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  1. isawtman

    LIVE from the Camino SJPP TODAY May 2, 2024

    I took the 12 noon bus from Pamplona which gets to St Jean at 1:40. I immediately walked to the Pilgrims Office and there was hardly anyone in line so I got in line. I got my credential and they asked me if I had booked a spot to stay that night. I said no. They told me to go up to the...
  2. isawtman

    If you had to choose to skip a part of the route. What would be your choice?

    I think the people walking longer distances have already seen it all. When I was hiking west of Sarria there were two guys hiking in front of me and you could tell they just started. One of the guys said enthusiastically "There's a forest, let's take our picture with the forest!" Well, since...
  3. isawtman

    Crazy things people do in the last 100 km

    I want to hear more about the Cat. Did you find it while hiking or was it yours to begin with? Do you have any good Cat on the Camino stories?
  4. isawtman

    Crazy things people do in the last 100 km

    When I hiked the Frances Route this happened. I was hiking in the afternoon just east of Arzua. I was reserved a bed at an albergue in Arzua, so I had already hiked all the way from San Xulien near Palas Del Rei. I met a couple from my home state and of course we talked for a while. Then...
  5. isawtman

    Re: My First Camino

    A suggestion for Number 1 is to go to the second cafe in the morning. Sometimes the Albergue that you start at has some breakfast, but it usually isn't very much. Then you start walking and you eventually reach a town with a cafe. Usually, the first cafe in that town will be really busy and...
  6. isawtman

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

    As I have stated before, I wish the Pilgrims Office in St Jean would publish their daily numbers. They can do that in the offseason. I would like the Albergues in Roncesvalles to also publish their daily numbers, again it can be in the offseason. I started hiking from St Jean on Sept 2, 2022...
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    If you had to choose to skip a part of the route. What would be your choice?

    I sailed through the Meseta doing it in just over 6 days instead of 8. I think that's the way to go. By the time you get to Burgos you have gotten more in shape and in tune with hiking, so you should be ready hike a bit farther. The Meseta is relatively flat, so it's an easier hike. The big...
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    If you had to choose to skip a part of the route. What would be your choice?

    I would do the whole Camino Frances then if you are pressed for time take a bus to Muxia. You could also take a bus to Fisterra/Finnesterre, then hike to Muxia from there. That would be shorter than hiking to Muxia from Santiago. I was 64 in 2022 when I hiked from St Jean to Santiago in 30...
  9. isawtman

    How many people go right to Orisson?

    yeah, I blew through the San Xil route the first time on the Camino Frances. So, Samos is totally on my bucket list for next time. That being said, I thought the San Xil route was pretty spectacular with the views. It is featured in my "Best Moments on the Camino Frances" video here:
  10. isawtman

    How many people go right to Orisson?

    What month am I walking? not sure yet. Why am I walking the CF again? Might be hiking with a newbie as a guide, etc. to take longer, to vary, to deviate? don't think I want to take longer, but I do want to stay at different places, if that's what you mean by deviate and vary. It's not really...
  11. isawtman

    How many people go right to Orisson?

    I've already explored the town, so to me, that's not that much of an appealing option. Plus, the amount of beds at Orrison and Borda is not even an issue because I would be reserving it ahead of time. I'm just wondering if anyone has done the hike as I have described and how it worked out. I...
  12. isawtman

    How many people go right to Orisson?

    I'm assuming the person wouldn't be doing this in a Jet Lagged Condition
  13. isawtman

    How many people go right to Orisson?

    I was wondering how many people skip staying at St Jean Pied de Port and hike right to Orisson. The one bus from Pamplona arrives in SJPP at around 1:30 pm. If you sat right in the front of the bus and were one of the first people off, then if you headed right to the Pilgrims Office to get...
  14. isawtman

    Rethink HOW and WHEN you walk the Francés - strategies for walking during busy times

    Still It would be great to see SJPP Pilgrim Office and Roncevalles numbers from last year so you can make an informed decision. But I still think my best advice is to book the first few days. Book St Jean/Orisson, Roncesvalles/Burguette, Zubiri/Larrasoana. Then if Zubiri/Larrasoana is all...
  15. isawtman

    Rethink HOW and WHEN you walk the Francés - strategies for walking during busy times

    I didn't see those graphs ahead of time. All I knew was September is one of the busiest months. I thought maybe that was because Americans came over on the Labor Day Weekend. So, if I went there before the Labor Day Weekend, I would be okay. If I would have seen those graphs ahead of time...
  16. isawtman

    Rethink HOW and WHEN you walk the Francés - strategies for walking during busy times

    No, I didn't miss the part about these people being volunteers. Listen, these people compile the numbers anyway but the just don't release them. I was on another thread like this where a volunteer released two weeks worth of numbers from Roncesvalles just to show me if I went two weeks earlier...
  17. isawtman

    Best 7-day Section

    To me the two most inspirational sites on the Camino are Cruz de Ferro and O Cebreiro. So, I would do Leon to Tricastela or Astorga to Sarria. With Leon to Tricastela you are also getting both the Cathedral in Leon and Gaudi's Palace in Astorga. With Astorga to Sarria you are also getting...
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    Rethink HOW and WHEN you walk the Francés - strategies for walking during busy times

    Well, if these albergues are actually there to "help" pilgrims, they should think about doing it. And, I really don't care when they publish it. Perhaps they can publish it in the middle of the winter when they are doing nothing. This suggestion would help them fill their albergue when it...
  19. isawtman

    Mansilla de las Mulas Albergue

    I didn't write "high priced" I wrote "higher priced"
  20. isawtman

    Mansilla de las Mulas Albergue

    yes, I did hear a rumor that some of the other higher priced Albergues didn't want the Municipal Albergue reopened. I don't know if it's true or not. I would like some definitive word on what's happening with that with it. I thought Rebekah Scott had posted on this forum that it would be...

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