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thank you, so we are staying at Hotel Camou in Uhart-Cize (just West of SJdPP), is there a central meeting place in SJdPP where Pilgrims gather each morning? I would love for our first day to join some pilgrims for the adventure (and to avoid getting lost ha!) - please feel free to be as specific as possible - greatly appreciated!Welcome to the Forum. The trail is well marked with yellow arrows of scallop shell signs so you will not need a map. There will also be loads of pilgrims leaving St Jean every morning so just follow on.
Have a great Camino.
Buen Camino.
Make your way to the Pilgrim Office on Rue Citadelle to get registered and have your credential stamped and you can leave from there. On the map below the red route is the Napoleon, the yellow is the Valcarlos. The Napoleon is closed until April 1st. The red arrow shows the location of the Pilgrim Office.thank you, so we are staying at Hotel Camou in Uhart-Cize (just West of SJdPP), is there a central meeting place in SJdPP where Pilgrims gather each morning? I would love for our first day to join some pilgrims for the adventure (and to avoid getting lost ha!) - please feel free to be as specific as possible - greatly appreciated!
Hi, first there are no dumb questions .So my friend and I have booked our flights, booked our accommodations in Biarritz and then in SJdPP, but now what??!!
I have yet to buy a map of the camino (we're just doing 5 days from SJdPP), but how does one, especially one who is VERY directionally challenged actually find the trail? I feel very embarrassed asking this, but at the same time I can't seem to find any posts specific to this question... Am I safe to assume that there is sufficient signage to point one out of their hotel/hostel/auberge/pension to the trail head? How about in larger cities like Pamplona for example? How does one get from their accommodation tot he trail head in the morning?
Please forgive me this question, perhaps it's obvious and I'm simply too obtuse to have figured it out. Perhaps this all will be reveled when I buy a guide map?
As always, this Camino newbie appreciates all your advice, tips and encouragement!
Merci!!!
No, you defenitely won't get lost in sjpdp. Watch out for Burgos however. Some years ago we came out of wherever we were staying and as I am an expert at reading maps! I said we should turn right and off we went. 2 hours and about 6 km later, I thought and said"I recognise this place" my husband said "your mind is just playing tricks on you" ok. On we went for another 30 mins. "I defenitely know this place"says I. "Your mad" says he. Not so mad was I. Indeed We had passed this place yesterday!!! Had to get a bus back. I was so mad with myself. He never said a word bless him as he knows I am the expert in the family at reading maps. I am!!So my friend and I have booked our flights, booked our accommodations in Biarritz and then in SJdPP, but now what??!!
I have yet to buy a map of the camino (we're just doing 5 days from SJdPP), but how does one, especially one who is VERY directionally challenged actually find the trail? I feel very embarrassed asking this, but at the same time I can't seem to find any posts specific to this question... Am I safe to assume that there is sufficient signage to point one out of their hotel/hostel/auberge/pension to the trail head? How about in larger cities like Pamplona for example? How does one get from their accommodation tot he trail head in the morning?
Please forgive me this question, perhaps it's obvious and I'm simply too obtuse to have figured it out. Perhaps this all will be reveled when I buy a guide map?
As always, this Camino newbie appreciates all your advice, tips and encouragement!
Merci!!!
great tips!!!! thanksIt's a great question! Once underway, whenever I would leave the route to get to an accommodation (or even just to veer off to find a store or something), I would pay very close attention at that point to where I was going (kind of like you pay really close attention when you park your car in a big parking lot/garage so you can find it again!). I would also drop a pin in my online map (I used maps.me) to show where I left the trail, just to make sure I got back to the same point in the morning. And, as basic as it sounds, when I was getting back on the route in the morning, I would look out for other pilgrims to make sure I was heading the right direction!
So my friend and I have booked our flights, booked our accommodations in Biarritz and then in SJdPP, but now what??!!
I have yet to buy a map of the camino (we're just doing 5 days from SJdPP), but how does one, especially one who is VERY directionally challenged actually find the trail? I feel very embarrassed asking this, but at the same time I can't seem to find any posts specific to this question... Am I safe to assume that there is sufficient signage to point one out of their hotel/hostel/auberge/pension to the trail head? How about in larger cities like Pamplona for example? How does one get from their accommodation tot he trail head in the morning?
Please forgive me this question, perhaps it's obvious and I'm simply too obtuse to have figured it out. Perhaps this all will be reveled when I buy a guide map?
