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  1. Gerry Callaghan

    Cycling the Norte

    Nothing confirmed yet but the plans are to be in St-Jean on 19th May and to start on 20th. We need to be back in Bayonne on 17th June.
  2. Gerry Callaghan

    Cycling the Norte

    Cycling vs walking? I've not walked the camino but I cycled Frances and Finnistere in 2015. I did consider walking so you might be interested in my reasons for cycling. I live in the Irish midlands. An archaeological dig of a monastic graveyard in a nearby town, Mullingar turned up two...
  3. Gerry Callaghan

    Cycling the Norte

    Hi, I'm planning to cycle the el Norte in reverse this year. (That means cycling west to east, not cycling backwards!) The penciled in plans at the moment are: Cycle from home in Ireland to British midlands, Sheffield looks to be the easiest option Pick up European bike express to Bayonne...
  4. Gerry Callaghan

    Camino del Norte in reverse

    Hi Jason, Alsa bus is fine but they insist that you take the front wheel off your bike and package it for transport. It's an additional 10 EUR for the bike. They will sell you a good quality bike bag for 12 EUR so you don't have to bring one with you. I don't know how they will respond to...
  5. Gerry Callaghan

    Camino del Norte in reverse

    Hi Jason (and anyone else interested) I'm just back after a wonderful five-week trip. It did not go exactly as planned but was very enjoyable. I've got a Koga randoneur, a really great bike for this sort of trip. I had no problems whatever, if you don't count two punctures. I cycled from...
  6. Gerry Callaghan

    Camino del Norte in reverse

    Many thanks for the invitation but this time I'll be cycling down the west coast of France. Reims is a bit off my road! Maybe next year!
  7. Gerry Callaghan

    Camino del Norte in reverse

    I dropped Buckfast Abbey an email and got a reply from the guestmaster welcoming me inside an hour. It's highly recommended!
  8. Gerry Callaghan

    Camino del Norte in reverse

    In April/May 2015 I'll be cycling various caminos. From Clonmacnoise, in the Irish midlands, to Cork, ferry to Roscoff, down the west coast of France, then Camino Frances to Santiago de Compostello. For the trip home I'll follow the Camino del Norte in reverse to Santander, take the ferry to...

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