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    Earliest Pyrenees opening

    My wife and I want to leave SJPDP in mid to late April. Will the Pyrenees pass be open? How cold does it average in the Pyrenees in April? Or anything else we might need to consider. Thank you!
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    Cobblestones and Setts

    I’ve heard a lot about cobblestones and setts, about how they are a nightmare, etc. How true is this? My wife and I are both 76 and my wife simply cannot afford to fall due to osteoporosis and vertebral fractures. How safe would it be for us the walk the coastal root?
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    January - March

    My wife and I are planning to walk the Camino from Lisbon to SDC in the winter. Can pilgrims who have walked the Camino in these months tell me about three things: The availability of municipal or parish albergues The availability of slightly upper scale (non bunk bed albergues) The...
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    October travel and the Pyrenees

    Hello everyone! I'm looking for information on doing the CF in October. Does anyone have any experience with this, e.g. albergues being open, temperature at night, albergues still supplying blankets, passes open from SJPDP. Any help or info will be appreciated. Thank you. Warmly, Barry
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    Paris to SJPDP

    Hello! I found two routes to SJPDP from Paris on the Rome2Rio app: One goes direct to SJPDP with a short bus ride to make the connection between two trains and the other goes through Bordeaux. Has anyone taken either of these trains? Can I get a recommendation on which route is the best...
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    Best way to SJPDP from USA

    I would like some opinions (from pilgrims who have done it) about the best way to get to SJPDP: I have, myself, done the following: Taken the bus from Madrid to Pamplona, then the bus to SJPDP Taken the train from Barcelona to Pamplona, the bus to SJPDP This year I am considering one of...
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    Cash vs Credit or Debit

    I was wondering if I should exchange some US$ for Euros before I leave the US. I know I can get cash from ATM’s, but would I be wise to start off with, say, a couple of hundred Euros in cash, like for when I first arrive for busses, taxis, etc. Do taxis take credit cards, BTW?
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    Best Camino App for Camino Francés

    Hello! I couldn’t find a category that seemed to fit this topic, so I am posting to this forum. Sorry if it’s the wrong forum. The last time I walked the CF, I had an app that guided me wonderfully along the Camino. It showed my position on the map of the CF and once saved me from making a...
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    Getting from Pamplona to SJPDP

    Hello! Thanks for all the advice allowing me to choose between the 3 ways to get to SJPDP from the US. I have tentatively decided on taking the train from Madrid to Pamplona, but R2Rio shows driving as the only option from Pamplona to SJPDP at the time of day that the train arrives. Is there...
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    What is the best city to fly into to begin CF?

    I’d like to take a train directly into SJPDP. Am I correct in believing that’s Paris or is it Barcelona? I think I remember taking the train from BCN to Pamplona, but the Rome2Rio app shows a train directly from Degaule to SJPDP. Does that sound right? What have some former CF walkers done...
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    Lodging

    I have heard troubling reports (mostly my wife shouting down from upstairs while reading the forum) that lodging is a big issue on the Norte. We will be going in May of next year and if I have to worry about a bed, I just won't go. When I walked the CF a couple of years ago, this was beginning...
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    One Way Ticket

    Hi! I want to be open ended on my Camino, so I'd like to have a one way ticket and buy my return when I am ready. But I see that I can't do that because Spain needs to know that I am leaving at the end of my trip. Has anyone gone to the Camino with a one way ticket, and if so, how did you...
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    Recommendation for Starting Point

    Hello! My wife and I walked the CF two years ago and now wish to do the Camino del Norte starting May 1 of next year. I understand that the official starting point for CDN is Irún, but there seem to be three other options: one from Bayonne, one from Biarritz and the other from SJPDP. Has...
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    Albergues operating?

    Hello! My wife and I live in Vermont, USA. We are wondering at what capacity are the albergues on the CF operating? Would it be better to wait? How congested has it been? We did it 2 years ago & would like to do it again. In other words, if we come will find a place to sleep every night...
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    No Compostela for You!

    I mentioned this in another post, but it bears repeating. My wife I walked 480 miles from SJPDP to SDC only to be told “we’re closed!” We had a bus reservation for 8:00 am today, so we couldn’t come back. My wife injured her knees, but still continued on, dutifully collecting her 2 stamps a...
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    Madrid Estacion Sur to Airport

    Holà! I am arriving via ALSA into Madrid Estacion Sur at 5:00 PM tonight, which I see is 10 miles from the airport. A taxi is 50 €. Has anyone ever taken a city bus or train from Madrid Estacion Sur to Madrid Barajas? If so, please tell me how. Thank you for any help.
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    Bus Station

    Hello! I am three days away from SDC. It has been an absolute zoo since Sarria! I let all the students & groups pass & started stopping between stages & it got quiet again. My question is: if I get to SDC & there is no place to stay, do you think me & my wife could sleep at the Estación de...
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    Jim From Ireland/Scotland

    I am trying to find J fro Scotland who my wife Cheryl and I (Barry) met in mid September after starting I SJPDP. Long shot, but he’s 65, worked in submarines & is very personable. As I said, a long shot
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    No SIM Card

    Hello! I just left Burgos where I went to Vodafone, Orange, and Moviestar looking for a SIM card do I could call to the US, but none of them had one. Last year, in Pamplona, I had no problem. Does anyone know where I can find a SIM card with International calling? I am 5 days from León...
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    Médical care in Najera

    Hello! My wife & I are in Naverette. She started having severe leg & knee pain 2 days ago. Is there any place in Nájera where I can get her examined? I don’t speak Spanish well enough to explain her symptoms properly, so it would have to be English speaking. Any help will be greatly...

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