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The 'Resources' section of this forum offers an up-to-date and downloadable list of all Albergues on the CF. Info on B&Bs (Casa Rural in Spain) and hotels are readily available from guide books and popular accommodation websites.Thanks Gerard! How do I book ahead?
It does not really matter. You will enjoy either. I find crossing the Pyrenees overrated, but you may not.Is it better to take the fist half as a first experience or the last?
I suggest you make reservations for the first two days -and then decide, on the spot, your lodging strategy.Also, I would love to avoid highways and stick to scenic isolated paths - is this possible during the start? Would hate to spend my time I have walking the wrong part Scott
I walked from Leon to SDC in Spring of 2015. My son and I walked for about 10 days-- we spent a few days in Leon, a day in Astorga, and 4 in SDC. I wish now, we had started from Burgos, but we weren't sure how far we could walk in a day.
This Spring (2016) we walked from SJPP to Burgos. Most people walking found places to stay at around 1 or 2 in the afternoon. We were on a tight time schedule and so on most days we kept walking until about 5 or 6pm. There were a few times when we could not find a place in a village in Navarre and had to walk to the next one. We stayed in municipal albergues for the most part, and they do not take reservations. -- I think if you get up early and out the door in the cool morning the heat won't be too bad, plan on taking a siesta at around 1 or 2.Buen camino!
It does not really matter. You will enjoy either. I find crossing the Pyrenees overrated, but you may not.
Stressing out over anything, particularly what other people are doing, can ruin the experience. Unless you have a time machine, you have to accept conditions as they are, not as they were. You will need to find a working strategy for finding a bed. Walking until you drop, then easily finding a bed, no longer works all the time. Staying in the typical end stage points is what everyone is doing, so it makes the crowding more obvious. Starting late and ending late leaves you walking in the heat of the day, which can be considerable, and may lead to full accommodations.
The part of the Camino I am most excited about is the very start and staying the night in Orisson and walking the pyrenees at sunrise. Am worried it will be full or I wont get a place to sleep and will have to walk through. So here is my new question. Trying to figure out the best day to arrive and leave St Jean.
Scott
I think first of all you need to contact Orisson and check they have a bed.
Their email address is here somewhere on the forum, have a search.
If it is full, I wouldn't panic, going to Roncesvalles is feasible in one day, lots of pilgrims do it.
An alternative is going through Valcarlos, everyone I know who's walked it loved it.
Very specific; I guess you know what you want. Remember that fog is a regular feature of the Pyrenees...staying the night in Orisson and walking the pyrenees at sunrise
Thanks for all y0ur replies! The part of the Camino I am most excited about is the very start and staying the night in Orisson and walking the pyrenees at sunrise. Am worried it will be full or I wont get a place to sleep and will have to walk through. So here is my new question. Trying to figure out the best day to arrive and leave St Jean.
Right now I can either arrive in SJPP on a saturday afternoon or a Sunday Afternoon, departing for Orisson early the next day.
Recommendations?
( Arrive SJPP Saturday July 23rd, Sunday July 24th or Monday July 25th?) Ie, leave the following morning (wondering if things are open on the weekend if i need supplies?)
Scott
Another question now that i have my tickets. I will be walking a portion starting the end of July until Mid August.
Was looking at shorts and then just realized maybe running shorts or something like this would be better.
Can anyone recommend a good pair of walking/ running shorts for the heat?
Also, any recommendations on a light weight rain jacket?
Thanks!
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