galimba
New Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- future (northern way / french)
Hello and greetings from Argentina.
I just got my plane tickets to Paris, and I'm planing on taking three to four weeks to bike the camino. I'm taking my bike from Buenos Aires with me. One option is to take a train from Paris to S.J.P.D.P. (and take the French route), and the other option is to somehow get to Irun (and take the Northern).
I haven't really decided if I want to do the northern route or the camino frances, and I'm hoping you guys could help me a bit there
I know it's a lot of time (most posts I've read say that I could probably be fine with just two weeks of cycling) but I really want to take my time and let myself be tempted by all the detours I'll probably find attractive. Also, I'd like to continue to Fisterra and Muxia.
I planed this trip to be as far away from the summer as I could, since I hate a hot weather and I don't really have a problem with the cold (I've lived over a year working in antarctica hahaha).
I'll be riding alone (or at least that's how I planned to start the journey)... I'm not much of a planner, but more of an "educated improvisationalist" hahaha <ñ_ñ>
Some questions that pop into my head whenever I think of the camino:
1- Is there an estimate of how many peregrinos (and bicigrinos) hit those roads (the northern and french) in between the monts of september and october? I know it's not as high of a season as the summer, but still I coultn't find an estimate number.
2- Does it rain a lot? Is it windy? Extreme wind when hiking is annoying, but when you're riding it could be negating.
3- Are there camping sites along those caminos? Since I'm cycling, I don't mind taking the extra 1-person tent if it'll make for a more "natural" experience along the way. Can I just throw my tent on the side of the trail and sleep there, as I would in Patagonia?
4- Are there some unofficial/implicit rules I should be aware of? I mean, other than "If you arribe at a hostel, the peregrino has priority over the bicigrino" which is to me is common sense, since I can always ride a few more km in a fraction of the time it takes hikers to do so 'till the next albergue.
5- I've read that "El Camino is a cash economy", meaning that most places don't take credit cards. Is that valid for both the Northern and French route?
Well, thanks for your time =)
Best regards and buen camino!
I just got my plane tickets to Paris, and I'm planing on taking three to four weeks to bike the camino. I'm taking my bike from Buenos Aires with me. One option is to take a train from Paris to S.J.P.D.P. (and take the French route), and the other option is to somehow get to Irun (and take the Northern).
I haven't really decided if I want to do the northern route or the camino frances, and I'm hoping you guys could help me a bit there
I know it's a lot of time (most posts I've read say that I could probably be fine with just two weeks of cycling) but I really want to take my time and let myself be tempted by all the detours I'll probably find attractive. Also, I'd like to continue to Fisterra and Muxia.
I planed this trip to be as far away from the summer as I could, since I hate a hot weather and I don't really have a problem with the cold (I've lived over a year working in antarctica hahaha).
I'll be riding alone (or at least that's how I planned to start the journey)... I'm not much of a planner, but more of an "educated improvisationalist" hahaha <ñ_ñ>
Some questions that pop into my head whenever I think of the camino:
1- Is there an estimate of how many peregrinos (and bicigrinos) hit those roads (the northern and french) in between the monts of september and october? I know it's not as high of a season as the summer, but still I coultn't find an estimate number.
2- Does it rain a lot? Is it windy? Extreme wind when hiking is annoying, but when you're riding it could be negating.
3- Are there camping sites along those caminos? Since I'm cycling, I don't mind taking the extra 1-person tent if it'll make for a more "natural" experience along the way. Can I just throw my tent on the side of the trail and sleep there, as I would in Patagonia?
4- Are there some unofficial/implicit rules I should be aware of? I mean, other than "If you arribe at a hostel, the peregrino has priority over the bicigrino" which is to me is common sense, since I can always ride a few more km in a fraction of the time it takes hikers to do so 'till the next albergue.
5- I've read that "El Camino is a cash economy", meaning that most places don't take credit cards. Is that valid for both the Northern and French route?
Well, thanks for your time =)
Best regards and buen camino!