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    Rethinking my CF-ish route after Burgos (and I start in 7 days!)

    If a walking meditation is what you seek - & you do have plenty of time - why not set off centred in a profound sense of trust and allow your inner knowing to guide you day by day in the direction the Camino reveals. You may find Burgos provides an unreserved albergue bed & the magnificent...
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    Finding my way along the route

    My 2 pesetas: definitely have an app for backup tracking; lots of people took minor wrong turns by missing an arrow during the Frances last March/April, quickly corrected by checking the app. It’s quite easy to miss an arrow in a rainstorm, for example. The only person who walked 10km off...
  3. J

    21 Days to complete??

    I walked from SJPDP to SdC in 27 days earlier this year (I planned for 34 days). I'm a reasonably fit & healthy 71 year old who was very fortunate not to get a single blister (oversized Hoka Challenger 6 ATR footwear, in case you're wondering). The experience was utterly marvelous beyond words...
  4. J

    Albergues full in Orisson - bad time to start?

    This.
  5. J

    Valcarlos route : some practical questions, please

    Yes, indeed, 5 hours ! (have edited original to clarify - thanks for the catch 👍)
  6. J

    Valcarlos route : some practical questions, please

    VERY useful information, thank-you: my flat 20km training walks here in NL have taken 4 hours, with the final few km clearly slowing, so with a coffee stop in Arneguy, I hope 4 hours max will be realistic and the following day an hour+ longer than that up to Roncesvalles (may I please ask how...
  7. J

    Valcarlos route : some practical questions, please

    Thanks for posting @jimmyc : this is exactly what I wish to avoid / my inner Gung-Ho, keep going at all costs, attitude. I know I must start slow.
  8. J

    Valcarlos route : some practical questions, please

    Thanks everyone 👍 Q4: Any breakfast possibilities in Valcarlos around 0800 or is it cafe con leche + brioche in bar, and self-made sandwich from shop for en route sustenance & off one goes ? Staying at municipal albergue. Will probably skip 3 course pilgrim dinner if it doesn't start till...
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    Valcarlos route : some practical questions, please

    Good morning. If the French trains run on time, I will arrive in SJPP from Amsterdam at 18.18 this coming Wednesday evening 22/3. I will seek a bed in the municipal auberge. Day 1 is to Valcarlos only, as I ease this 71 year old mammal into the long walk. Q1: As the walk to Valcarlos seems...
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    Dr. Bronner's Soap

    May I please ask how much should last the whole Camino Frances ? I like the stuff too ;)

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