Daniel Morris
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- 1st Camino in September 2015
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Crowds: I would expect the French way to be crowded the last 100 kilometers for sure. Rain Gear: Some people like water proof pants and jacket some like ponchos. I prefer the poncho that zips up (Altos or Ferrino). You have to stop and remove you pack to get a rain suit off and on. With my poncho I just unzip and let it hang from my pack. easy on and easy off. Lower pant legs will get wet. I don't rust and I'm not made of sugar so I don't melt. Breakfast and the food: If you're from a country that puts on a good feed for breakfast you are going to be disappointed.Hey Pilgrims
I'm starting my first Camino from St Jean on 28th August and I'm starting to think I've under estimated the task ahead of me, I'm 29 and a big guy and trying to get fitter and preparing, but I feel the Camino is going to take its toll on me.
I've completed a few pre-packs and narrowed my kit down to 8kg roughly and I'm planning a standard length of about 30 - 35 days, I have a few questions about the August Sept time of year, if any of you experienced Pilgrims can help out.
Any help or opinions from you the much experienced, please, please let me know.
- How busy is the Camino in September, I've heard of boarderline races between albergues.
- I assume that waterproof clothing is essential, I've heard the rain can be ironically Biblical.
- Most importantly is the food at the albergues good, and whats traditionally done for breakfast.
Daniel.
I've also noticed that a lot of people are struggling with transport to St Jean, due to a rail-line closure resulting in a replacement bus service, bringing a delay in transport from local Airport and City, Biarritz and Bayonne.
I discovered a company called EXPRESS BOURRICOT that pick you up from the Airport and take you directly to St Jean in just over an hour. The Service is unique in that, it is a mini bus service that gets cheaper the more people join the mini bus. A single ticket costs €80 but if enough people join the mini bus the price can go down to €18, seems pretty decent. Any body used it?
http://www.expressbourricot.com
I wouldn't sweat the possibility of rain too much and any good, lightweight poncho or rain jacket will suffice, and no need for waterproof shoes. My first Camino which was during the months of July-August, I experienced no rain at all, which was good because I had no rain gear. My second Camino during June-July I had two days of rain, and they were hardly of monsoon proportions. If you get wet, you get wet. During the warmer months it's no big deal. Towns and albergues and such are never far away. Do make sure you take measures to keep your gear dry with a pack cover and/or waterproof bag(s). It really sucks to have all your gear and clothes soaked.Thanks, good info about the Ponchos, I'll have to decide soon what type of waterproof to go with.
You can't beat Tea and Toast for breakfast, I've heard its better to start with a light breakfast anyways.
I really want to do the full French Camino without skipping, well thats the plan haha.
Thanks for the advise.
Thanks, good info about the Ponchos, I'll have to decide soon what type of waterproof to go with.
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If your are looking for ponchos you should take a look at this poncho. It has taken care of me home and abroad and the weight is only about 370 gr and material is high quality.Thanks, good info about the Ponchos, I'll have to decide soon what type of waterproof to go with.
You can't beat Tea and Toast for breakfast, I've heard its better to start with a light breakfast anyways.
I really want to do the full French Camino without skipping, well thats the plan haha.
Thanks for the advise.
If your are looking for ponchos you should take a look at this poncho. It has taken care of me home and abroad and the weight is only about 370 gr and material is high quality.Thanks, good info about the Ponchos, I'll have to decide soon what type of waterproof to go with.
You can't beat Tea and Toast for breakfast, I've heard its better to start with a light breakfast anyways.
I really want to do the full French Camino without skipping, well thats the plan haha.
Thanks for the advise.
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Every time you leave home,
Another road takes you
Into a world you were never in.
New strangers on other paths await.
New places that have never seen you
Will startle a little at your entry.
Old places that know you well
Will pretend nothing
Changed since your last visit.
When you travel, you find yourself
Alone in a different way,
More attentive now
To the self you bring along,
Your more subtle eye watching
You abroad; and how what meets you
Touches that part of the heart
That lies low at home:
How you unexpectedly attune
To the timbre in some voice,
Opening in conversation
You want to take in
To where your longing
Has pressed hard enough
Inward, on some unsaid dark,
To create a crystal of insight
You could not have known
You needed
To illuminate
Your way.
When you travel,
A new silence
Goes with you,
And if you listen,
You will hear
What your heart would
Love to say.
