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  1. rometimed

    How busy is the Frances these days?

    To add to my previous post, as I'm now in Santiago, the last 100 kms is definitely busy. There's also a festival in Santiago this coming weekend which doesn't help accomodations.
  2. rometimed

    Moorwalker - RIP

    Walking some epic moors now. RIP 🙏
  3. rometimed

    OBSOLETE COVID THREAD Camino Mask Strategies?

    I've been in Spain about 1 month now, on Camino 26 days. I'd say locals using masks are maybe 10%. Albergue and hotel hosts maybe 40%...? Zero waiters and restaraunt workers (that I can recall). 100% of pharmacy workers. I'd say pilgrims is vanishingly few. If it's 5% who wear a mask at...
  4. rometimed

    How busy is the Frances these days?

    I did the Camino Frances in 2015 and am back now, started in Bayonne mid May... walked to St Jean and have been walking 25 days, just got to Sarria. It feels like there are a good 10-20% less pilgrims than when I did it in 2015. It's tough to say because some albergues (apparently) removed beds...
  5. rometimed

    LIVE from the Camino Voie de la Nive - Day to Day

    Bayonne likely not necessary but for the other 2 nights I would recommend booking as most of the towns only have a couple of official places to stay, then there are a few air bnbs. For Irissarry I would recommend Gite Aire-Berria. https://www.booking.com/hotel/fr/aire-berria.en-gb.html...
  6. rometimed

    It’s busy

    I'm in Puenta la Reina and so far this has felt like less people than 2015. Not much less, maybe 10-15%
  7. rometimed

    LIVE from the Camino Voie de la Nive - Day to Day

    There was also some places where I had to turn around. One, in particular, where I missed a sign and walked into a farm like I owned the place... out into a pasture I thought connected to a road. Whoops! It did not. Que the barking farm dogs running around me as I hastened my way back from...
  8. rometimed

    The people we don’t yet know …anticipatory Buen Caminos

    Just hanging out in SJpdp. Start tomorrow to Orisson
  9. rometimed

    LIVE from the Camino Starting my SJPP volunteer gig tomorrow

    Hey we met briefly today, I was the lone Canadian. Thank you for the cello and chat! Enjoy your remaining time.
  10. rometimed

    Camino Frances - Any Bed Issues?

    I'm starting from SJpdp tomorrow but have Orisson and Roncesvalles booked. I'm sure Zubiri is likely to be tough. I'll check back in after a few days.
  11. rometimed

    Husband wants to come with me!

    If you stretch it a few days you can start in Leon and walk about 220 KMs into Santiago. I was going to do this with my fiance but her passport will be delayed too long due to our slow government.
  12. rometimed

    LIVE from the Camino Voie de la Nive - Day to Day

    Can't wait to hear future culinary reports, I'm sure I missed many great venues.
  13. rometimed

    LIVE from the Camino Voie de la Nive - Day to Day

    I think it's perfect as a warm up to one's second Camino Frances, especially with a 4th day added. Hopefully it can grow in popularity as it does have much going for it.
  14. rometimed

    LIVE from the Camino Voie de la Nive - Day to Day

    ... From there I followed the main road for a kilometer or so before turning left into a housing area. This is the left to take: Follow that road straight for quite some time and you will see a church across a major road: Cross and continue going straight, past the church, over a...
  15. rometimed

    LIVE from the Camino Voie de la Nive - Day to Day

    Ok! All dons and arrived in SJpdp. Day 3: Irissarry to St Jean Pied de Port. From my Gite in Irissary I left at 10 AM To pickup some lunch provisions from a store 50 meters away in the center of town. Once I was stocked up I headed west then south. From here a good chunk of time is spent...
  16. rometimed

    Nerves about staying in albergues

    I'm in Saint Jean Pied de Porte, it's flooded with people and no masks anywhere. It's also crazy hot, IMO. I'm not sure how I'm surviving let alone how covid would survive.
  17. rometimed

    Concerned

    This reminds me of one of my days on my first Camino years ago. I was having a bad time in Peunte la Reina and didn't get out of my hotel until 10 AM. I was walking mad and caught a lot of my Camino friends and blew by them. Got to Estrella and didn't want to hang around... decided to go to...
  18. rometimed

    LIVE from the Camino Voie de la Nive - Day to Day

    Lol 😆 I will certainly report back later today. Very excited for SJpdP.
  19. rometimed

    LIVE from the Camino Voie de la Nive - Day to Day

    Thank you kindly 😁 Tough days always remind one to stay humble. I am interested to see how confusing this last day is today as there appears to be fewer roads to get lost on compared to yesterday. I'm also excited my Gite includes breakfast in 30 minutes and there's a store I can purchase...
  20. rometimed

    LIVE from the Camino Voie de la Nive - Day to Day

    ... I moved onwards and upwards towards fabled Hellette: At some point the Camino markers were in the same sign polls as another path, black triangle and two circles. Eventually these did go in two different directions, which was the first area I got lost today but only for 100 meters...

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