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  1. Meredith1

    Having troubles....

    Charlie, I'm so sorry for the loss of your father. There are not many words a stranger can say to bring you comfort, but I hope you will find it in good memories. I set out on the camino in September 2012; I had just lost my older brother a few weeks before. He and I had talked about walking...
  2. Meredith1

    harder route from St Jean Pied de Pont to Roncesvalle?

    My experience was similar to David's--I didn't find the route as hard as I had feared. I started from SJdPP the morning of Sept. 6, a beautiful day, and somewhere along the route met a friendly young British woman as she, I, and a couple of guys had stopped to catch our breath. She and I...
  3. Meredith1

    box left on Renfe train in Pamplona today

    Thank you, Margaret.
  4. Meredith1

    box left on Renfe train in Pamplona today

    Does Renfe keep left luggage for a few days: I am in St Jean, but my poles are I hope with Renfe in Pamplona. Sorry for typing errors )) foreign keyboqrd in pilgrim office: cannot find direct help on Renfe page; I can buy poles here before departing; but would love to hope I can be reunited with...
  5. Meredith1

    Backpacks as airplane carry-ons

    Thanks, all, for the helpful replies. Will check my poles in a tube going and returning, and keep my fingers crossed.
  6. Meredith1

    Backpacks as airplane carry-ons

    When you say "disassemble" your Pacers, I take it you mean something more than telescoping them down to their minimum length. How do you disassemble them to make them fit inside your bag? And have TSA folk never challenged you on bringing on board something that could be used to bludgeon someone...
  7. Meredith1

    Backpacks as airplane carry-ons

    Doug, I leave Monday for Madrid, and I'm just now trying to decide whether to pay Ryanair in advance & check my backpack & poles, or not, on my return from SdC. I've got a Gregory 55-L, well under-filled, & with its rain cover on, it appears to meet their measurements (its length from top is...
  8. Meredith1

    Scheduling too much?

    Perfectly said, Julie. I leave on Monday and have been trying (a bit) to plan, knowing that age (68) and condition (generally fit b/c of 16 months of YMCA classes & workouts, but just some training) will decide for me. "Arrive when you're there" suits me just fine. :)
  9. Meredith1

    Ideas for small gifts to take along?

    What neat ideas, everyone - thanks for all the suggestions.
  10. Meredith1

    Ideas for small gifts to take along?

    Hi, all - Exactly a week from today - to the minute, in fact - my plane will depart for the first leg of my Camino, and I will arrive in Madrid Sept. 4. I need ideas now for some (very) small, lightweight items I can take as gifts for those times when I know I'll feel especially thankful for...
  11. Meredith1

    Need guidance re transportation along the Camino

    It's oddly comforting to know that others are doing the same thing, even if at different times. I love this forum! For me now, it's exactly a month today that I will land in Madrid, set out for Pamplona, taxi to SJdPP with others, and then... . On my newsfeed in facebook this evening was a...
  12. Meredith1

    Need guidance re transportation along the Camino

    Great - hope to see you.
  13. Meredith1

    Need guidance re transportation along the Camino

    Thanks, Vagabondette & John. I've mulled this over and over, and I guess I won't know whether I've chosen well until I'm there. My reason for starting in SJdPP is the intrigue of it and the beauty of it, and the enormous challenge as well. And maybe this is the only time I'll have the...
  14. Meredith1

    Need guidance re transportation along the Camino

    Thanks, y'all. It sure helps to have these concrete suggestions from your experience.
  15. Meredith1

    Need guidance re transportation along the Camino

    I've scheduled my Camino from Sept. 3 - Oct. 3 (includes the flight days). I would have liked to schedule another 5 - 10 days so that I could walk the whole way taking plenty of time, but I couldn't. I'm starting in SJdPP, and I figured on taking transportation somewhere along the way in order...
  16. Meredith1

    Cancellation policy for Orisson reservation?

    Well, it just figures that the day I ask others for an answer, I'd get a reply from Orisson: there's a refund if someone else can take a place reserved by a no-show. Which I have no intention of being. :)
  17. Meredith1

    Cancellation policy for Orisson reservation?

    Can anyone tell me what Orisson's cancellation policy is? I've booked space there for my intended stay on 6 September and have received the invoice for it, and I'd like to know the policy just in case. I e-mailed my question to Orisson a couple of days ago but have had no reply yet (I know they...
  18. Meredith1

    LIVE from the Camino Warning about walking poles

    Does anybody but me worry that even if poles are allowed into an albergue, they'll have to be carried everywhere so as not to be "taken by mistake"? i.e., the shower, going out to eat, etc. Mine can be taken apart but even so, don't fit all the way into my backpack. What do others do to keep...
  19. Meredith1

    Trekking Pole Use

    Falcon, thanks very much for these links. I hadn't been considering using poles on my (first, upcoming in Sept.) Camino, but I'm convinced--planning to go with Pacerpoles, and I expect I'll use them for my local regular walks as well.
  20. Meredith1

    What time of year is best?

    Mary, I'm glad you posted your question - I've been wondering the same thing, and thinking also about whether mid-September (this year) would be sensible or spring next year. I'd love to get a month-by-month description of other pilgrims' experiences, realizing of course that in any one year...

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