilton on Upper Leeson Street, Dublin 4.
Two pilgrims will give presentation of walk from Holy Cross Abbey, Tipperary...
Hola from Guillena. Pleasant walk along straight stretch from Seville after suburbs of Camas & Santiponce in beautiful sunshine. Hope to walk for a few days. Met petit pilgrim from Florida who recently completed Frances in 44 days. Also met Danish pilgrim on similar agenda as us. Saluted a...
Hola from Meson Lucus in festive Chantada on peaceful Camino de Invierno. Nothing booked in advance but as usual all is well with the world. Just tucking into pimentos, someone has to do it! Do as other experienced posters say......turn left as you enter Ponferrada. Buen Camino.
Cork 31st March 2012 Practical information day.
Gresham Metropole Hotel
MacCurtain Street
1pm to 5pm
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Irish-Soc ... 1172387472
http://www.stjamesirl.com/
Edit to include link to latest newsletter: interesting news!
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BxBagu ...
Practical information day : Saturday 3rd March 2012
St. James' Parochial, Dublin 8
1pm to 5pm
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Irish-Soc ... 1172387472
Edit to include link for latest newsletter: interesting news!
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BxBagu ... QwNjZiZTgy
Hola from sunny Muxia!
Very quiet from Ferrol to Santiago. Started at 6pm last Saturday evening. Route well marked.
Neda albergue 4 pilgrims
Mino albergue 3
Bruma albergue 9
Big festival weekend here in Muxia.
Buen Camino.
Cercidilla. Youth hostel bed & breakfast €13 for over 26's :D
Segovia. I called at Convento de los pp Carmelitas, Alameda de la Fuencisca, which is located as you leave Segovia so it's perhaps 3 or 4km from entry point. When I called I was referred on to Zamarrala which is 1 km further on...
The good news. There are 2bunks = 4beds in one room, shower with lots of hot water, toilet & wash basin.Hope you lads can shave without a miror though!
There is a much larger room to front which is currently being tiled.
There's an Albergue Nuevo!!!! I think it's opened since September 2009. Key available at first bar as you enter. Bar El Rubien. (Don't know if they're available at Bar Pepin). Albergue has 4 bunks = 8 beds plus lockers, fridge and microwave. Lots of hot water and it's still free.
From an e-mail I have received:
Joseph Cullinane, author of The Cuckoo & The Pilgrim has very kindly gave us permission to serialise his book on SpanishSteps.eu.
Joe’s book is a record of a walk along the Camino De Santiago in France and Spain and could it be used as a rough guide by anyone...
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