A journey can become a sacred thing:
Make sure, before you go,
To take the time
To bless your going forth,
To free your heart of ballast
So that the compass of your soul
Might direct you toward
The territories of spirit
Where you will discover
More of your hidden life,
And the urgencies
That deserve to claim you.
May you travel in an awakened way,
Gathered wisely into your inner ground;
That you may not waste the invitations
Which wait along the way to transform you.
May you travel safely, arrive refreshed,
And live your time away to its fullest;
Return home more enriched, and free
To balance the gift of days which call you.
~ John O’Donohue, ‘To Bless the Space Between Us
Hey Pilgrims
I'm starting my first Camino from St Jean on 28th August and I'm starting to think I've under estimated the task ahead of me, I'm 29 and a big guy and trying to get fitter and preparing, but I feel the Camino is going to take its toll on me.
I've completed a few pre-packs and narrowed my kit down to 8kg roughly and I'm planning a standard length of about 30 - 35 days, I have a few questions about the August Sept time of year, if any of you experienced Pilgrims can help out.
Any help or opinions from you the much experienced, please, please let me know.
- How busy is the Camino in September, I've heard of boarderline races between albergues.
- I assume that waterproof clothing is essential, I've heard the rain can be ironically Biblical.
- Most importantly is the food at the albergues good, and whats traditionally done for breakfast.
Daniel.
I've also noticed that a lot of people are struggling with transport to St Jean, due to a rail-line closure resulting in a replacement bus service, bringing a delay in transport from local Airport and City, Biarritz and Bayonne.
I discovered a company called EXPRESS BOURRICOT that pick you up from the Airport and take you directly to St Jean in just over an hour. The Service is unique in that, it is a mini bus service that gets cheaper the more people join the mini bus. A single ticket costs €80 but if enough people join the mini bus the price can go down to €18, seems pretty decent. Any body used it?
http://www.expressbourricot.com
Hey Pilgrims
I'm starting my first Camino from St Jean on 28th August and I'm starting to think I've under estimated the task ahead of me, I'm 29 and a big guy and trying to get fitter and preparing, but I feel the Camino is going to take its toll on me.
I've completed a few pre-packs and narrowed my kit down to 8kg roughly and I'm planning a standard length of about 30 - 35 days, I have a few questions about the August Sept time of year, if any of you experienced Pilgrims can help out.
Any help or opinions from you the much experienced, please, please let me know.
- How busy is the Camino in September, I've heard of boarderline races between albergues.
- I assume that waterproof clothing is essential, I've heard the rain can be ironically Biblical.
- Most importantly is the food at the albergues good, and whats traditionally done for breakfast.
Daniel.
I've also noticed that a lot of people are struggling with transport to St Jean, due to a rail-line closure resulting in a replacement bus service, bringing a delay in transport from local Airport and City, Biarritz and Bayonne.
I discovered a company called EXPRESS BOURRICOT that pick you up from the Airport and take you directly to St Jean in just over an hour. The Service is unique in that, it is a mini bus service that gets cheaper the more people join the mini bus. A single ticket costs €80 but if enough people join the mini bus the price can go down to €18, seems pretty decent. Any body used it?
http://www.expressbourricot.com
Hey Pilgrims
I'm starting my first Camino from St Jean on 28th August and I'm starting to think I've under estimated the task ahead of me, I'm 29 and a big guy and trying to get fitter and preparing, but I feel the Camino is going to take its toll on me.
I've completed a few pre-packs and narrowed my kit down to 8kg roughly and I'm planning a standard length of about 30 - 35 days, I have a few questions about the August Sept time of year, if any of you experienced Pilgrims can help out.
Any help or opinions from you the much experienced, please, please let me know.
- How busy is the Camino in September, I've heard of boarderline races between albergues.
- I assume that waterproof clothing is essential, I've heard the rain can be ironically Biblical.
- Most importantly is the food at the albergues good, and whats traditionally done for breakfast.
Daniel.
I've also noticed that a lot of people are struggling with transport to St Jean, due to a rail-line closure resulting in a replacement bus service, bringing a delay in transport from local Airport and City, Biarritz and Bayonne.
