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Walking in April 2010 - Is it Doable?
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[QUOTE="cecelia, post: 46970, member: 2489"] Hi Tim, Another Canadian coming at you here. I have flown into three airports (Frankfurt, London and Paris) and because of gaps between flights I definitely prefer London. I live on the west coast where we are currently enjoying the winter Olympics along with sunshine and daffodils and not enough snow on the lower mountains. What works best for me is take and 8:00pm flight out of Vancouver to London. (My rationalle here is that my body would normally be resting at that time of the day.) Then a flight to Biarritz which gets in late (10:45 I think). I get a hotel in the older historic part of town and stay for 2 nights since I get really jet lagged. There's also a very nice youth hostel within a few blocks of the train station if you prefer that. I'm anything but youthful and maybe because of that they treated me exceptionally well the time I stayed there. I spend a day in Biarritz walking around the old town and sea walk area and go to the train station to find the schedule etc. My French is appalling and of "Le Soup Can" depth but the patient folks at the station seem to get their point across very easily. You may be better to go to the bus depot since there's a problem with the Bayonne to SJPP leg of the train this year. At any rate, I generally get to SJPP about 10 or 10:30 I think, take time to get some light food (bread and cheese. dried fruit, nuts etc. and water. DO STOP INTO THE PILGRIMS OFFICE IN SJPP no matter where you come in from. You may be too early to go over the Pyrenees in March, depending on what is happening with the weather. They will tell you at the Office. You may have to take the Valcarlos route which is also quite beautiful. If you are able to go over the top I find it useful to stay at one of the first two albergues (Huntto or Orisson). They are 5 or 6 and about 8 km up respectively. You will feel that you've had quite a healthy walk by the time you get to either one and the overnight fee includes dinner and breakfast so you get a chance to meet some others. Of course the same applies if you decide to stay overnight in SJPP. Getting from SJPP to Roncesvalles is always my hardest day but the one that I remember with the most fondness. In the meantime Tim, you should do as much walking as you possibly can and preferably including some up and down hills and carrying you backpack. Unless you change your mind and decide to take the bus, you will be walking 20 or 25 km per day so it's really all about endurance. Buen camino Cecelia [/QUOTE]
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