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  1. Jim

    Possibly cancelling my camino

    Prayers for both of you, your daughter and the little ones!
  2. Jim

    ALSA bus Madrid to Burgos

    Different people are going to have different experiences, often not the fault of either the passenger or the bus line. The situation of the bus station being in center city Burgos is reason enough to use the bus versus the train! I’ve used ALSA often enough to say, “they get the job done” and...
  3. Jim

    Accommodation prebooking

    I was walking alone on the Camino Frances (SJPDP to Santiago) at age 67 in 2014 over a 45-day period with a rest day at Leon. I pre-booked the whole route and had luggage transport since my visit to Europe totaled 87 days including visiting extended family living in Europe (my daughter was with...
  4. Jim

    Sarria or Vigo as a starting point

    Having done both routes and also having knee issues, I would also vote for walking in from Vigo as being the one slightly better on knees.
  5. Jim

    Orisson

    You are right! I checked old files and received a message: "Please pay your invoice. SARL APATHIA would like to remind you to pay invoice. Amount due: €40.23 EUR Due on receipt" This was followed by instructions to use PayPal. This note had been received on 13 January, 2019 after sending out...
  6. Jim

    Orisson

    ...and be sure to be on the lookout for their reply among your junk and spam folders! The reply had come to me under the name "Saul" who had the role of responding-- I say this because if you do a search for it, it might be difficult to find among your folders. Once you have found the...
  7. Jim

    How Important Was It To You To Do "Full" CF ?

    I walked a rather minimum Camino the first time around (130 km). Reason: lone female and feeling very unsure how I would do walking long distances day after day. This was let alone safety concerns, not knowing all the ropes, etc. etc. So I regard the first couple of caminos as "getting my feet...
  8. Jim

    Trail Condition - before Molinaseca

    Most difficult thing of the whole camino experience was dealing with cyclists who displayed no courtsey for walkers, some of whom are retirees with limited ability "to get out of the way" quickly for them! I know nothing this board can do, but judging from many complaints I've heard regarding...
  9. Jim

    Trail Condition - before Molinaseca

    I seem to remember reading somewhere that the bed of rock was deliberately placed there to control erosion or similar. Walked through it in 2014 and half-way down, thought how stupid of me not to have turned around and looked for another route, or even returned to the bar/cafe a short distance...
  10. Jim

    If you had 45-49 days for the Camino Frances, how would you spend it?

    As one who once took 45 days to the CF including rest days, I would also recommend extra days at SJPDP, Burgos, and Leon definitely. One could check into seeing the dig sites of neolithic man at Atapuerca, (one day ahead of Burgos). Spending extra days at Santiago is essential for a first...
  11. Jim

    Having a problem with Orisson confirmation.

    I've stayed at Orisson on several occasions. I distinctly remember that when I didn't receive a link one year, I finally found the message with the link to Paypal in my spam folder; also that the subject line did NOT have a reference to Orrison-- it was from "SARL APATHIA" and the subject line...
  12. Jim

    It’s busy

    While BOOKING.COM appears to hold the lion’s share of available lodging, also try Centraldereservas.com especially for the larger towns. You won’t find dormitory accommodations, but you will often find budget and moderately priced places along any number of Camino routes. And yes, there is an...
  13. Jim

    Having a problem with Orisson confirmation.

    I have stayed there twice— the link for pay pal might be in a separate message and that might be in your spam folder— international mail often goes there, most notably my recent Portuguese train reservations which commonly can’t be put into Wallet features on cell phones, so I really needed the...
  14. Jim

    Canceled Winter Camino Due to Travel Restrictions: Rescheduling for Oct/Nov

    Biting nails that a May Camino with a late April prequil will be set to go on schedule. I'm flying in and out of Paris on Air Tahiti Nui in and out LAX. No word yet from the carrier.
  15. Jim

    Recent tours at Atapuerca...

    I will also vote for you to skip the dig site at Atapuerca unless you know or have intense interest about archeological methods. However, the museum at Burgos-- it's to the left of the river as you enter the city-- is worth a visit-- I spent an entire afternoon there. Beautiful displays over...
  16. Jim

    Sarria to Santiago. 4 days? or 5? Late November

    I walked in 2009 during November and experienced torrential quality rains. Yes, it definitely slowed me down.
  17. Jim

    Sarria to Santiago. 4 days? or 5? Late November

    I walked the last 100 and some kilometers in November in 2009-- very wet weather throughout Galicia. That coupled with much shorter daylight hours, I would say take 5 days rather than cramming it into 4 days.
  18. Jim

    Refuge Orisson most unresponsive!

    Or try the farm at Huntto about 2 or 3 km below Orisson. Stayed there when I couldn't get into Orisson one year and found it to be very nice. Dinner (repas) is also served in addition to breakfast the next morning and it was very good. My feeling about Orisson: they operate with a skeleton...
  19. Jim

    Graffiti removal

    I wish those people wold simply stay off the trails! Equal for those who have to mock those who are walking for spiritual reasons-- they don't think about those having spiritual reasons include those who have lost a loved one! From conversatiosn I've had with many who are walking, this is a...
  20. Jim

    Sarria to Santiago

    Buen Camino to you, SWright! Wishing you well and I'm hopeful that your journey will be very meaningful to you!

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