- Time of past OR future Camino
- 2009-2022: CFx6, CP, VdlPx2, Mozarabe, more later.
Hi all,
First, thanks for a great forum! I have been reading as a guest for several months, and it has helped me a lot.
Anyway, I am now sitting here with a one-way ticket to Barcelona, late in August! I have been to and from for several weeks, but my ticket is non-refundable (on purpose), so I'll walk!
What made me go for it was a friend of mine who did a 2-week trip last year, then another 2 weeks this year, plus he lent me a book on the Camino, + I read Paulo Coelho's pilgrim book, + I have done a lot of Internet reading about it.
As said, I made a one-way reservation: I have decided to spend as much time as needed for the walk, in order to remove atleast that stress factor from the journey; also allowing myself more time to reflect/walk/stay over as I like, not being bothered by the calendar.... I only have a target of going back home somewhere in the last part of Oct.
So I will arrive in Barcelona at 13.05 Aug. 24 (Monday), and will need to go to the main railway station and get me a seat to Pamplona, and from there, get a bus to Roncesvalles, right? (most likely the next day?)
If so, where can one sleep for a few hours in Pamplona when arriving very late?
In Roncesvalles (my planned starting point), I can get my credential at the Abbey, right?
PS: I ordered the camino book from http://www.csj.org.uk : It arrived in my mailbox after 7-8 days (to Norway). Combined with the intelligent route planner at http://www.godesalco.com/plan/frances , I have a pretty good starting point. I will print the routeplanner and getting it laminated (5 pages), but first, I will mark every village reported worth staying in from the csj guide that I bought.
Asking more experienced pigrims: Where have I missed in this initial plan?
First, thanks for a great forum! I have been reading as a guest for several months, and it has helped me a lot.
Anyway, I am now sitting here with a one-way ticket to Barcelona, late in August! I have been to and from for several weeks, but my ticket is non-refundable (on purpose), so I'll walk!
What made me go for it was a friend of mine who did a 2-week trip last year, then another 2 weeks this year, plus he lent me a book on the Camino, + I read Paulo Coelho's pilgrim book, + I have done a lot of Internet reading about it.
As said, I made a one-way reservation: I have decided to spend as much time as needed for the walk, in order to remove atleast that stress factor from the journey; also allowing myself more time to reflect/walk/stay over as I like, not being bothered by the calendar.... I only have a target of going back home somewhere in the last part of Oct.
So I will arrive in Barcelona at 13.05 Aug. 24 (Monday), and will need to go to the main railway station and get me a seat to Pamplona, and from there, get a bus to Roncesvalles, right? (most likely the next day?)
If so, where can one sleep for a few hours in Pamplona when arriving very late?
In Roncesvalles (my planned starting point), I can get my credential at the Abbey, right?
PS: I ordered the camino book from http://www.csj.org.uk : It arrived in my mailbox after 7-8 days (to Norway). Combined with the intelligent route planner at http://www.godesalco.com/plan/frances , I have a pretty good starting point. I will print the routeplanner and getting it laminated (5 pages), but first, I will mark every village reported worth staying in from the csj guide that I bought.
Asking more experienced pigrims: Where have I missed in this initial plan?