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Why has no one suggested the "Village to Village" book? I used it and didn't have any problems finding places to stay or deciding where to go. When you check in with the Pilgrim's Office in SJPDP, they will give you a listing of all the albergues that are open on the Way. That will give you...
I am 71 and am going on the Camino in two weeks. I tried to get travel and medical insurance through "Insuremytrip" and was told that they don't insure anyone over 69. I then contacted Travel Guard. I looked up the ratings and they were terrible. Mostly that they don't pay for much of...
Thank you so much for all this great information! I've purchased the two books you mentioned, plus many others -- I sort of go overboard trying to get a lot of information together before I do something. Joyce Rupp's "Walk In A Relaxed Manner" convinced me that I needed to do this walk before...
Thank you for the link and the info! You are right, there's not much change in elevation around here. We are thinking about going to the state park outside Alexandria to do some trail training. And, darn it anyway, start hitting the stair stepper machine. Just a little over two months to go.
How did you do? Were you able to go the entire Camino? What was good about it? What was bad? Would you do it again? How was the weather? We are flying into Bayonne and will take the train to St Jean Pied de Port on the 18th of August. What time did the train from Bayonne to St Jean Pied...
You can make reservations at an albergue in Roncevalles? How do you know if an albergue takes reservations? I thought they were first come, first served? What does "walking off cycle" mean? I figured by us leaving SPdP in the middle of August, and on a Sunday, that it wouldn't be too crowded...
We will be starting from SJPdP on August 19th! We'll spend the first night out in Orisson. I do have a question: how do you know how far you are going to walk each day? If you decide to use the luggage transfers, where do you send your luggage (I understand that most of the albergues don't...
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