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  1. Juno

    Tibial fracture after 600 km on French Camino

    Wow! Thank goodness no lasting damage! You must have a high pain threshold! Glad you were able to proceed to the route…
  2. Juno

    Tibial fracture after 600 km on French Camino

    I took JB’s advice on my first Camino which was the French Way and walked at my own pace which I call a purposeful stroll. On the first day over the route Napoleon to Roncesvalles, I took 9 hours. Mind you I stopped a lot and had a very good lunch at Orisson. Also met a pilgrim who’d walked...
  3. Juno

    Are there Book swaps on the Camino. What book would you take.

    One hundred years of Solitude, Gabriel García Márquez, The Queen of the Desert, Georgina Howell or if you like Art, The Hare with Amber Eyes, Edmund De Waal. All three take time to digest. Enjoy choosing. :)
  4. Juno

    Trains from Madrid Chamartin to Zamora help

    Thank you to all of you who replied and liked my query and I can’t tell you how much better it made me feel, even if these questions come up time and time again. I just wanted to let you know that yes, as mentioned by J Willhouse, the tickets were available on the 18th! Thank you. I’ve...
  5. Juno

    Trains from Madrid Chamartin to Zamora help

    Thank you for all your previous messages which I’ve now looked through where you’ve explained to others about the trains. I’m now feeling reassured somewhat that patience is needed and also thanks to Henry the dog re Trainline having the ability to get a notification so I’ll check that out.
  6. Juno

    Bathroom stops on the camino for female Peregrinas

    I agree and do leave something as they loose quite a few toilet rolls due to pilgrims experiencing a shortfall at some albergues. Whilst this doesn’t excuse them, what goes round comes around so buy a drink or leave what you can for the Servicios!
  7. Juno

    Bar Etiquette

    I like your question! :) If you need the Servicios, then please buy something first unless it’s a busy bar and they won’t notice. The bars are often family owned and so you are walking into their home. Sometimes you have to ask for a key. That’s because pilgrims sometimes take the toilet...
  8. Juno

    Trains from Madrid Chamartin to Zamora help

    Thanks for this but nothing from Atocha either. I will persevere but if I’m not mistaken work is being carried out until June. However there are trains in the afternoon but between 3 - 6 hours long sometimes with a bus rail replacement and I don’t want to hang around in Madrid. I will keep...
  9. Juno

    Trains from Madrid Chamartin to Zamora help

    Thanks Robo, maybe I should not worry yet about it being a Sunday.
  10. Juno

    Trains from Madrid Chamartin to Zamora help

    Hello, I’ve been trying to book a train from Madrid Chamartin/Attocha to Zamora for Sunday 2nd June for the past few weeks and Trainline and Rail Europe said no availability until yesterday and now a day later, Trainline says it’s sold out for 10:04am! The others just say no availability. Does...
  11. Juno

    Madrid accommodation

    SLEEP'N Atocha is a 2 star hotel within walking distance of the train station and opposite the hotel mediodia. I stayed there and thought it good value and if you have to leave early they give you a paper bag with breakfast in it to take away on request. Modern and clean and friendly staff.
  12. Juno

    Finisterre or Muxia?

    Cobblers! Introverts, extroverts! Let’s not go there! The bus in Finisterre is often crowded and you might not get on it as it’s the most popular of the two places. Often pilgrims take pot luck as to which town they go to since it’s new to them. As Christie&Elise mentions a liking for...
  13. Juno

    Ok entering the shoe debate with trepidation ...

    https://footfriend.co.uk/walkers-runners-black-toenails-preventable/ Something I found on the web which might help
  14. Juno

    Ok entering the shoe debate with trepidation ...

    Nails coming off sounds like you need a larger size shoe. You don’t have to wear boots either. I have thin ankles so I don’t like boots and wore walking shoes instead. In my case Lowe vibram gortex shoes and I went up a whole size. I’ve not had any blisters or nail problems so far but I also...
  15. Juno

    Hi vis vests

    I didn’t say anything before but I absolutely agree with you! Some villages have been forced to put up signs for pilgrims who not only walk on the wrong side but often in group’s blocking the road! I’ve nearly been hit walking on the correct side by pilgrims on the wrong side! ✅ 👏
  16. Juno

    Hi vis vests

    I wear a high viz vest on all my Caminos when walking on dangerous roads or dual carriageways regardless of the time of day. Having read that most deaths are from vehicles it seemed prudent to wear one.
  17. Juno

    Why so few pilgrims on the Via de la Plata? Article from local website.

    I’m doing the VDLP in stages. I’m not sure how I feel about it yet and I’ve reached Zamora so far. I’m going back to Zamora on the 2nd June to do the camino Sanabres from Zamora to Santiago, about 20 days. Last year I went through endless Estancias, each with gates that required working out...
  18. Juno

    Need to book in VDLP?

    The one place that some of the pilgrims found difficulty booking was in Merida but this was in May. It’s also a tourist destination. I would perhaps book in the main cities for this reason. Also sometimes there are local festivals that aren’t noted publicly. I am doing the 3rd stage next year...
  19. Juno

    Pocket knives on trains

    I was on the train from Zamora to Santiago and I had my bag go through the scanner. They saw my knife, a Swiss Army knife and measured it. It was too long so I had to throw it away in their bin. Had I had it in my trouser pocket I would have got away with it as only the bags were scanned...
  20. Juno

    The need to prebook accommodation for the first few nights from Seville in September?

    I’d book where there’s less accommodation in small villages, also incase they are closed and check for local Fiestas, especially at weekend; although the latter is more about private accommodation it can impact you.

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