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  1. John Hungerford

    25 km per day?

    Make you awn arrangements. When my wife (not a strong walker) and I waked the Camino Frances in 2009 we took 50 days. The best thing I have ever done. We had 3 'rest' days - in Burgos and Leon (sightseeing) and Ponferrada (illness). <10 kms/day 3 days, 10-20 kms/day 27 days, >20 kms/day 17...
  2. John Hungerford

    Which route to take after Figeac?

    As someone else mentioned - take a day trip from Figeac to Rocamadour and return. We asked about this in the Tourist Office in Figeac (in 2009). They made a phone call for us to 'Taxi Pat' to meet us at the train station in Rocamadour (I think). We took an early train from Figeac to...
  3. John Hungerford

    Robert Louis Stevenson Trail

    I led a group of 8 on the Chemin de Stevenson in June 2016. We used The Enlightened Traveller (also known as Walking Holidays in France) to book accommodation and transport packs each day. Our itinerary was: Le Puy-en-Velay Hotel Ibis Styles Driven to Le Monastier -sur-Gazeille...
  4. John Hungerford

    What to read on the Voie du Puy?

    Perhaps the town was Condom - as there is a statue there of the 3 Musketeers.
  5. John Hungerford

    Nicknaming the People You Walk With

    We referred a woman as Clonker because at Manilla de las Mulas albergue (where boots were to be left outside the dormitory) she kept them on while walking (clonking) from the door to her bunk, to the bathroom, to her bunk, and repeat late at night. In Santiago de Compostela we met her at dinner...
  6. John Hungerford

    Meseta

    Burgos San Bol Castroheriz Fromista Carrion Ledigos Sahagun El Burgo Ranuro Manilla Leon San Bol was interesting in 2009. No electricity, no running water, no toilet. But paella cooked on a camping stove for dinner and crepes for breakfast. We were the only 2 pilgrim's staying.
  7. John Hungerford

    Succinct advice

    Know tomorrow's exit the night before.
  8. John Hungerford

    John Brierley is seriously ill - an invitation to send messages of thanks and support.

    My best wishes to John Brierley to regain his health. I had the pleasure to meet John when he was in Australia (Sydney and Blackheath) a few years ago. We used his guidebook for the Camino Frances in 2009. The picture is me on the left and John Brierley on the right.
  9. John Hungerford

    Surprisingly excellent (and inexpensive) equipment successes--shock corded water bottle and towel

    Thanks for clarifying the dimensions.
  10. John Hungerford

    Surprisingly excellent (and inexpensive) equipment successes--shock corded water bottle and towel

    That towel seems much larger than 30 * 60 cms. Perhaps the dimensions should be in 'inches'.
  11. John Hungerford

    How to Make Arrangements for Visiting Pech Merle and Rocamadour

    In 2011 in Figeac we asked in the Tourist Office how to get to Rocamadour and return. They said get the train and then take Taxi Pat. They made a booking for us with the taxi. The taxi dropped us off at the top of the town and arranged to meet us at the bottom of the town at a set time. It...
  12. John Hungerford

    Recommended Accommodations for a 2-night Stay in León

    In 2009 we asked to stay for 2 nights in the albergue attached to the Benedictine Monastry. They said that for the first night we would be Pilgrims (donativo) and for the second night we would pay a fixed fee (10 Euro).
  13. John Hungerford

    Where to spend Easter on the Camino Frances?

    Back in 2009 we were in Pamplona for Palm Sunday and watched the street parade. People in it were waving palm fronds. They handed some to us and encouraged us to join in the parade. Then next thing we knew we were in the Cathedral for the Church Service. Five days later we were in Logrono for...
  14. John Hungerford

    Book Club 3.4 - Two Steps Forward, by Graeme Simsion and Anne Buist

    I also read the book before I went to a talk by both authors at Hornsby Library in Sydney Australia. It was a good read.
  15. John Hungerford

    Camino Bibliography

    And yet two more - the first by another Australian: Wilke, Mary E//Walking to Santiago – A Diary of a Pilgrimage/Cranleigh House//978-1411613140/Non-fiction/Memoir/Paris to Santiago de Compostela Townsend, Harry//The Slowest Pilgrim/Dreamtime...
  16. John Hungerford

    Camino Bibliography

    A few more books that I have read (by an Australian author): Braun, Noel//The Day Was Made for Walking/Sid Harta Publishers Pty Ltd//2013/978-1922086471/Non-fiction/Memoir/Le Puy to St Jean; St Jean to Santiago de Compostela and on to Finisterre Braun, Noel//I Guess I’ll Just Keep on...
  17. John Hungerford

    5th September - Cycling Vuelta finishing in Santiago de Compostela

    In Sydney, Australia on SBS television I just watched the highlights of the final time trial stage from Padron to SdeC. Saw the cathedral a few times in the background. The main doors seemed closed and no people milling around. I hope a door (perhaps the Holy Door) was open so people could...
  18. John Hungerford

    The In-Between Places

    Maybe we were ahead of the game. In 2009 my wife and I (she not a strong walker) took 50 days for the Camino Francis from St Jean Pied de Port. On 3 occasions we only walked 5 kms for the day. From Trinadad de Arre (to stay in the Basilica de Arre convent) to Pamplona - then from Pamplona to...
  19. John Hungerford

    Te Araroa

    I know two Aussie who did the whole trail. If you send me an email I'll pass on your query to them.
  20. John Hungerford

    Offer one Camino suggestion.....

    Wherever you stay overnight make sure that evening you know the exit from the place. You may leave by yourself the next day so you need to know the way to go.

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