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Because my husband and I walk together, we usually put both sets of poles broken down into three slightly shorter sections along with a small pocket knife into one pack and check in the other one using dougfitz's method of wrapping up loose straps so they (hopefully) don't get caught on anything...
Flew into Biarritz in August to start from SJPP. Arrived on a public holiday so the trains weren't very frequent. Ended up sharing a taxi from the airport to SJPP. It costed €25pp. Easy to find people to share - just look for the people with the backpacks rather than the suitcase people...
Thanks to everyone for the leads. The Jeannie Johnson sounds like my dream transport to Spain! I'll try to get in touch and see if they have any plans for future sailings and am currently checking with one of the cargo companies suggested. Sailing from England or Cork is a possibility but...
I'm interested in literally walking out my front door and starting walking my Camino but without flying to France or Spain. As I live in Ireland, I would really like to walk to Dublin, get a berth on a merchant or fishing vessel, land somewhere in northern Spain and start walking again from...
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