As always, this Camino newbie appreciates all your advice, tips and encouragement!
Merci!!!
I promise you won't get lost as long as you are alert! The trail through large cities is well marked with shells and/or arrows embedded in the sidewalks. The locals don't want pilgrims getting lost in the city!So my friend and I have booked our flights, booked our accommodations in Biarritz and then in SJdPP, but now what??!!
I have yet to buy a map of the camino (we're just doing 5 days from SJdPP), but how does one, especially one who is VERY directionally challenged actually find the trail? I feel very embarrassed asking this, but at the same time I can't seem to find any posts specific to this question... Am I safe to assume that there is sufficient signage to point one out of their hotel/hostel/auberge/pension to the trail head? How about in larger cities like Pamplona for example? How does one get from their accommodation tot he trail head in the morning?
Please forgive me this question, perhaps it's obvious and I'm simply too obtuse to have figured it out. Perhaps this all will be reveled when I buy a guide map?
As always, this Camino newbie appreciates all your advice, tips and encouragement!
Merci!!!
Simples!Here is how you find the Camino in any town along the Camino Frances. Get up at 6 am. Walk to the largest church in town (it's usually on the main square). Over the next hour, watch 200 people walk by wearing backpacks, with clam shells attached, headed west. Follow them.
We love dumb questions...because it breaks up the monotony of answering the same question over and over again...and besides you might even get us to admit we were as lost about how the Camino works at one time...regardless I have enclosed a map of the trail from SJPDP to Roncevaux which includes pictures so it will be difficult for you to get lost on Camino at least on the first day...from Roncevaux the Camino is much easier to follow or just follow the Pilgrim in front of you if you can't find the yellow arrows. Buen Camino
The locals don't want pilgrims getting lost in the city!
great simple ideaWhen we arrived in a village that we were going to stay in overnight, we always did a walk in the afternoon to find the way out for the next morning. Saves trying to find the correct path in the dark.
CAMINO AQUI!!!
Leaving Roncevaux I lost the Camino six times in only two hours because of sightseeing...my first definite indication that I was lost was when a Spaniard yelled at my back, "CAMINO AQUI!!!" ("Camino Here!!!")...if you don't know any Spanish just memorize this phrase. Buen Camino
Great tip!When we arrived in a village that we were going to stay in overnight, we always did a walk in the afternoon to find the way out for the next morning. Saves trying to find the correct path in the dark.
Leaving Roncevaux I lost the Camino six times in only two hours because of sightseeing...my first definite indication that I was lost was when a Spaniard yelled at my back, "CAMINO AQUI!!!" ("Camino Here!!!")
I walked my first Camino in 2013 with no guide book, no maps and no elevation charts - I did get lost a couple of times, but locals and other pilgrims got me back to the yellow arrows. It was great fun not knowing exactly what to expect!So my friend and I have booked our flights, booked our accommodations in Biarritz and then in SJdPP, but now what??!!
I have yet to buy a map of the camino (we're just doing 5 days from SJdPP), but how does one, especially one who is VERY directionally challenged actually find the trail? I feel very embarrassed asking this, but at the same time I can't seem to find any posts specific to this question... Am I safe to assume that there is sufficient signage to point one out of their hotel/hostel/auberge/pension to the trail head? How about in larger cities like Pamplona for example? How does one get from their accommodation tot he trail head in the morning?
Please forgive me this question, perhaps it's obvious and I'm simply too obtuse to have figured it out. Perhaps this all will be reveled when I buy a guide map?
As always, this Camino newbie appreciates all your advice, tips and encouragement!
Merci!!!
For those of us from southern realms and used to looking for the sun in the north just remember that you look to the south for the sun on the Camino. Many is a time that every cell in my being screamed wrong way! as we headed off west each morning.No, you defenitely won't get lost in sjpdp. Watch out for Burgos however. Some years ago we came out of wherever we were staying and as I am an expert at reading maps! I said we should turn right and off we went. 2 hours and about 6 km later, I thought and said"I recognise this place" my husband said "your mind is just playing tricks on you" ok. On we went for another 30 mins. "I defenitely know this place"says I. "Your mad" says he. Not so mad was I. Indeed We had passed this place yesterday!!! Had to get a bus back. I was so mad with myself. He never said a word bless him as he knows I am the expert in the family at reading maps. I am!!
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