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  1. Chizuru

    Take my vitamins?

    She is asking about Le Puy en Velay route, not Spain. I saw much fewer open pharmacies on this route to Cahors. We were looking for one as I got tendintis and we needed more strapping than we had brought with us. I was surprised at how difficult it was to find one, and then started to look out...
  2. Chizuru

    Advice for Restaurant Dinners

    We walked in April/May 2022. It is probably a good idea to book ahead at Le Puy. We stayed two nights and particularly enjoyed Nomad. In Estiang, we had a lovely dinner at Aux Armes de Estiang. In Figeac, I can highly recommend La Cuisine du Marche Restaurant - we had asparagus Hollandaise...
  3. Chizuru

    Le Puy route

    "If you have hiked in mountains with any frequency and are relatively fit, don't worry about the earlier posts that characterize this as a "difficult" route. I was 69-72 when I walked this route and I don't think you'll find it difficult if you are experienced hikers who have walked in some...
  4. Chizuru

    Le Puy route

    It is a wonderful Camino. My husband and I did it in early spring this year from Le Puy to Cahors. What is different is that there are very few shops and cafes along the route so don't plan to buy your lunch in shops to eat as a picnic lunch or hope to stop at a cafe for lunch. Most...
  5. Chizuru

    Light sleeping bag or silk liner?

    No, we didn’t stay in many Gites but there were two that we did stay in that didn’t have blankets and those two nights were very cold. We were pleased that we had our sleeping bags.
  6. Chizuru

    Light sleeping bag or silk liner?

    We walked in April- May staying in a mix of B&Bs, hotels and Gites. In all of the Gites we needed a silk liner. In 2 Gites there were no blankets so we used our light sleeping bag. Take both.
  7. Chizuru

    Le Puy-en-Velay to St. Privat d’Allier in one day?

    We did that and I was so pleased that we broke it into 3 days. I was so pleased to arrive in Montbonnet. Out Gite placed signs every km counting down the distance and it kept me going. There are some pretty long, steep, strenuous sections over those 3 days and they are also very beautiful so if...
  8. Chizuru

    Le Puy en Velay in 2 weeks.....Exactly!

    Perhaps, but only if you have a rest day or two. We are starting slowly with two 15 km days. Have a wonderful Camino.
  9. Chizuru

    Reservations - how far in advance

    I started booking for my April start back in October 2022 and I found that a few places were either full or not taking people until mid-May which required me to spend many days contacting other places with no luck and rearranging the towns that we were stopping in. It has taken many months to...
  10. Chizuru

    Le Puy en Velay in 2 weeks.....Exactly!

    We will leave Le Puy on 22nd April. :( We will miss you by a day, Vagabonder.
  11. Chizuru

    Going guideless on the Le Puy?

    We were to have walked it from mid-March to mid-April 2020. Covid killed that dream but I am quite pleased as we followed the weather that we would have had and it rained and snowed heavily for much of that time. I also found that it was essential to pre-book the whole route as there was very...

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