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  1. freeflyer123

    Two wheels on the Camino de Santiago

    Currently forced from doing anything active at the moment, I put my mind to updating my memoirs of our cycling trip when we rode from Bayonne in France to Santiago back in 2013. It was, and still remains, the most momentous trip of our lives and changed us both beyond recognition. We were hoping...
  2. freeflyer123

    Requirements

    I rode the Camino de Santiago with my husband in 2013. We started at Bayonne and rode down to SJPdP first. I agree with T2Andreo that it's best to keep to designated roads and, indeed, we used the N120 most of the way. We did try going off-road for a short while but that was a total disaster...
  3. freeflyer123

    LIVE from the Camino Injured Pilgrim

    So sorry to read this as it's not nice coming off your bike, specially if he was speeding up in order to start the descent towards Pamplona. Hopefully he will make a good recovery. My thoughts and prayers are with him and his friend who was with him at the time.
  4. freeflyer123

    Camino biking advice for newbie biker

    At 65 I rode the Camino de Santiago with my husband (who was 72 at the time). I walked almost all the way on the first day out of St Jean Pied de Port because it was almost all a steep climb and even I struggled in places. We generally stuck to the roads, but then we've cycled a long time and...
  5. freeflyer123

    The Meseta

    The main thing I remember about riding the Meseta is that there is a huge lack of trees. We rode the Camino back in July 2013 and it was hot, hot, hot. Although it was great to reach the Meseta and get a break from the rather more challenging hills (although there were more to come), it was a...
  6. freeflyer123

    electric bike

    I have done a lot of research into e-bikes recently because I had to resort to buying one if I was to carry on cycling Doctor: you have to give up cycling. Me: What? Why? Doctor: Because your x-ray shows that it's not doing your knees any favours. Me: I couldn't give up. I thought cycling was...
  7. freeflyer123

    Need advice about a bike

    Hi senora1. I checked out the link and it looks like a great bike. Make sure you can get your leg over easily which, given your age, you almost certainly can. I rode the Camino on a similar one which weighed about the same, although we didn't fly to St John Pied de Port. You could definitely...
  8. freeflyer123

    Bike on the Train (AGAIN!!)

    We put our bikes in two separate bike carriers made of cloth - specially for carrying bikes. We had to take off the wheels first to make the packages as small as possible. But we put them into the luggage hold of a bus, not a train. Having said that, I suspect we would have been able to haul...
  9. freeflyer123

    Cycling the Camino del Norte?

    What a fascinating read. Sounds like we will need to avoid the Albergue in Gontan though. We rode the Camino de Santiago in 2013 (www.cyclingsofties.blog - sorry, can't resist adding the link just in case anybody is interested in reading) and although we knew not to arrive at an albergue until...
  10. freeflyer123

    Cycling from Bilbao to Santiago in September

    Ok, just realised that my post above is probably academic anyway as yours was dated 2018. So, did you go? And did you enjoy it? More importantly, did you find the need to book as you went along?
  11. freeflyer123

    Cycling from Bilbao to Santiago in September

    We rode the Camino de Santiago in 2013 (see https://cyclingsofties.blog/ for our very own experience), and never booked once. Although we would have been turned away if we had wanted to book in somewhere before, say 3.00, because we were on the bikes and anybody walking is given precedence, we...
  12. freeflyer123

    BYOB (bring your own bike) trip planning for July 2019

    Hi Brambor, you don't mention where you are flying from. I only ask because we came over to ride the Camino Frances back in 2013 and managed to get from the UK on a specific coach. We got off in Bayonne and rode from there to SJPdP. I have to admit I wouldn't relish riding a tandem over the...
  13. freeflyer123

    Cycling Santander to Burgos

    Hi, I don't see any problems with you cycling from Santander to Burgos and you shouldn't have any problems finding accommodation along the way as most of the area is well catered for. If you are constrained with time and want to take a bus to Burgos, I would suggest that you carry a few...
  14. freeflyer123

    Mature couple cycling the Camino

    So glad I read this thread. We rode the route from Bayonne through to St John Pied de Port and then onto Santiago and never once had a puncture. This was back in 2013. Next year we are hoping to ride from Santander to Santiago along the Norte route. It wouldn't have occurred to us to carry extra...
  15. freeflyer123

    Biking Camino del Norte/Primitivo questions

    Hi, Charliemag. We rode from Bayonne in France to Santiago in July 2013. It took us just under three weeks. You can have a look at our adventures at: jackiejohn.co.uk The stage from Irun to Santiago de Compestela should be there, and would give you an idea of how long it took us. We didn't try...
  16. freeflyer123

    New Record to Santiago de Compostela by bike

    It depends on just how far from the fridge you were, I suppose :) I have to admit that I admire anybody who can ride the Camino in such a short time - having taken three week's myself, I find that in searching for spiritual enlightment, it was in me all the time! Still, I would do it all over...
  17. freeflyer123

    Bike transport on trains and buses

    Hi, I was wondering if it is possible to put a bike on a local bus along the route from Roncesvalles to Santiago. In other words, should someone wish to miss a section, could they use the bus along with their bike?
  18. freeflyer123

    New Record to Santiago de Compostela by bike

    It's swings and roundabouts, I suspect. I love riding, and I often think that people in their cars often miss out on so much that we come across. By the same token, I think that people who are walking see so much more than we, on our bikes, do. When I wrote that the people we mentioned our...
  19. freeflyer123

    New Record to Santiago de Compostela by bike

    Sadly, the first thing people ask us when we tell them we had ridden the Camino de Santiago was "how many miles did you do each day?" The ride was never about that. Instead, we spent time stopping to reflect on the ride, look around at the scenery, chat to others either walking or riding, and so...
  20. freeflyer123

    Update on the most amazing trip of our lifetime

    So glad you enjoyed it, Fred. I agree that the first day was "something else", and can well understand why some people throw in the towel after a few days. However, I would urge everybody to take a deep breath if and when they feel it's all too much, and carry on. They will be richly rewarded...

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