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I did Le Puy - Pamplona 6 years ago, and I know what you mean by "survival French", that's about my level. I had very few social days before reaching St. Jean. Most pilgrims were French - and talking to one another. But I understand a lot more than what I'm able to express, so I learned a lot...
In June 2013 I did the Via Podiensis, for the first time I waøked outside Norway, and it was breathtaking! I continued to Pamplona before I went home and reconnected with the Camino two years later (might as well do the Pyrenees when I had worked up my muscles in France). I didn't prepare very...
I did Le Puy - Pamplona two years ago. When I started (end of May) it was cold and rainy, so my poles and raingear were good to have. The poles were especially good in downhill slopes filled with running rain water! I used my wool underwear for the first five days - it was rather cold! - and...
I walked from Le Puy to Pamplona last summer, and my favourite gîtes were (listed as they appear): Gîte d'Etape l'Aubergue des Pèlerins in Villeret-d'Apcher, where the host and his wife took us through Le Chanson des Pèlerins for the first time on my walk (He spoke French and some German, but no...
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