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  1. Adhemar78

    Camino Souvenirs and gifts - what's popular?

    You can absolutely wait until Santiago to pick up Camino-related souvenirs. In the old part of the town there are souvenir shops absolutely everywhere - you won’t go 50 metres without seeing one, such is the high volume of them. And they sell lots of different things - t-shirts, fridge magnets...
  2. Adhemar78

    How many days are needed for the Camino Frances ?

    It took me 34 days to walk from St Jean Pied de Port to Santiago de Compostela. I tended to follow the Brierley guide fairly closely but I split the stage from St Jean to Roncesvalles in two, staying at Orisson on the first night. The 34 days, I should note, was 34 consecutive days without a...
  3. Adhemar78

    Favorite Leg/Section

    The Pyrenees and the Basque Country are great, but personally I can’t go past the few days in Galicia at the end. So green and rustic; it feels a bit like walking through the Shire out of the Lord of the Rings. The Camino Frances really does leave the best for last.
  4. Adhemar78

    If you want to take 4 rest days on the CF, where would you stop?

    I didn’t take any rest days when I did the CF in 2014, which I regret, but if I did it again and took rest days they would certainly include Pamplona, Leon and Burgos - all lively and beautiful cities worth spending more time in. If I had to nominate a fourth rest day location it would probably...
  5. Adhemar78

    Rabanal del Camino Albergues

    I stayed at Refugio Gaucelmo in October 2014 - I was, and still am, a member of the Confraternity of St James so it was an albergue I was particularly keen to stay at. It didn’t disappoint, and I thought the afternoon tea and biscuits (which I gather is something they do everyday) was a very...
  6. Adhemar78

    Private Rooms on Camino Frances

    I don't know whether or not you were planning to stop for a night in Los Arcos on the way to Logrono, but if you are there's an excellent albergue there called Casa de la Abuela (where I stayed for a night) which has a couple of private rooms. Here's some links to the relevant parts of their...
  7. Adhemar78

    Place to stay in Ponferrada- now

    I initially planned to spend a night in Ponferrada at this hotel: http://hotellostemplarios.es/en/ I didn't end up staying there, however - I ended up deciding it was too far for me to walk from Rabanal to Ponferrada in one day and I ended up stopping in Molinaseca for the night instead!
  8. Adhemar78

    Wisdom Required!

    Hello Mack, 1. I would keep your passport and money with you. I remember coming across someone in Santo Domingo de la Calzada whose luggage had been transferred to the wrong albergue. I'm sure this was an unusual occurrence, and he was eventually able to locate his bag, but you might want to...
  9. Adhemar78

    Best way to travel from US to SJPP

    Hi Mona - as Biarritzdon mentioned above, at present the train between Bayonne and SJPP only goes as far as Cambo-les-Bains, then you have to change to a replacement bus that will take you all the way to SJPP. According to the timetable, this will be the situation until at least July this year...
  10. Adhemar78

    2 more weeks...last random questions (hopefully)

    Sore - I've never come across as kind, open and mutually supportive group of people as the pilgrims I met on the Camino. It's extraordinary. You'll have a wonderful time!
  11. Adhemar78

    Meaning of Camino to you

    That's really lovely, Kerstinh47. In the five months since I finished the Camino, little memories keep coming back to me when I talk to someone about the Camino or when I am just going about my everyday life. It's raining here in Sydney today, and I had to go outside for a little while this...
  12. Adhemar78

    Meaning of Camino to you

    The Camino for me was about overcoming my own fear and self-doubt and giving myself a sense of self-worth. I hoped it would make me feel better about myself and inspire me to be more adventurous in the future. It did all those things.
  13. Adhemar78

    2 more weeks...last random questions (hopefully)

    Hi Sore - I think it's generally compulsory for you to have a sleeping bag in the albergues, even if it's just a sleeping bag liner. I cannot recall ever seeing anyone having a problem because they didn't have one, but then I don't remember ever seeing someone who didn't have a sleeping bag. It...
  14. Adhemar78

    Why Did / Will You Do the Camino?

    1. I had never done anything like this in my life. I had a sense that I had never had any big adventures in my life - I know people who have been backpacking overseas or spent time living in another country and I had never done anything like that. I had always been a safe, predictable sort of...
  15. Adhemar78

    There are seven of us. Will accommodation be a prob?

    You're welcome. It's like this on the Camino as well - such a wonderful, mutually supportive environment. Get ready!
  16. Adhemar78

    There are seven of us. Will accommodation be a prob?

    I am also a member of the Confraternity of St James and I got a credential from them before I left. The way I understand it, they only issue credentials to members - so if you're the only member, you're the only one who they will give a credential to. Each member of your group will need to get...
  17. Adhemar78

    First time on Camino, limited time where to start

    1. It depends on what sort of pace you want to walk at. I walked from Saint Jean Pied de Port to Santiago in 34 days, and that involved walking an average of 20 to 25km a day. If you were going to walk at that pace, you could start in Logrono and make it to Santiago in four weeks. If you wanted...
  18. Adhemar78

    Gluten Free Camino

    Yes, tortilla patata - they usually have it on a plate under a glass lid on the counter of the cafes. For some reason it's not as easy to find in Galicia, but before that it seemed to be available in most cafes. It became my staple breakfast (with a cup of coffee) on the Camino.
  19. Adhemar78

    22 Sleeps to go - But My Camino has started in earnest ....

    Good luck and Buen Camino, Robo. I can understand your drive. I spent 16 months planning my Camino before I finally got underway. Thankfully I didn't get any significant injuries - my left knee gave me some trouble, I pulled a muscle in my right thigh, and I got a nasty chest cold during the...
  20. Adhemar78

    Top Ten Musicians I want to listen to on the Camino Frances...

    Good for you, AugustCaminoDeb. I actually took my iPod with me thinking that I would listen to a lot while walking - I walk to and from work most days (an hour trip each way) and most days I listen to my iPod while I do so. It turned out that I didn't listen to it at all while I was walking each...

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