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  1. McAleerSherry

    Hiking from LePuy in April. Advice needed!

    We went from 25 April-24May 2008. There was snow on 30 April between Aumont-Aubrac and Nasbinals, so we stopped 10 kilometers short. At that tine we learned that you should make reservations daily starting May 1 as hiking season really picks in France after that point. A few days of rain, but...
  2. McAleerSherry

    GITE HOSPITALET SAINT JACQUES Reopens March 15th 2018

    We stayed with you in May 2008 and are very sorry to see you close. Thanks agin and best of luck.
  3. McAleerSherry

    Thoughts and Questions about Camino Le Puy

    We are six years out of date, but others have addressed this question in earlier posts and have provided very good responses. In general, our most expensive daily cost was lodging, followed closely by meals. We stayed at hotels in France at least twice as reservations elsewhere were not...
  4. McAleerSherry

    Thoughts and Questions about Camino Le Puy

    We started on 25 April 2008 from the cathedral in LePuy. One day of snow (30 Apr) between Nasbinal and Aumont- Aubrac. Otherwise lowest temperature was about 40 degrees F. Unlike some coming from Geneva, we did not take snow gear or gloves and got along well, except for one rainy and cold day on...
  5. McAleerSherry

    Baggage transfers le Puy route?

    Would like to reiterate that this service is also available in an unplanned emergency. We found in April/May 2008, that gite reservations were essential after May Day. It was often advisable to make reservations for several days in row. This situation locked one in to making a certain distance...
  6. McAleerSherry

    Favorite gites (private and municipal) Le Puy to SJPP???

    We stayed at the large gite in the abbey at Conques during the first week in May 2008. The first night was in a large dortir with about twenty other pelerins. Reinforced by a cold, one of us managed to alienate several fellows with his snoring. So we spent another night to recover and got to...
  7. McAleerSherry

    Association Grand Seminaire-Accueil Saint Georges

    I think that this is where we stayed when we arrived on 24 Avril 2008. For some reason, there was no train from St. Etienne. Instead, there was a bus so we did not get in until something like 1900. We met a Swiss pelerein on the way who showed us where to go. The office was open then and we met...
  8. McAleerSherry

    What was the least favorite section of the Le Puy route?

    This is a real tricky question as we did not have any bad portions during our thirty days in April-May 2008. The LePuy to Conques would be unmissable. Although there were bad days (long, wet, etc.) the rest of the way to Moissac was grand. The might be a few etapes in between there and St...
  9. McAleerSherry

    Roughly how long does it take to walk from Le Puy to Santiag

    We did it in sixty-one days from 25 April to 25 June 2008, with two days off in Conques and Leon in Spain. Our main reasons to slow up were a cold, blisters, and rainy wet weather across Navarra and La Rioja provinces that year. We did allow eight days for a fudge factor before flying home...
  10. McAleerSherry

    You Tube Video_ Le Puy to Cahors

    Thanks a lot for pointing this out. It brings back great memories. :D
  11. McAleerSherry

    Cost of accommodation from Le Puy to SJPDP?

    We took the Chemin St. Jacques 25 April-25 May 2008. The prices have undoubtedly increased since then, but our prices were consistent with which others have mentioned. Until you get Miam Miam Dodo, you might try their selective website...
  12. McAleerSherry

    Where to start?

    You might not rule out making it from LePuy to Santiagon the 60 days. We did it in 61 days from April 25 to June 25 2008, with two days off. As many people here have mentioned, it is all a matter of how far you can walk at your own pace, or if you might suffer an unexpected injury or blisters...
  13. McAleerSherry

    Le Puy Route - budget

    We agree also, having walked in France April-May 2008. For the relative privacy and solitude that you get on the Chemin St. Jacques, this is indeed a bargain for the cost. We tended to get petite dejuener where we were staying, although often overpriced perhaps. Unlike in Spain, it was rare...
  14. McAleerSherry

    Video: Le Puy-Conques

    Thanks for showing us the link to this film segement. We were a few days behind Margaret in 2008 and stayed at le Ferme du Barry and Les Gentaines. The host/hostess for each were a delightful part of our pilgrimage. But when we woke up the next morning (30 April 2008) at Les Gentaines, the...
  15. McAleerSherry

    Possible Le Puy Pilgrim on a Budget

    Having walked this portion 25 April-25 May 2008, the only thing that we might add is that the French really do close up on long holidays, including May 1st, VE Day and Pentecost, making the search for food difficult. But several gites that we stayed at welcomed pelerins to the the table even if...

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