Hi John, most of what I want to say has been said. The
John Brierley guide book is the best guide book I have ever seen and I would not have wanted to be without it. It gave so much valuable info about each stage, historical and spiritual as well as totally practical info and the maps were great. I bought a Miam Miam Dodo for the Le Puy route and also an Alison Raju guide, but I must say I am grieving for the
John Brierley version, it made everything so easy. I really liked the day by day breakdown of how much of the route was on quiet paths, roads etc and the height elevations were brilliant too to help you prepare for your day.
I would not mess about with a thing on wheels, too hard on the picturesque narrow bits of paths, which are the most beautiful and a shame to miss for the sake of transporting a cart on wheels.
My advice is to get really good at packing, I have done the Camino, the Jakobsweg in Austria as well as the Czech Greenways, mostly during May and June and after learning a fast lesson in the first 3 days of walking, my pack has never exceeded a total weight of 5 to 6 kg plus water. This includes taking a lightweight sleeping bag. My pack felt like it was part of my body and I actually missed carrying it on a day when I walked without it. I am about to walk the Le Puy route this year and am aiming at lightening my pack even more. Regards, Gitti