viajero
Active Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- 2008
I am begining my Camino the first week of March from Roncesvalles. I have read many of the postings on this site and have gathered a lot of information. Most of what I have read seems to apply to summer or late spring. As I'm starting the first week of March, I'm wondering if the information is the same for this time of year where it might be less crowded. Here's what I'm wondering:
1) I understand that when the bus from Pamplona arrives in Roncesvalles, the pilgrims all go to register for their credentials at the office and then go to mass and then to the albergue. Does this occur every day all throughout the year? Is the mass everyday? Is the office open every evening when the bus arrives? If there are only a few pilgrims (instead of a bus load) will the process be the same?
2) A couple of Spanish friends may join me enroute. Likely they would be meeting up with me in smaller towns. In small towns, can they get a credential at the albergues or somewhere else in town?
3)Is the office in Santiago (where you go upon completing the Camino) open on Saturdays and Sundays? What are the office hours?
4) Any other tips or suggestions for starting out when it might still be quite cold?
1) I understand that when the bus from Pamplona arrives in Roncesvalles, the pilgrims all go to register for their credentials at the office and then go to mass and then to the albergue. Does this occur every day all throughout the year? Is the mass everyday? Is the office open every evening when the bus arrives? If there are only a few pilgrims (instead of a bus load) will the process be the same?
2) A couple of Spanish friends may join me enroute. Likely they would be meeting up with me in smaller towns. In small towns, can they get a credential at the albergues or somewhere else in town?
3)Is the office in Santiago (where you go upon completing the Camino) open on Saturdays and Sundays? What are the office hours?
4) Any other tips or suggestions for starting out when it might still be quite cold?