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I have just walked from Carrión to Cruz de Ferro, a fantastic walk. I’m writing to thank various pilgrims for their kindness when I had two separate bouts of back ailments. I should say that I don’t have a history of back trouble, and it may have been initiated by an ill fitting rucksack on...
I'm walking from Carrion de los Condes to Molinaseca next month, having previously walked from St Jean in two visits. I'm staying in hotels. I wondered whether the following attitude is widespread? In San Juan de Ortega I was having a friendly, relaxed chat with a group of people from various...
I walked from SJPP to Logrono, starting on Friday 14 September and ending on Thursday 20 September. I started with a great deal of apprehension, thinking it was the most adventurous thing I had ever done, and worried about safety, whether I was fit enough, whether I would encounter hostility. I...
Any recommendations for good weather forecast websites for Spain?
I am starting from St-Jean-Pied-de-Port next Friday (going as far as Logrono by the following Thursday). I tend to use Meteo France for French weather (showing risk of thunder for my first day), and on our recent family holiday...
I am planning to walk from St Jean to Logrono in September. Getting there is not a problem as I am happy to do the journey by train over two days. I plan to fly back from Bilbao but there is only one suitable train from Logrono to Bilbao. It arrives three and a half hours before the flight, so...
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