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  1. J

    Valcarlos Accommodation

    I always use the aemet app when I'm in Spain. It's linked to the Spanish national weather service. You can specify regions, municipalities, etc. I always felt it was reliable. The regular website is aemet.es.
  2. J

    Refuge Orisson vs. Auberge Borda

    I stayed at Orisson and loved it. It was very social, the communal dinner was really good and the hosts encouraged the diners to get up and introduce themselves, where they came from and why they are walking. You got to know a few people right away. The outdoor tables (across the road) were...
  3. J

    Zubiri or Larrasoana?

    I stayed at San Nicolas albegue, but it was a while ago (2017). It is very clean, the rooms were good size, the shower/bathrooms were good. We arrived too late for the dinner at the albergue, but the hospitalero arranged a group dinner at a local restaurant for those of us who couldn't eat at...
  4. J

    Accommodation in O Cebreiro

    My first camino, we stayed at Casa Carolo (a casa rural). The accommodations were nice and the restaurant decent, but the staff were a bit surly. On my second camino, I stayed in another CR, Venta Celta, near the road and it was awful - and I mean awful (very dirty and very worn). O'Ceb, I...
  5. J

    Left boots in Sansol!

    I emailed them several times before I stayed there in 2019. They were very responsive by email - but that was a few years ago. They were very accommodating - I'll bet if you pay the shipping, they'll make arrangements to get it to you.
  6. J

    Places to stay in Pamplona

    I stayed at the Hotel Castillo de Javier. It is on a wonderful street that leads to the main plaza - lots of restaurant and bar choices. The hotel has a bar and small restaurant and serves a nice breakfast. Easy to hop on the Camino, too.
  7. J

    Favorite lodgings along the Frances

    My favorite is El Jardin de Muruzubal, between Pamplona and Puente la Reina. Alicia and Carlos are wonderful hosts and put on a superb communal dinner. The albergue room is clean, they have locked cabinets for your belongings, the bathrooms were also very clean. The most delightful thing...
  8. J

    Camino Frances a Second Time

    I walked in spring 2017 with my daughter and a close friend. It was wonderful and I loved everything about it - especially spending so much time with my daughter. However, having a "built in" group of three kept me from really exploring things I wanted to see and from meeting other pilgrims to...
  9. J

    Senior Newbies planning first Camino- advice?

    In the small pueblo of Muruzubal, just after the Alto del Perdon, is a wonderful place called El Jardin de Muruzubal run by husband and wife, Carlos and Alicia. While the do have albergue beds, one can get private rooms with bath there as well. It is incomparable.....the couple is most...
  10. J

    Sarria to Santiago de Compostella

    I hate to be "Debbie Downer" here, but from my two experiences, that walk from Sarria to Santiago was my least favorite....primarily on the last walk (Fall 2019) because the increase in tour groups was phenomenal since my first walk in Spring 2017. I found one guide with 34 "pilgrims", a group...
  11. J

    Dilemma: Second Camino

    I have done the Camino twice - once starting in early May ending in mid-June (2017), and the second time starting the first days of September and ending early October (2019). The number of pilgrims until Sarria was about the same for both trips, but after Sarria, it seemed to me there were more...
  12. J

    Senior Newbies planning first Camino- advice?

    El Jardin de Muruzubal has both albergue (dormitory) beds and pension rooms. It is just before Puente la Reina and is a wonderful oasis - big beautiful yard/garden, very clean accommodations, pool, fantastic dinner and Alicia and Carlos are wonderful hosts. You can reserve ahead on booking.com...
  13. J

    Eating vegetarian in Logrono

    There is also and Udon Noodle House up at the circle/roundabout at the end of Calle Portales. Not sure it's vegan, but definitely vegetarian. It was nice to get some Asian food for a change of pace!
  14. J

    Sending Duffel Bag from Pamplona to Casa Ivar in Santiago

    Thanks so much for both pieces of information! Buen Camino!
  15. J

    Sending Duffel Bag from Pamplona to Casa Ivar in Santiago

    I'll be shipping my small-fish duffel bag from Pamplona the day before I start walking. On my last Camino, I sent many things forward from Leon and the Post Office there had boxes and supplies for shipping. Does anyone know if that is standard at all Post Offices?
  16. J

    A bed in Hornillos del Camino

    I stayed at El Afar and was pleased with it. They have a nice little yard in the back to relax and served dinner out there on the patio. There is also a small grocery just a few doors down from the albergue.
  17. J

    Walking the Camino Frances in Sep-Oct

    Thanks to everyone who responded. I'm rather now looking forward to walking in the fall. I loved my first Camino (with my daughter and a friend), but I'm really excited about going solo this time!
  18. J

    Walking the Camino Frances in Sep-Oct

    Thanks - your reply is very welcome. I was a bit disappointed at first that I couldn't do May/June, but it adds a bit to the adventure to go in a different season than I did before. I agree - no winters for me either.
  19. J

    Walking the Camino Frances in Sep-Oct

    Thanks for the reply - no, this time I'm starting in Pamplona. I've done the Pyrenees once - that was enough for me. We also had like 5 different types of weather between Orisson and Roncesvalles including sleet, thunder/lightning, sideways rain, big wind and hail. I'll skip that part this time.
  20. J

    Walking the Camino Frances in Sep-Oct

    Thanks so much for the info. I was particularly wondering about outdoor cafe dining! So perhaps the addition of my packable Columbia down sweater might be in order.

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