I discovered a company called EXPRESS BOURRICOT that pick you up from the Airport and take you directly to St Jean in just over an hour. The Service is unique in that, it is a mini bus service that gets cheaper the more people join the mini bus. A single ticket costs €80 but if enough people join the mini bus the price can go down to €18, seems pretty decent. Any body used it?
http://www.expressbourricot.com
As to bed availability - We finished our Camino on Sept 4, 2014, and had no problems finding accommodation anywhere. Based on warnings in this forum, we were expecting difficulty from Palas de Rei to Santiago so in Melide we decided to stop before noon and checked into the albergue - we were the very first lodgers. Our albergues in Arzua, O Pedrouzo and Santiago all had empty beds at closing time, and the Seminario Menor in Santiago was taking in pilgrims for more than 1 night..Hey Pilgrims
I'm starting my first Camino from St Jean on 28th August and I'm starting to think I've under estimated the task ahead of me, I'm 29 and a big guy and trying to get fitter and preparing, but I feel the Camino is going to take its toll on me.
I've completed a few pre-packs and narrowed my kit down to 8kg roughly and I'm planning a standard length of about 30 - 35 days, I have a few questions about the August Sept time of year, if any of you experienced Pilgrims can help out.
Any help or opinions from you the much experienced, please, please let me know.
- How busy is the Camino in September, I've heard of boarderline races between albergues.
- I assume that waterproof clothing is essential, I've heard the rain can be ironically Biblical.
- Most importantly is the food at the albergues good, and whats traditionally done for breakfast.
Daniel.
I've also noticed that a lot of people are struggling with transport to St Jean, due to a rail-line closure resulting in a replacement bus service, bringing a delay in transport from local Airport and City, Biarritz and Bayonne.
I discovered a company called EXPRESS BOURRICOT that pick you up from the Airport and take you directly to St Jean in just over an hour. The Service is unique in that, it is a mini bus service that gets cheaper the more people join the mini bus. A single ticket costs €80 but if enough people join the mini bus the price can go down to €18, seems pretty decent. Any body used it?
http://www.expressbourricot.com
Hey Pilgrims
I'm starting my first Camino from St Jean on 28th August and I'm starting to think I've under estimated the task ahead of me, I'm 29 and a big guy and trying to get fitter and preparing, but I feel the Camino is going to take its toll on me.
I've completed a few pre-packs and narrowed my kit down to 8kg roughly and I'm planning a standard length of about 30 - 35 days, I have a few questions about the August Sept time of year, if any of you experienced Pilgrims can help out.
Any help or opinions from you the much experienced, please, please let me know.
- How busy is the Camino in September, I've heard of boarderline races between albergues.
- I assume that waterproof clothing is essential, I've heard the rain can be ironically Biblical.
- Most importantly is the food at the albergues good, and whats traditionally done for breakfast.
Daniel.
I've also noticed that a lot of people are struggling with transport to St Jean, due to a rail-line closure resulting in a replacement bus service, bringing a delay in transport from local Airport and City, Biarritz and Bayonne.
I discovered a company called EXPRESS BOURRICOT that pick you up from the Airport and take you directly to St Jean in just over an hour. The Service is unique in that, it is a mini bus service that gets cheaper the more people join the mini bus. A single ticket costs €80 but if enough people join the mini bus the price can go down to €18, seems pretty decent. Any body used it?
http://www.expressbourricot.com
@WalkonBy , since you visit to San Sebastia, is just that, a visit and not part of your pilgrimage, any albergue reserved for pilgrims should be a no no. This being said, La sirena in Ondarreta, at the very end of town is a juvenil and not reserved for pilgrims. It's spacious and clean, as in many albergues on the Norte you are given bed sheets and a breakfast is also served. You book it online if I remember correctly. Now, it is at the end of town, perhaps a 20 minute walk to the entrance to the old town so not ideal in terms of location but the bus service is excellent should you get caught in the rain and did not want to walk back and forth.Got to blabbering on and forgot to ask my question, oops. We are taking a side trip from Pamplona to San Sabastin for the day and night. Not sure if it matters but we are taking the bus. My question, does anyone have a must stay albergue, pension, min I in San Sabastin.
Walkonby
Hi Daniel, it's a great time of the year to walk the Camino. According to my wife, she walked the Camino Frances in 2013 in the same period as you will be, she had only 1 day of rain.Yeah, I had heard its meant to be a good time to start the Camino, as the major summer rush has usually passed but weather that is usually still decent, not Australia decent but warmer than Ireland, in fact I sometime forget what the sun looks like. With most things I'll just put my head down and get on with it.
Might bump into you on The Way, Thanks for the advise and good luck.
Daniel, you can pick up an ALTUS poncho in SJPP at the sporting goods store across the way from the Pilgrim Office.
If you want the email address to reserve one ahead of time, PM me.
There is no need for waterproof shoes or pants.
You'll be fine.
Just go... you'll figure it out
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