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  1. Ahaj

    Descent into Roncesvalles

    And I’m a cautious retired lawyer so I guess you can see the choice I’m making after all your kind advice!!!
  2. Ahaj

    Descent into Roncesvalles

    Thank you for your reply- I can be slightly accident prone so another factor pushing me towards the road route!
  3. Ahaj

    Descent into Roncesvalles

    Thank you so much! I agree I found it very pretty- the heather was in full flower and very stunning. I think like you I might find the concentration on walking on the forest track would reduce the enjoyment.
  4. Ahaj

    Descent into Roncesvalles

    I have only ever turned right and descended on the road into Ronscevalles assuming it would be too hard on the knees to go the main route. I have an occasional, minor degree of pain in one knee on steep descents. I am wondering just how hard the forest way is. Has anyone done both and have an...
  5. Ahaj

    Is it necessary to book a place to sleep every day on the CF?

    I can honestly answer you that I didn’t have those regrets- my first Camino was cut short after 2 weeks as my husband had a bike accident and I had to leg it to Oviedo ICU. I cancelled my remaining bookings and the time it took to do that is one thing that made me think about the sense in...
  6. Ahaj

    Is it necessary to book a place to sleep every day on the CF?

    I have done on three previous ones! I am a travel agent’s daughter and planning itineraries was in my blood well before I tackled my first Camino in my 50s!! This next one I’m thinking of the bottlenecks of the first few days til I get past Pamplona. Each to their own hey??!!
  7. Ahaj

    Is it necessary to book a place to sleep every day on the CF?

    That’s good to know. I haven’t yet fully booked my May/June Camino so maybe I’ll chill and take a chance
  8. Ahaj

    Is it necessary to book a place to sleep every day on the CF?

    I book. I don’t want to be racing for a bed and I don’t want to walk in the dark of the mornings. I want to have freedom to sidetrack and visit sights and indulge my love of a good cortado and a nice meal as well as walking 30km a day. I would miss every municipal Albergue with my schedule
  9. Ahaj

    Accommodation in May /June 2024

    Sorry my predictive text changes I’d or I m to What!
  10. Ahaj

    Accommodation in May /June 2024

    What be already booked for May and came across several places full already- I’m only booking as far as Burgos. Some places thou have come back to say they will not open bookings for May til December for one place and Feb and March in two other cases. I'm a travel agents daughter and too old to...
  11. Ahaj

    Coming back to complete or start again?

    I had to finish my first Camino attempt in Leon as my husband had a bad accident in the Picos mountains that meant I had to rush to Oviedo hospital. I struggled with what to do as you are but decided to resume from Leon. It was a wise decision that allowed me to finish and then add on a few days...
  12. Ahaj

    Feeling a little judged from other commenters so...

    Carpe!!!
  13. Ahaj

    Feeling a little judged from other commenters so...

    This June in the last 100km we came across an Amercian group who had in their midst some Dominican nuns of very advanced years. They were taking 10 days and staying in Lugo (I think) for 5 days and Santiago for the other 5 days and being bused each day to where they left off the day before. If I...
  14. Ahaj

    Starting our Camino in Leon

    I have just completed the second half of my Camino and this time I started in Leon and finished by walking from Finisterre to Muxia. I am not keen on walking the industrial outskirts of cities after my first Camino so I started my first day by taking the bus to La Virgen deal Camino and then...
  15. Ahaj

    Accomodation...or lack of

    I do apologise if you felt my comments inappropriate. I intended it to be more a comment on the numbers and the fact that some of the groups joining in Sarria were very large. As to when I started and where I should stay, sadly I was not always able to control that but it is good that old hands...
  16. Ahaj

    Accomodation...or lack of

    They are generally very cheerful and walking happily thou the odd radio playing loudly is a tad annoying but they are having a good time. The lights out time though last night was 11 and the 130 bed dorm was horrendously noisy until then!
  17. Ahaj

    Accomodation...or lack of

    Having walked from Leon starting on June 4, we would have had no problems finding a bed anywhere along the way until last night in Sarria. Tonight in Portomarin our large Albergue is full as it appears are most other places. Here they were turning people away from around 4. I think most would...
  18. Ahaj

    Downhills after Leon

    I took the rocky path! Hard on the knees though! O Cebreiro tomorrow!
  19. Ahaj

    Downhills after Leon

    Thank you for all the help everyone! I am Sitting here in Molineseca after a tough day but I MADE IT! No vertigo issues but you will All remember how your knees feel after that downhill! Medicating with vino blanco! Thank you all forum Friends!
  20. Ahaj

    My last 4 days -planning questions

    Thank you all for such helpful advice. I am taking all the advice in and now refocusing!! This forum is invaluable and your sharing much appreciated!

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