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For family need reasons I have to cut shorter a short Camino from Sjpdp to Pamplona next week, in order to catch a 3 pm train in Pamplona to Madrid for a flight home.
Any recs where in Pamplona to have a modest-sized pack sent from Zubiri, now that I don’t have lodging to send it to?
Given...
When I had to eliminate most of my first planned walk due to illness, I was able to walk from Lavacolla to Santiago, giving me at least a taste of the Camino (Frances), with its stops, cellos, and other walkers.
I walked from Sarria to Santiago a couple of years ago and am returning to walk the SJPDP to Pamplona stretch this April, as a part of a longer trip.
Since you don't mind crowds, I think walking the last 117 km from Sarria will give you a great experience. I left lodging mid-morning and had...
Flying from Seville into Bilbao 10:15 am and wanting to get to Bayonne for an overnight before heading to SJPDP, traveling in late April.
Looks like options are a direct bus later in the day or a bus with a change in San Sebastian. Any recommendations for the journey, or for Flixbus vs. Alsa...
71, married 48 years. I have walked part of the way with my husband, whose bad knee made it harder for him to walk more than a few miles a day (he taxied when he had to stop, or started late and we met up).
I'm planning a solo short walk in late April, from St Jean to Pamplona, part of a...
I got one the first time I qualified and don't feel like I need another. I will get a credential stamped as a meaningful remembrance of my next round in April.
I'll just throw in another view. Walking the Frances, specifically in Galicia in April (2022), I ended up leaning into the rain. I wore Chaco's Z-Cloud sandals, with Injiji toe socks when it was colder. (I had ditched the trail runners that had made things worse.) For my feet the sandals were...
We ran through a similar sized group in June. It was a riot, and just a minor inconvenience. I'd rather see kids on the Way than anywhere else.
Agree 100%!
Chacos Z cloud sandals (with toe loop) worked for me--worn with injinji toe socks. Yes they got wet and muddy -- I washed, dried, and re-wore. Only blister I got was early on with the trail runners so that was the end of that. 🩰
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