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No worries Jo! Glad you guys are going so well!
There was some very light snow on the meseta and just a few snowdrifts on the mountain pass from Foncebadon. We have been so lucky with the weather - I hope it holds out for those following!
By the way, Rabanal is open.
Monte Irago in...
Hi pilgrims again - we have some more updates for those loco enough to be doing the Frances in winter. Like me :D
Okay, firstly, Burgos´albergue is a dream - clean, with semi-private bunks, new building ... We stayed two nights without too much fuss (in winter, they are more sympathetic to...
Hi Jo, this may not still apply to you, but as far as I am aware there were no plans for the albergues in Pamplona to open until next year. Hostel Hemingway seems to be the only option within the city itself.
To all, please see my new post for updates from Burgos to Astorga! :D
Hi all! We are 10 days into our camino, starting in Roncesvalles, and just wanted to pass on some current refugion information, as many more refugios are closed than both our guidebook (Walking the Camino de Santiago by Pili Pala Press) and the list given to us in St Jean Pied de Port suggest...
I initally read this as the albergues in Puente La Reina being closed too!? Is that the case? We will be passing through there in a few weeks! Thanks for all the updates Annie.
We are flying from Australia into Paris and then taking the train down to St Jean Pied de Port; it saved a lot of strange backtracking through Spain and also gives us a good excuse to fill up on guilt-free pain au chocolate, knowing we'll be walking it off again! Good luck with your plans...
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