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  1. GASpangler

    Water - what's drinkable?

    Water is fresh and cold at the public fountains at the beginning and the end of the Camino Frances. Mid-Meseta, the water quality may be questionable. There is actually a hand pump in Boadilla del Camino for the pilgrim consumption; water is only flowing there after you personally pump it. I...
  2. GASpangler

    Parking and Travel info please - Roncesvalles, Burgos

    Happy to assist Happy to assist. If you think the timing will be too close to call from the train staion to the bus staion, I have the name/address/phone of an inexpensive hostal steps from the bus station. I do not wish to overpopularize the little place, so write and ask me the details. My...
  3. GASpangler

    Parking and Travel info please - Roncesvalles, Burgos

    Parking in Roncesvalles - Return of the Peregrino Parking in Roncesvalles: In Roncesvalles there is a huge parking area. There are three buildings in close proximity, from north to south: Capilla de Santiago, Sancti Spiritus, and La Posada. On the south end of La Posada (where you have the...
  4. GASpangler

    Refugios

    Albergues and all that Yes, of course. Peter's observations are correct. There are mitigating factors in how may Peregrinos you could expect to find in any albergue. Let's add a few more numbers to the mix: On the stating point, again from 2004: 39,583 in Sarria 20,695 in O Cebreiro 13,108...
  5. GASpangler

    Refugios

    Albergue populations Not to worry. May is not a really busy period for the Camino Frances. Now summer, especially August, that's a different story. Here are the stats for 2004, a very very busy year ... Jan.........696 Feb......1,404 Mar......3,105 Apr.....15,556 May....16,862...
  6. GASpangler

    Advice for caminoing

    Eleven days would do well for a León to Santiago venture. The daily average is 25 km. Here is a possible itinerary ... León.....274.9 Villadangos del Paramo.....289.2 Astorga.....258.7 Rabanal del Camino.....238.1 Ponferrada.....205.4 Villafranca del Bierzo.....183.0 O Cebreiro.....153.0...
  7. GASpangler

    Hotel in Léon

    Per Diem, San Marcos, and the Holy Grail Peter, I fear my days of expensing out hotel stays are in the past. I am retired, and my chief currency is now time, instead of money. It used to be the other way around, fluid in money, and no time. Ah well, c’est la vie. If you hear of an enterprise...
  8. GASpangler

    Hotel in Léon

    Exchange rates Both the Reyes Católicos and San Marcos are touted as Five Star Deluxe. No other Paradors bear that moniker. I suppose you could compare the price to a hotel in London to justify the expense. The other factor to consider is the exchange rate. You guys the UK have a very strong...
  9. GASpangler

    Hotel in Léon

    I just checked the 2005 rates for the Parador de León, and it's about 175 per evening in the Peregrino season. Just a wee bit out of my range, but it's such a glorious edifice, and striking well lit at night. Not near the Catedral by a long shot, but it IS on your way out of town. I've stopped...
  10. GASpangler

    Hotel in Léon

    Calle Ancha is the cool pedestian street which runs next to the Cathedral. I have stayed at Hotel Paris, 100m from the Cathedral. Listed price for a single is about 50, a double is about 60, however ... There is a discount for paying cash, no written 'factura'. Hotel Paris Calle Ancha 18 24003...
  11. GASpangler

    Internt Access on the Camino Frances

    Cibercafes en España Here is a site which has a moderately up to date listing of cibercafes throughout Spain ... http://cibercafe.jopinet.com/ Buen Camino,
  12. GASpangler

    Good Place to Start

    I have to agree with William: Leon is a good place to start for your average 'fit' walker. You of course have to gear it to your personal abilities and the prevailing weather. Injuries incurred (blisters, twisted ankle) can put a real crimp in your walking style. See if you can build in a...
  13. GASpangler

    Walking from Burgos or Sahagun to Santiago de Compostelo

    A postscript ... Here are a couple of PDF files I recently crafted breaking down the weather along the Camino Frances. Two different ways of looking at the data: one by month, the other by location. http://www.elcaminosantiago.com/PDF/Climate_Camino_Frances_By_Locale.pdf and also ...
  14. GASpangler

    Walking from Burgos or Sahagun to Santiago de Compostelo

    For an extensive collection of Camino Santiago Weather, start here: http://www.elcaminosantiago.com/Weather-Camino-Santiago.htm The time 'needed' varies with the individual and the season. Avoiding July and August is a good idea, from two points of view. One: less congestion, two: kinder...

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