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Welcome - and you have a great journey ahead of you - including the planning stage! Routing for you to be able to embark this autumn --- onwards and upwards!!I'm Alfred and am in search of something that can help me find myself and get back to the basics of life. I've done much research on the Camino De Santiago already I've known about it for some time way before the movie. I've been reading and came across something I'm not sure of . Do I have to get the Pilgrims Passport before hand or do I get it there I'm hoping to do the Camino in fall 2015?
Thank you I will get it there In SJPdP I also want the shell from there I have seen the ones I can get online but they are different. This is a longtime waiting and special trip for me. I'm just nervous I guess because I'm going completely alone.Alfred, I got my Credencial / passport at the Pilgrim's Office in SJPP.
For me, it was one less thing to think about before departure, there will be enough to attend to.
And I kinda prefer the SJPP credencial to others I have seen, but they're all special once you receive it.
As MichaelSG says, the Pilgrim's Office in SJPP is super-friendly, so relax, and allow the time for other prep.
Have a great journey, or Buen Camino !
I'm just nervous I guess because I'm going completely alone.
Thank youWelcome Alfred and Buen Camino!
Thank you Margaret you info will help tremendously the support on here has been wonderful.Alfred,
As MichaelSG and hampshire!tim note above the volunteers at the Pilgrim Office in SJPdP are very helpful. That office, Les Amis du Chemin de Saint Jacques, is open every day at 39 rue de la Citadelle and usually stays open for the late arrival of the last train/bus. Their telephone is 05 59 37 05 09. The volunteers can provide you with route info, Credential and on site lodging assistance. They help run the albergue at 55 rue de la Citadelle. Recently renovated this is a fine place to stay, but does NOT take reservations. If that albergue is full the volunteers will help you find other pilgrim lodgings when you are on site. They keep up to the minute lists of available space throughout the SJPdP area.
Buen camino,
Margaret Meredith
Thank you. So far the planning has been going good, confusing at times but I'm sure all will be well. I'm shooting for the fall but financial a stretch but I'm staying positive. Thank you again.Welcome - and you have a great journey ahead of you - including the planning stage! Routing for you to be able to embark this autumn --- onwards and upwards!!
I'm doing my best to not worry and just give in to the experience. I guess my biggest worry in financial. I know I shouldn't worry about it but I have had a tough couple of years and finally getting back on track. Thanks for your advise and support it means a lot to me.Hello Alfred - as said above, no need to worry. You can get your credential and shell at the pilgrim's office in sjpdp. Lots of us travel solo, including myself. You just show up, put one foot in front of the other, quickly find your groove and meet many if you do wish. Buen Camino. No need to worry - waste of time!
Thank you . You have some great advise it will be helpful. I do realize I don't need a PP but as you say the souvenir is something to look forward to and will also ramp me up. Thank you again this site is awesome.You realize that you don't need a Pilgrim Passport to walk, right? The Camino is just a trail that you follow.
But, as I'm sure you know, you will need it to get into albergues set aside for pilgrims (municipal, some private, etc.). And it is the best souvenir ever of a potentially life-altering experience.
As listed above, there are many places you can get your P.P., often for just a donation. At the very least, you can get one at SJPdP when you start out. I actually ran out of space on my first one and had to get a second during my trip so, don't worry, you can get them at many places along the way. You can go to Camino Resources on this forum. You can also try a Friends of the Camino website for your home country. They often offer Pilgrim Passports.
For me, getting my Credencial (pilgrim passport) in the mail from the American Friends of the Camino a few weeks before I set out on my first one totally ramped up my excitement to get on the road. That, and finally hitting the "purchase" button on my one-way transportation to SJPdP.
At any rate, you've come to the right place for answers to all things Camino.
Welcome and Buen Camino
Sorry I'm from New MexicoWelcome to the forum Alfred. All will be well. You can get the passport without any difficulty in St. Jean.
However I appreciate that one can be nervous on a first Camino. For me the first day is the most stressful and I like to have as much planned and sorted as possible. For this reason I think it can be a good Idea to have booked your accommodation for the first night.
www.caminodesantiago.consumer.es will direct you to the various Caminos and you pick Camino Frances and then pick the first Etapa and you can see several albergues in St. Jean.
You have not said where you coming from. Do ask any more questions that you think of, and one of us (maybe many) will help you.
Buen Camino. It will be an experience of a lifetime.
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