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  1. Richmond Gardner

    Stay in SJPP overnight or start for Orisson

    From NYC to where? Paris, Barcelona, Madrid or Lisbon? Then you are a full day or more, to SJPP. If you end up at Pamplona or Bordeaux at the tail end of your first day, then I suppose you would get to SJPP early enough to walk up to Orisson. I wouldn't though...the afternoon in Saint Jean is...
  2. Richmond Gardner

    Accommodations at Pamplona, Zubiri in May

    Casa Suseia takes reservations (private albergue). Very nice women runs it. It is on the edge of town, so quiet, which I liked!
  3. Richmond Gardner

    Is mid-April a good time to start the Camino Francés? Thank you.

    I should’ve checked the calendar… Easter is right at the beginning of the month!
  4. Richmond Gardner

    Is mid-April a good time to start the Camino Francés? Thank you.

    Yes, just keep in mind that Spaniards come out in large numbers during Semana Santa (Easter week). So, accommodations are much harder to find. Buen Camino
  5. Richmond Gardner

    Terrain through the meseta

    According to Rome to Rio, Carrion de los Condes to Sahagun is about 24.1 miles. Somebody’s shrinking the meseta😂
  6. Richmond Gardner

    Terrain through the meseta

    I’d say Leon is included in the meseta…
  7. Richmond Gardner

    Terrain through the meseta

    The umbrella queen has spoken…
  8. Richmond Gardner

    Where to stay in Vega de Valcarce?

    Fernandez Boarding House is also quieter, being off the main road. On a nice little circle in town
  9. Richmond Gardner

    Where to stay in Vega de Valcarce?

    I can also recommend the Fernandez Boarding house. It is just off the main road and river. Mrs. F runs a clean place and gifts you a clothes pin with her information on it😂
  10. Richmond Gardner

    Luggage lost during transfer. Advice needed

    Glad to see Professor Unfast has been reunited with the Untethered luggage
  11. Richmond Gardner

    Camino Story on CNN

    Saw that cnn story. Very nice couple with a real story about bridging culture and distance from family. I also saw a budding romance that culminated in marriage, on my 2017 CF. It’s really great to see such good people who find each other
  12. Richmond Gardner

    Napoleon Route in October

    FYI, Orisson closed on Oct 15 last year, which was the day I went from SJPP to Roncevalles. So, last night was the 14th. I am not sure if that indicates anything about this year, although as the very knowledgeable @Katar1na says- they are taking reservations through the end of the month.
  13. Richmond Gardner

    Taking the bus from Pamplona to Roncesvalles in a few hours!

    You will want reservations during Semana Santa, and then things should ease, yet there should be plenty of company on the way. Buen Camino!
  14. Richmond Gardner

    Advice on Frances Stages March 2023

    You could also walk from Pamplona to Logrono, which is a really nice section of the way.
  15. Richmond Gardner

    Please plan to stop in Navarrete 8 miles outside of Logrono

    Perhaps the « special », was called aguardiente.
  16. Richmond Gardner

    Easter "wave" on Camino Francés?

    I can say, from experience, that Semana Santa is a crush on accommodations well outside the last 100 k. I had to walk short sections from Logrono to Belorado, without reservations, in 2017.
  17. Richmond Gardner

    Tips for securing a bed at Albergue de La Faba during the busy September season on Camino Frances

    Strike that! It was El Refugio in La Faba that had the fire
  18. Richmond Gardner

    Tips for securing a bed at Albergue de La Faba during the busy September season on Camino Frances

    Sadly, La Faba was destroyed in a fire recently
  19. Richmond Gardner

    Finding Accommodation in SJPP without Communal Meals or Public Speaking

    I was going to point out that the agora was literally the Ancient Greek marketplace and thus the reference….but, you were all over it (as usual).
  20. Richmond Gardner

    Sarria or Vigo as a starting point

    I cast my vote for Vigo…and I haven’t even been there. I did finish off my last Camino (Del Norte) from Pontevedra, because I couldn’t face the hordes from Sarria onwards again. You will meet plenty of pilgrims on the Portuguese (2nd most popular Camino).

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