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Hi Ed and Joan - many thanks for your reply and blog link - looking forward to reading it! Was just reading up on the MiamMiamDodo book so will definitely check that one out - I speak reasonable French which is another reason for taking this route (my lack of Spanish on recent trips was slightly embarrassing). Thanks again!We used the MiamMiam Dodo..it is written in French...we studies French for several months for our trip and got along fine with it. We also ordered th book early and studied it and looked up words so we would have a better idea of what it said. Here is a link to our blog. At the end of each entry is is where we stayed. Of course there are many places to stay. http://edandjoanonthechemin.blogspot.com
We used our hosts and the tourist office to book ahead for the following day.
It is a beautiful way wonderful people.
Many thanks - I intend to go back over the various threads on the subject and looking forward to the tranquility of the French countryside - I did find my second Camino Frances last year very crowded in parts and the scramble for beds was a little off putting - I never book forward and prefer to walk on and stay in smaller Albergues often between listed 'stages'.Your experience with French will add greatly to your enjoyment of this route. And you know enough to decipher Miam Miam Dodo (it's mostly graphics and lodging listings). We have discussed the differences between the Le Puy route and the Camino Frances at considerable length in other threads in this section of the forum, so I won't repeat them here. I walked in two sections in consecutive years, with daily details in my blog.
Hello GerryFitz,Having walked the Camino Frances from SJPP to Santiago in 2014 and through to Finisterre in 2015, I'm planning to walk from Le Puy to St Jean this September. I'm having some difficulty in sourcing good guidebooks / maps and would appreciate any advice from fellow pilgrims who have made this journey before. I'm planning to stay in the 'gites d'etape' unless anyone has better advice. Many thanks!
Thanks BabioHello GerryFitz,
I used a combination of 3 books as my French was very limited. Miam Miam for accommodation and facilities, Michelin guide for maps and The Way of St James France by Alison Raju for English descriptions of what I was going to see or more often than not, what I had walked past.
Hello GerryFitz,
I used a combination of 3 books as my French was very limited. Miam Miam for accommodation and facilities, Michelin guide for maps and The Way of St James France by Alison Raju for English descriptions of what I was going to see or more often than not, what I had walked past.
That won't be a problem on the Le Puy, which has one-tenth the number of walkers as the Frances.I did find my second Camino Frances last year very crowded in parts and the scramble for beds was a little off putting
So the Le Puy also has one-tenth the number of lodgings. So this is a very different situation from the Frances. The French custom is to call a day ahead to book a bed. This is a thinly-populated region of France, so generally there are not towns or lodgings between the towns.I never book forward and prefer to walk on and stay in smaller Albergues often between listed 'stages'.
Hi. Fantastic route. Check out www.chemindecompostelle.com. website. It has the Miam Miam Dodo maps and links to a number of accommodations. I have walked this route twice. Absolutely love it. My blog is on www.gittiharre.blogspot.com There are links to photo album with each of my earlier blogs.Having walked the Camino Frances from SJPP to Santiago in 2014 and through to Finisterre in 2015, I'm planning to walk from Le Puy to St Jean this September. I'm having some difficulty in sourcing good guidebooks / maps and would appreciate any advice from fellow pilgrims who have made this journey before. I'm planning to stay in the 'gites d'etape' unless anyone has better advice. Many thanks!
That's great info - many thanks! Will check out your links too! Looking forward to this region big time!!Hi. Fantastic route. Check out www.chemindecompostelle.com. website. It has the Miam Miam Dodo maps and links to a number of accommodations. I have walked this route twice. Absolutely love it. My blog is on www.gittiharre.blogspot.com There are links to photo album with each of my earlier blogs.
Hello fellow Irishman, I have walked about eleven Camino and the Le Puy one is my favourite. You have already got good advice, an up to date Miam Miam is really excellent for Accom and prices etc, their maps are not great but it is a GR and GRs are well marked with the red and white blaize. It is GR 65. Book a day or two ahead as the French hikers are very organised and often book their entire route in advance. September will see glorious Vineyards and you will be walking through the Armagnac region. There should be loads of beautiful wild Figs to pick and eat with great cheeses. There is a fair bit of climbing which makes it interesting and the food is magic.Having walked the Camino Frances from SJPP to Santiago in 2014 and through to Finisterre in 2015, I'm planning to walk from Le Puy to St Jean this September. I'm having some difficulty in sourcing good guidebooks / maps and would appreciate any advice from fellow pilgrims who have made this journey before. I'm planning to stay in the 'gites d'etape' unless anyone has better advice. Many thanks!
Thanks Alwyn - hope you're enjoying it! I will probably decide day to day on stopping point, I usually do but am hoping there won't be too much pressure on beds in September. If there is then I guess I will phone ahead.
I imagine April is a very pleasant month for walking? Best of luck!
Gerry
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