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  1. seashell

    How busy is the Frances these days?

    Hi, four of us left St. Jean yesterday and are now in Zubiri. Roncevalles was far from crowded and the hostel where we’re staying today is less than half full. We left St. Jean at 6:20 am and saw one pilgrim ahead of us, none behind. We met maybe 30 altogether en route to Roncevalles. At the...
  2. seashell

    Sleeping bag or silk liner

    Ah - good to hear, many thanks
  3. seashell

    Sleeping bag or silk liner

    Thanks for the responses. Looks like we’ll go with the liners. Cheers
  4. seashell

    Sleeping bag or silk liner

    Hi, four of us are starting out from St. Jean next Thursday 9th June to walk the Frances once more. We’ll be staying in the albergue in Roncevalles on Thursday night and are wondering whether we need lightweight sleeping bags rather than our ultralight silk liners. I can’t recall whether...
  5. seashell

    LIVE from the Camino Burgos to Leon

    The most delightful series of blog posts I’ve probably ever read - muchas gracias Henry.
  6. seashell

    Anyone else flying into Spain soon?

    You’ll be a little ahead of us. My wife and I are flying out to Madrid early on Tuesday. We’ll be in Burgos early Tuesday evening and on our way next morning to resume our interrupted 2020 Camino. Re feelings, we’re looking forward to leaving the UK for a while at least. We’re fully vaccinated...
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    LIVE from the Camino The Camino Needs You.

    Booked flights from Heathrow to Madrid today. Arriving Burgos on 20th July to resume a Camino interrupted in 2020. Both of us are fully vaccinated and looking forward to three or four weeks of peace and tranquillity.
  8. seashell

    Leaving dog home question

    If possible, I suggest that you start using a local dog walker on a regular basis, one or two days a week. Check that she (it’s usually a she) also boards dogs (many do) for periods. After a few weeks of walks with her you’ll find that she is now the new love of your dog’s life and leaving him...
  9. seashell

    Not March But Maybe October 2021

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-54873105
  10. seashell

    Camino Frances?

    I second this. Walking from Roncevalles to St. Jean via Val Carlos and then back to Roncevalles is a lovely couple of days. I highly recommend it. My wife and I did exactly that last summer and absolutely loved it. If you want to make it absolutely perfect, have dinner in the le Chat Perche in...
  11. seashell

    Parking at St. Jean

    Many thanks for everyone’s comments, all much appreciated. It looks like we’ve a decent number of options to consider. Cheers.
  12. seashell

    Parking at St. Jean

    Having posted this under ‘quick question’ and got serious grief from my wife for not being explicit, (sigh) perhaps this thread title is an improvement. Does anybody happen to know where we might safely leave a car for three days next week whilst my wife and I walk from St. Jean Pied de Porte...
  13. seashell

    Albergue Santa Fé in Cardeñuela Riopico

    My wife and I stayed there in July 2016 and found her in a foul mood. It transpired that contrary to her usual policy she’d taken pity on a young lad and his dog the previous evening and had let them have a room together. The afternoon we got there the guest who had just taken over the young...
  14. seashell

    SJPP to Roncesvalles with Pulmonary Problems, Need Advice

    The path to Orisson is _very_ steep and remains so for two or three hours. The descent into Roncesvalles is steep. As with most things in life determination tends to get you there eventually but only you can decide whether it’s worth the pain and possible risk to your health. Many start in...
  15. seashell

    Disaster strikes

    Peregrino2000 has made an excellent suggestion. Much of the pleasure of the Camino lies in the interactions you have with your fellow travellers. Even more pleasure might be had if it were possible to dawdle en route, having time to visit the multitude of interesting architecture, small villages...
  16. seashell

    O Cebreiro in the snow

    That’s exactly how it looked when my wife and I passed through in April. From O Cebreiro we followed footsteps that had been made earlier in the day by a couple of pilgrims. The snow was a good metre or so deep for over a km. I’m pretty sure that we stayed on the correct path but it was very...
  17. seashell

    average daily distance

    I made the mistake of doing a quick calculation in my head of the distance remaining on the Camino Frances last April, booked the flights home from Santiago and then realised belatedly that I'd committed my wife and I to a 10 day forced march of 32+ km per day including O Cebreiro in 80cm of...
  18. seashell

    Not getting it

    I sympathise. My wife and I started the Frances in 2016 intending to walk to Santiago but had some problems back home so left the Camino at Logrono. I personally found the Camino boring, tedious and hard work so didn’t mind having to go home. After dealing with the problems we found ourselves...
  19. seashell

    Bed Bugs April 2018

    We checked in to a private room in an albergue this afternoon and for some reason I decided to check the bed for bugs , I’ve never done it before! Anyway, there were bugs, one the size of an apple pip, another which I killed by squeezing and it left blood on the bed sheet. I’d videod the...
  20. seashell

    Camino Frances Daily Mileage

    16 miles a day is perfectly realistic. Physically this is unlikely to prove too difficult. You'll probably get a few blisters, tired heels and shins but apart from that you'll be fine. But, and it's an important but, psychologically it's hard to maintain this for 30 days. My wife and I...

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