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  1. gns

    What would you change about the CF - if you could?

    I would free the Camino Frances of the unfair and unasked for burden of being designated "THE CAMINO".
  2. gns

    AP News: Camino pilgrims help rural Spain’s emptying villages survive

    Whilst the focus is on the Camino Frances it is another good reason for considering less travelled Caminos where communities are struggling to survive as well.
  3. gns

    30 days - from St Jean Pied de Port to Santiago - is it possible without stress?

    I walked 29 stages in August 2020 from SJPDP with two rest days in Burgos and Ponferrada on top and am considerably older than you so assuming you are in even reasonable shape it is definitely doable. I find there is a lot of personal satisfaction in walking contiguous stages, so if you are...
  4. gns

    Your advice on my itinerary for Camino Frances Sep 2022

    I would try and shorten the last day (maybe start at Lavacolla) so your mother isn't too tired to enjoy Santiago after arriving.
  5. gns

    COVID Trouble contacting Orisson.

    SJPdP was actually easier by train from London than flying. In fact I will take some convincing to get back on a plane in North West Europe if there is a reasonable rail option. Whoever sold SJPdP as the starting point should get a marketing award. The walk over Pyrenees was fantastic but the...
  6. gns

    Starting out August 27 from SJPDP

    All being well I expect to leave Salamanca on September 9th heading North to do the Invierno so may see you on the way. Buen Camino
  7. gns

    September Frances

    Good luck with the training. If you don't have time pressure and haven't booked yet can I suggest taking the train to SJPDP rather than flying. I did this in July from London. I took Eurostar at c8am and was there at about 6pm local time, after changing in Paris and Bayonne. I realise that...
  8. gns

    Scotland to Santiago

    I found this resource. Rouen to Vernon looks a bit challenging but that is part of the adventure. https://www.mongr.fr/trouver-prochaine-randonnee/carte
  9. gns

    Scotland to Santiago

    According to their website they are.
  10. gns

    Scotland to Santiago

    Covid lockdown has had me exploring the possibilities a bit further south. If you want avoid Central London there is this option: https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/walking/loop-walk Using this you could pick up a route called the Vanguard way from Croydon to Newhaven (an option is to stay in Lewes...
  11. gns

    Winter Camino Francés video (arrived January 6th, 2021)

    Thanks for the great video, although the walk up to O Cebreiro was a fantastic advert for the Invierno,
  12. gns

    Camino Frances: Background, statistics, and prognosis for the near future.

    Bad attempt at a joke I'm afraid. I am so conditioned now that when I see people not taking precautions it seems odd until I remember that these are pre- pandemic.
  13. gns

    Camino Frances: Background, statistics, and prognosis for the near future.

    I walked the Camino Frances in July and August as circumstances allowed me enough time to start at St Jean and walk through to Santiago in one go, something I didn't expect to be able to do before retirement. I stayed in a mixture of albergues although the municipal and Xunta ones were closed...
  14. gns

    And so to Santiago...

    I last posted whilst waiting to eat at Casa Barbadelo. Dinner was adequate but served with ill grace which the growing number of Peregrinos in the restaurant did little to alleviate. The meal was fine though. Next morning we set off with the plan of staying somewhere between Portmarin and...
  15. gns

    Carrion de los Condes

    He offered the tour but I had just walked 40km so declined
  16. gns

    Past Sarria

    Today marked an ending and a beginning as I passed Sarria in the afternoon and now feel that I am truly in the last phase of this Camino and I want to enjoy it to the full. After a great stay in Las Aguedas in Murias de Rechivaldo I set off with the intention of staying in Foncebadon. The walk...
  17. gns

    How Green was the Meseta?

    I didn’t expect such a great first sight of Leon cathedral
  18. gns

    How Green was the Meseta?

    Las Aguedas in Murias de Rechivaldo which is pretty idyllic.
  19. gns

    How Green was the Meseta?

    Immortally named albergue Jacques de Molay!!!
  20. gns

    How Green was the Meseta?

    A lot greener than I expected actually. I passed through Astorga earlier today and staying at Las Aguedas in Murias de Rechivaldo feel that the Camino is entering a new phase. I left Carrión de los Condes at 6am on Thursday which feels like much more than four days ago. As far as the food truck...

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