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  1. simply B

    Is the Napoleon route typically open beginning of April?

    I cannot improve on the advice provided above. Summarized as: "It depends. The Valcarlos route has its own charms. The Route Napoleon is NOT superior, it is just different." Buen Camino! B
  2. simply B

    Best place to stay: Logroño or Naverette?

    I vote for Navarrete.
  3. simply B

    Descent into Molinaseca

    Done it three times, twice in Fall and once in Spring. Worst kms on the CF. @Bradypus has sound advice if one opts for the road which I did once. And, I would have walked the road more than once if the path was snowy or muddy. B
  4. simply B

    Please plan to stop in Navarrete 8 miles outside of Logrono

    One of my favorite towns... I was captivated by the church's retablo on my first visit and I still believe it to be one of the best in the world. On a second visit with my late Camigo, who was far more trained in such things, his jaw dropped when I turned on the lights with a euro coin....and...
  5. simply B

    When do most pilgrims feel like quitting the Camino de Santiago?

    Camino #1 (Fall 2012) - I was leaving Negreira, heading for Muxia, after a coffee and croissant. About a kilometer out the wind and rain were just sucking the life out of me. So, there was that time. Camino #2 (Spring 2014) - My Camigo and I were being blown off the path just before Fonfria in...
  6. simply B

    How Important Was It To You To Do "Full" CF ?

    Actually, I did mean "calling" as from some mystical impulse, @David Tallan ! Sorry for the lack of clarity on my part. My personality is solidly "solitary" so a "literal" call to me would be quite un-natural...on the order of the Sun rising in the west. I am not actually sure how I would...
  7. simply B

    How Important Was It To You To Do "Full" CF ?

    I do understand the reservation about going with a friend....very much so. However, if an experienced pilgrim reads this and nods... a bit of counsel (from a complete idiot, yes) - - A situation may arise for you wherein you get a "call" to be a "guide" for a friend or family member. Give it...
  8. simply B

    Things I fear

    @JustJack - I hear you. I empathize...and I am not personally good at this trait. :) My professional background caused me to always have ready plans A through F, at least. BUT!!!... I always knew that such plans could only integrate a) what I could control and b) those things outside of my...
  9. simply B

    How Important Was It To You To Do "Full" CF ?

    For my first Camino, I was not even keen on being on the Camino.... I had four options for walking before arrival in France. By the time that I arrived in France, three of my options were shut down for one reason or another. I suppose that I COULD have adjusted in each of those options, BUT as...
  10. simply B

    Differences in the walking experience - pre vs post Covid?

    Forum members are just the best! Many thanks for all your contributions to my request for education. B
  11. simply B

    Differences in the walking experience - pre vs post Covid?

    The question is in the post title and regards the Frances. (But, those experienced on other routes can feel free to chime in though all readers would appreciate identification of the route upon which you comment!) The top three things that one notices would be more than enough! I have not been...
  12. simply B

    Advice needed on Camino ‘organised tours’

    My Dearest and some close acquaintances speak highly of 'Fresco Tours' if Annie and Ellie are not available for the timing available to your friend. Everything is available that you inquired about plus meals. (The Dearest prefers being a 'Pampered Pilgrim' in distinct contrast to her...
  13. simply B

    LIVE from the Camino Hospital or Doctor in Burgos

    I enjoyed very satisfactory care the the Urgencia at the University Hospital of Burgos. Av. Islas Baleares, 3, 09006 Burgos, Spain Good luck! B
  14. simply B

    We met Tomas in Manjarin today

    Very glad to see that he is still with us! B
  15. simply B

    Walking El Camino de Santiago Alone During COVID-19: What Should I Expect?

    Good post @trecile ! And @scholky ? Take a really good look at that reference for your planned stages from Leon to Ponferrada. I suspect, but do not know for sure, that weather and path conditions will be challenging from just east of Rabanal all the way to Molinaseca. Foncebadon to Molinaseca...
  16. simply B

    Walking El Camino de Santiago Alone During COVID-19: What Should I Expect?

    @scholky ! Been kinda wondering about this myself but had not had time to compose my thoughts for a post. I started out of Ponferrada on or about 25 February in 2016 so we could adjust that to figure you would be "in synch" about two weeks earlier than my experience. (pre-Covid...which I think...
  17. simply B

    Travel to Silos monastery

    Did this in Fall 2017, so information is dated. Buying a ticket ahead was not possible ahead of time. We had to show up at the bus station and were able to buy just within the last 15 minutes of departure. It was a very small bus, quite indicative of the minimal traffic. The station is...
  18. simply B

    THAT enduring tissue (etc) issue on the CF in particular……

    Agreed! (times 1,000) B
  19. simply B

    LIVE from the Camino First meal in Spain

    Great... just great, @Arn ! I never had much disposition to the sin of Envy... but, wow, the temptation is coming at me rather strongly just now. Buen Camino, B
  20. simply B

    What is Your Average Walking Distance per Day?

    Yep, I respect opinions expressed (@Robo & @Rick of Rick and Peg ) but I come at this from an entirely different angle. It does NOT make me "right" but I was just trying to provide an accurate answer to the OP. Assumption: Brierley was using "aerial" (ie. 2D point-to-point distances) for his...

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