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You don’t have to finish first. Take it slow, turn around every so often to enjoy the view behind you. Don’t stay at albergues along the Napoleon route, nothing wrong with them but it’s a very doable days hike from SJPD to Roncevellas
I’m a first timer as well flying Calgary to Gatwick April 3/4 taking the train on April 4 to Paris overnight there and train into SJPP on the 5 starting the 6th, I haves booked the Bloc at Gatwick on the return leg. Hope to do the Napoleon route but apparently it is closed until April 1,
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