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  1. ouroboros

    Has the Camino Frances become a victim of its own success?

    I had to stop my 2019 solo Camino at Sarria for the reason you cited: too crowded with fresh pilgrims making the last 100 kms, partying in their high-heeled sneakers. No judgement, just the way it is. I decided to forgo the Compostela the third time, and to respect my internal desire for...
  2. ouroboros

    Descent into Zubiri?

    I did the descent on the shale path with great trepidation and as slowly as possible. It had just rained and was extremely slick and steep. If you can avoid this by going down the road, I recommend. This time I was solo, and a young man coming down half an hour later, fell and broke his leg on...
  3. ouroboros

    Four more days until SdC - and no motivation anymore to continue ...

    I just finished my third camino...second on the Frances. I recognize how you are feeling, @sugargypsy. I decided to stop my camino before reaching Santiago this time. This was my first time solo, and I have two Compostelas at home, so going to Santiago did not have any urgent appeal. I found...
  4. ouroboros

    Bus from O Cebreiro to Sarria

    It will cost you about 1 euro per km by taxi. I took a taxi from Triacastela to Sarria for about 25 euro a few weeks ago. Forget buses...it is quite rural in those parts.
  5. ouroboros

    Bed in Roncesvalles May 7th

    I booked at Roncevalles for May 9 and got a reserved bed....booked o er a week ago though
  6. ouroboros

    No room at the inn?

    Ah of course. I did know that about Holy Week, but I’m getting ready to start the CF and so am obsessing a bit about the details.
  7. ouroboros

    No room at the inn?

    Does anyone know if the numbers are up early and very high? My friends are near Santo Domingo having a hard time up til now getting lodging, but they say it is getting easier near Santo Domingo
  8. ouroboros

    Weight, and how its discussion is terrifying me.

    Yes, I’m average fitness, female, 170 pounds and my pack is usually 15-17 pounds depending on how much food carrying. That includes 1 1/2 liter of water. Don’t you worry you’ll be fine!
  9. ouroboros

    LIVE from the Camino Numbers out of StJPDP today

    Wonderful information, Andreo, especially helpful to know about the Sunday, Monday pilgrim starts. The Camino we walked in late September-October on the Frances was just right: great weather and no crowds. We just walked into albergues and were never turned away, and we were late arrivals...
  10. ouroboros

    considering canceling my trip :(

    Then again, it seems to me Mrs. Bath is just beginning to get in touch with her "backstory" as to why she is planning the Camino. Far from escapism, it sounds like she is beginning to take in the truth, the truth which might set her free to undertake a new adventure, her own adventure which...
  11. ouroboros

    considering canceling my trip :(

    Take heart! I trained with a few lame walks with backpack in the horrible month of July in Washington, DC...just 5 km and I was wiped out from 90% humidity and heat. I just could not do it. So I just walked when I felt like it in the cool of the evening without gear or concern for distance--...
  12. ouroboros

    Drought in Galicia: Portomarin ruins emerging

    Thanks for your most interesting responses, all! @ranthr, I too really disliked walking over that higher bridge. @Viranani, yes, I felt the same way about Portomarin.
  13. ouroboros

    Drought in Galicia: Portomarin ruins emerging

    This is Portomarin in Spain, through which we walked on the Camino de Santiago over that scary bridge in the distance...notice its two levels. Portomarin was flooded during Franco's era and rebuilt further above water level, hence the bizarre bridge. Camino pilgrims on the Frances route are in...
  14. ouroboros

    Easter 2017 is one month after 2016

    Last year, Easter fell almost as early as it can, March 27, so the full moon at the Spring Equinox fell almost on the day of the equinox. So this year, the full moon falls quite a ways after the equinox on April 11. Hence the following Sunday, April 16th is Easter, 19 days later than last...
  15. ouroboros

    Is carrying a guidebook worth the weight?

    The Brierley guide turned out to be the only reading material I cared to read on the Camino. The walk was all-consuming of my energies, so to sit down at a cafe with my beverage and the Brierly was always the break to refresh me. I agree about the language barrier. If Spanish is not an easy...
  16. ouroboros

    Albergue Santa María de Eunate closed permamently?

    Actually, Rosa and Girard indeed knew that there was no hospitalero in the pipeline to take over for them when they left in October, but they had to move on, of course. They probably did not talk about it much to arriving pilgrims; it came up only because I was asking Girard about their...
  17. ouroboros

    Albergue Santa María de Eunate closed permamently?

    So sad to hear this, but I had an inkling this might happen when we stayed there in late September with Marie-Rosa and Girard, the wonderful hospitalero couple who ran that albergue for three years non-stop, only closing on Mondays. They were exhausted and planning to relocate to Brazil at the...
  18. ouroboros

    Once again with thanks

    Wonderful, Margaret, just wonderful! Thank you for all your help and support while we prepared and your kind words when we were on the road.... So amazed you completed your 8th Camino! We walked into Santiago about 5 weeks before you, October 30th. We took 34 days, but skipped some of the...
  19. ouroboros

    LIVE from the Camino Ultreia!

    Just put up my latest post with a slideshow of photos. It covers our arrival in Santiago. I also plan to post our daily itinerary soon, and in some detail, so that other pilgrims can get an idea of how milage may vary! Thank-you all for your interest; the most traffic on the blog is coming...
  20. ouroboros

    Safety warning on Albergue Maribel Roncal in Cizur Menor

    And so the warning is....? I stayed at Maribel Roncal's Cizur Minor Albergue and found it delightful. She is a truly generous soul who loves looking after pilgrims. It was a priviledge and an honor to stay in her albergue.

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