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Early June is a great time to walk the Camino. Go at your own pace, remember it is not a race. I'd recommend booking the first night at Orisson alberque, and not try to make it to
Roncenvales in one day. So slow - baby steps if you are tired. Bring a good hat, perhaps a hiking umbrella. It...
I'm from Michigan, but met a 78 year old guy from El Paso walking with his daughter in June 2015 somewhere after Roncesvalles. We met again in June 2016 after Ventosa, and again 3 days later in Burgos. I called him "Texas" and he called me "Michigan" bueno camino, señor Texas...
corazon puro, IMHO, is (was) one of the best albergues on the camino. Istvan and Barbara were awesome hosts when I stayed there at the beginning of my camino in June 2015. And the pickup service from Pamplona, and drop-off in St.J.P.P was very helpful. 2017 will be my third year walking...
Two albergues stand out: Virgen de Guadalupe in Cirueña. It was a hot, cloudless day, and was way too exhausted to walk the additional 5 Km to Santo Domingo de la Calzada. Good meal and friendly hospitalero. Hosp. La Perla Negra in Azqueta. Too tired to make it to Villamayor de...
There is a commuter rail service, for 1 or 2 euros that runs between Hendaye station, Irun station and San Sebastian station called Euskotren. It's a very short walk, maybe 400 meters from the Euskotren metro station in Irun to the Irun rail station.
From Irun station to Hendaye station is...
I've purchased Spanish train tickets on the www.loco2.com webpage. You can print at home and take with you. No problem with credit card payment, as the Renfee site can have problems with credit cards.
Check out www.loco2.com for train tickets. You can pick senior pricing. There are non-flexible, semi-flexible and flexible tickets available - depending on if cancellation, refunds or rescheduling are needed There is a 11:05 train that is less expensive than the 14:40 train. You can...
I made the hike from SJPP to Roncenvalles with a stop at Orrison the first week of June 2015. Had made the reservation at Orrison about 4 weeks previous. Weather was clear, sunny and hot. Miscalculated, and pack was 25 pounds. Took me (62 years old ) a slow 6 hours to get to Orrison. After a...
I'd recommend getting a Tmobile plan and GSM quad band phone. They have free unlimited data in 140 countries, Spain included. No need to bother with Spanish SIM card. Was able to email, facebook, and Google map all along the Camino. Mostly 2G , but 3G or 4G in places.
Well, the best bottle of wine I drank was on the very first day. After struggling with too much weight in my backpack ( about 14 kg ) , the bottle of red wine I drank at the Orisson albergue tasted mighty good.
I'm 61 and walked SJPP to Roscenvalles on 4 and 5 June 2015 on the Napoleon route, staying at Orisson refuge. It's 8km from SJPP to Orisson, and 600 meters elevation gain. From Orisson to Roscenvalles, it's about twice that distance, and other 600 meter elevation gain to the summit pass, and...
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