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  1. Wombat

    Is there a shuttle bus from CDG Paris airport to Montparnasse train station?

    I agree train is best, I can remember in 2009 the airport bus took 1.5 hours to get to Montparnasse in morning traffic! HOWEVER RER line B is undergoing major modernisation and maintenance work until 2025. Some of these works will require partial shutdowns of the line. Mostly at weekends or...
  2. Wombat

    Please help me identify this old carving

    Just a comment on the shell and crossed pole icon. This discussion prompted me to check our small statue of St James purchased in Santiago in 2013. This statue was carved by Lepi (see https://www.lepionline.com/en/miniaturen.php ) and features 3 such shells & poles. You can get the same statue...
  3. Wombat

    Train from Charles DeGaulle to St. John Pied de Port

    Anyone planning travel CDG > Montparnasse > Bayonne should be aware that the RER B line is being redeveloped. Mostly over night and at weekends. The Port-Royal RER-B station is closed until August 2022. Denfert-Rochereau station is open and it is about a 20 min walk to Gare Montparnasse At...
  4. Wombat

    What is the best way to check the weather on the Camino?

    The website of the Agencia Estatal de Meteorología (AEMEt) at http://www.aemet.es/en/portada is a good start. You have Alerts, 7 day forecasts for many towns, weather radar. Also current weather and climate data...
  5. Wombat

    Buying shoes in (or around) Santiago

    Just a comment on purchasing shoes or boots in Spain. There are two big sports equipment chains in Spain, Decathlon and Forum Sport that both have large stores scattered around the country. I needed a new pair of boots in Salamanca and had very good service from the Forum Sport shop, about 4km...
  6. Wombat

    Arrow at Burguete

    These Pilgrims may have been to Restaurante La Borda, just down the road , on the Left!
  7. Wombat

    Ferrol - where to get the first Sello/ stamp

    You can also get a sello from the Concatedral de San Julian de Ferrol, Rúa Igrexa, 104, 15402 Ferrol, La Coruña, . It has a mass starting at 1930 each day. I got mine there earlier in the day from a room/vestry behind the alter, but also had got one next morning from the Hostal. the Oficina...
  8. Wombat

    Help with Medellin to Merida

    Hi Laurie, The river crossing may be a bit dicey. There is an alternative route, from Yelbes to the N- 430 on the east bank of the river. I have attached a screen print from Google Maps. You could try the same trick asking for walking from Medelin to Merida. The track looks almost the same...
  9. Wombat

    LIVE from the Camino No mob—just me — on the Mozárabe

    Hi Laurie, Its nearly 7 years since we walked. I am just updating my notes for any Australians who may be walking the Mozarabe and found that you are on the way. Just notes the romeria at the ermita you mentioned. It was 33°C the day we walkid into Castuera. I am interested to know your...
  10. Wombat

    Outdoor gear shops on the Vdlp

    Also "Forum Sports" in Salamanca. I had to buy boots there in 2011, after my Merrills failed in about 600km
  11. Wombat

    New stop/place to stay between Betanzos and Bruma

    The Mesón-Museo Xente no Camiño is already marked on Google Maps., just south of the 11km waymark on the DP-0105. According to my maps the Camino Ingles diverts from the DP-0105 to the east of Presedo but comes within 100 metres very near to the Meson-Museo. Google gives the web address as...
  12. Wombat

    Australian Friends of the Camino St James Day Meeting, Adelaide 26 July 2014

    The Australian Friends of the Camino will be holding its St James Day – Pilgrim Gathering at Rosefield Uniting Church Hall, 2 Carlton Street, Highgate. (Adelaide, South Australia) Saturday, July 26th, 2014, 5.30pm for 6.00pm. To mark St James Day the Adelaide Friends of the Camino will show the...
  13. Wombat

    Cola Cao con leche de soja?

    Hi All, My wife and I will be starting the Camino del Norte from Irún in the near future. On past camino's my wife has enjoyed "Cola Cao con leche" as a hot drink. However, she has since changed from vegetarian to vegan and now has her hot chocolate with soy milk, in Australia. I was...
  14. Wombat

    Camino Mozárabe September-October 2011

    Re: Camino Mozárabe-May Hi Janice, We found Granada to Cordoba very tough. However, by the time we reached Cordoba we had toughened up too. When you are planning your itinerary bear in mind that you will want to spend several days in each of these cities and that they are quite touristy...
  15. Wombat

    Australian Friends of the Camino Meeting, Adelaide, 6 April

    The Australian Friends of the Camino is having a Pilgrim Gathering at the: Rosefield Uniting Church Hall, 2 Carlton Street, Highgate. (Adelaide) All welcome on Saturday, April 6th, 2013, 4.30 – 10.00 p.m. From 4.30 p.m. – informal sharing of Camino experiences over tea and coffee. 6.00 p.m...
  16. Wombat

    Waymark potpourri.

    Re: Costruction between Alcantara and Cañaveral Hi All, I think the construction in between Casar de Cáceres and Alcantara and Alcantara and Cañaveral is for a high speed train line. Have a look at Google maps. It starts near Caceres and ends at a tunnel into the hill before Grimaldo. Its...
  17. Wombat

    New albergue in Bandeira ready by the end of September

    Thanks Laurie, I have been writing up my notes from November 2011 and was wondering if anything had happened about the albergue. The Hostal Conde Rey was closed as we came into town so we were glad to get a room in the Victorino which was a friendly place, although the rooms were a little cold...
  18. Wombat

    New albergue in Bandeira ready by the end of September

    Hi All, In July 2011 Ivar advised that an new albergue was being constructed in Bandeira and would be open by September of that year. I was in Bandeira in November 2011 and stayed at the Hostal Victorino. I went for a walk out to the sports centre, out and back along the Calle Lourás and...
  19. Wombat

    Alternative Route from Puebla de Sanbria to Requejo de Sanab

    Hi All, As the walking season has started I thought I would document an alternative route from Puebla de Sanabria to Requejo de Sanabria. It goes via Lobeznos and Pedralba de la Praderia. The route is waymarked and avoids walking along the N-525 for much of the way. A google map of the route...
  20. Wombat

    Detour after Grimaldo

    Hi Everyone, We were on this stage on 10 October last year. Because of the discussion referenced by above by peregrina2000 I was a bit unsure about going over the hills after the Embalse de Arroya Boqueron When we got to the green gate by the canal, it was open and two men were herding sheep in...

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