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  1. BlackRocker57

    LIVE from the Camino On My Way to the End of the World :]

    I second that ...@sunflowerfunk ... wherefore art thou?
  2. BlackRocker57

    LIVE from the Camino On My Way to the End of the World :]

    Bonne continuation et bon chemin 👣👣👣
  3. BlackRocker57

    Posting luggage from Geneva to Le Puy

    Mmmm, yes ... that is disappointing ... I was pretty certain that they could help you with luggage storage ... I understand completely that they could / would not collect your luggage from Geneva but the rest seems pretty straightforward and part of their business ... My next suggestion is to...
  4. BlackRocker57

    Posting luggage from Geneva to Le Puy

    What I was suggesting you do is to send your excess luggage via Swiss Poste to La Malle Postale at Le Puy-en-Velay for storage ... @Grizzlybero ... did you ask La Malle Postale about luggage storage? So that you can ship your excess luggage to their office at Le Puy-en-Velay using the Swiss...
  5. BlackRocker57

    Posting luggage from Geneva to Le Puy

    Try La Malle Postale ... I suggest that you call or email their office and explain carefully what you want to do ... they do store luggage [I used this facility when walking the Chemin de RL Stevenson in 2018] so it should not be a problem and Swiss postal service is very reliable ... you should...
  6. BlackRocker57

    Accommodation options along the Via Gebennensis pilgrimage route from Geneva in 2021

    HR means / stands for hors chemin or off-piste 🐣
  7. BlackRocker57

    Accommodation options along the Via Gebennensis pilgrimage route from Geneva in 2021

    Here is the weblink to the latest update/s to the yellow guide : <https://chemins-s.amis-st-jacques.org/wp-uploads/telechargements/qrcode/mise_a_jours/Mise_a_jour_%20guide_jaune.pdf>
  8. BlackRocker57

    Baggage Transfer from Geneva to Le Puy and other French Routes

    Bonjour Vagabonder👋 à propos other routes in France serviced by La Malle Postale, you might like to check out their website, especially this section which shows their various itineraries by region : <https://www.lamallepostale.com/fr/itineraires> ... I have used them for the GR70 Chemin de RL...
  9. BlackRocker57

    Accommodation options along the Via Gebennensis pilgrimage route from Geneva in 2021

    and here’s the flyer for the «Guide Jaune» ... bonne continuation 👣👣👣
  10. BlackRocker57

    Accommodation options along the Via Gebennensis pilgrimage route from Geneva in 2021

    The «guide jaune» is certainly recommended as Shangri35 says ... there is a new edition due very soon, in the next few weeks ... you can order your copy here <https://boutique.amis-st-jacques-ara.com/guides/> ... if you are not interested in buying the guide then you might like to search [back]...
  11. BlackRocker57

    Can Geneva - Le Puy route be done on €35 per day without camping?

    agree with Gitti Harre👍 Certainly do-able if you buy the «Guide Jaune» aka yellow guidebook published by the Assoc. Rhone Alpes des Amis de Saint-Jacques [a new edition will be published in February 2022] and aim to stay at the gîtes communal, local / municipal camp grounds [where you will find...
  12. BlackRocker57

    Hello, I'm Scared to walk from Geneva

    let me know if you need further information ... happy to oblige 👋👋👋
  13. BlackRocker57

    Hello, I'm Scared to walk from Geneva

    most of the hiking umbrellas available can be attached to any backpack, incl. those from Euroschirm, Gossamer Gear, Zpacks Lotus and Six Moons designs to name but a few ... Gossamer Gear sell an excellent umbrella clamp ... and Zpacks an umbrella holster to attach to the backpack ...
  14. BlackRocker57

    Hello, I'm Scared to walk from Geneva

    the e-guidebooks in english by Melinda Lusmore [ilovewalkinginfrance.com] are excellent and recently updated for 2021 ... you will find them at her website here : <https://ilovewalkinginfrance.com/walking-chemin-de-saint-jacques-du-puy/> ... in the absence of the app, Le Vieux Crayon...
  15. BlackRocker57

    Hello, I'm Scared to walk from Geneva

    for the section from Geneva to Le Puy, the guidebook published by the «Association Rhône-Alpes des Amis de Saint-Jacques» is your best bet ... it is very thorough and lists most [if not all] of the accommodation options including the very special «accueils jacquaires» ... private homes that...
  16. BlackRocker57

    Pressed for time: suggestions for stages to skip between Cahors and Aire Sur L'Adour

    The trains are definitely running again out of Figeac ... and have been for almost two years ... there is a temporary railway station there while the fire-ravaged building is repaired / rebuilt ... the stop for Rocamadour is called «Rocamadour-Padirac», a 40-minute journey ... à propos stages...
  17. BlackRocker57

    From Geneva to the End of the World.....

    g’day Davey Boyd ... I have only just been introduced to your wonderful blog ... and loving it! Such beautiful, honest writing -- I have instantly connected with this ... and just want to stay at home all day and keep on reading ... but I have a «pilgrimage walking» class to teach this afternoon...

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