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  1. J

    accomodation st jean pied de port

    If all else fails and your timetable permits, you could stay in Bayonne instead of SJP and take the train to SJP in the morning and start walking then. Bayonne is a big town with plenty of accommodation but I would still advise making an advanced booking (if that s not a tautology) using...
  2. J

    Wanting a warm beach at end of Camino early July

    I finished up in Santiago at the very beginning of October one year with a few days before my flight home and decided to find a beach. I went to the tourist office there and they indicated where beaches were - not too close to Santiago, though. So I got on the Internet and found a good deal in a...
  3. J

    Tents at Orrison ?

    I shared a tent in Orisson in 2010 having booked accommodation there using email and PayPal. The guy I shared the tent with arrived on spec and got the last place. If the tents are still there and the dorm is full you will be given a place in a tent.
  4. J

    Cramps and...Tonic Water???

    Various brands of tonic water have slightly different flavours. If I may be so bold as to advertise, I prefer Schweppes which may not be readily available on the Camino. Tonic water in different countries can taste very different. In Denmark it is quite sweet and delicious in a gin and tonic.
  5. J

    Cramps and...Tonic Water???

    I am bringing magnesium and calcium tablets on the Camino del Norte this time - magnesium to avoid cramps and the calcium might do something for the bones. This will not stop me from supplementing these with gin and tonics which worked well for me on previous Caminos. As a hypochondriac I might...
  6. J

    Total Newbie: A couple of questions

    Hi IntrepidTortoise. I cannot remember the name of the hotel in Bayonne but having a look on booking.com leads me to think it might be Hotel de la Gare. The price I paid fits that hotel's pricing. There is another hotel close to the station - Hotel Cotes Basque - which is in the same price range...
  7. J

    Total Newbie: A couple of questions

    The email for the refuge in Orisson is refuge.orisson@wanadoo.fr. I got the second last place in the refuge which was in a tent behind the refuge.
  8. J

    Total Newbie: A couple of questions

    When I started the Camino a few years back I had the same question about accommodation in St Jean and because I was arriving ( from Bayonne) late in the day it seemed that any place I might stay would be closed by the time I arrived so I stayed in a hotel beside the train station in Bayonne and...
  9. J

    Total Newbie: A couple of questions

  10. J

    To pole or not to pole that is the question?

    Wow! So many opinions about poles I don't have time to read them all but I want to get my spake in. I have no doubt that poles used properly can take a lot of pressure off the lower joints. Because I do not want to pay for hold baggage I have bought one pole in Spain when I have walked a Camino...
  11. J

    Advice needed: go now or wait until I have more time?

    Just a word of caution if you go now. Spain is very hot in August. If you are not used to walking and not from a hot country where you are used to the heat, the Camino can be quite gruelling. The Spaniards walk mostly in August and July and the Camino can be quite crowded. If you do go Buen...

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