Who is walking the Camino in April 2019?

CillaP · Apr 6, 2019

kay lee said:
I will be walking from mid-April and am looking for someone who plans to walk not much more than about 10 miles a day. I will be walking the Valcarlos Way and stay overnight there to make it a two-day journey to Roncesvalles. This will be my 5th Camino but first time solo.

Hi Kay, do you know your dates yet? I am walking volcarlos way on 25th April

Pepper_E · Apr 9, 2019

SSojourn said:
Starting my walk App 19-20 SJPdP solo. Flight to Madrid Tu, bus to SJ...

Starting April 19 from SJPdP - I’ll be the slow one heading up the mountain...

Miki Goldie · Apr 9, 2019

JR9162 said:
For everyone who's replied thus far, well met! How are we all going to recognize one another when we personally stumble across one another? We need to come up with some simple visual cue. Any ideas out there?

There's the forum badge I just superglued onto my daypack(✯ᴗ✯)

I am not a fast Walker. Can do 1 mile in 19-22 minutes, but we walk the distances. My 1st cousin and I averaged 16.44 miles per day for 39 days straight on the Via de la Plata this past spring.

Buen Camino!

John

Miki Goldie · Apr 9, 2019

There is a badge from this forum, I've just superglued to my day pack...
Only trouble is ....the arrow is pointing backwards....

angus55morrison · Apr 9, 2019

Starting my 3rd Camino from St Jean pied de port on the 12th April . Long may your road run . Buen Camino.

Scarlet Fez · Apr 9, 2019

Starting from St Jean on the 17th April. Did the Orrison pit stop on my maiden Camino in 2016. Intend to push through to Roncesvalles this time. Will assess the weather and conditions before choosing my route.

Scarlet Fez · Apr 10, 2019

LynnW said:
I too am starting mid April from SJPDP. I expect about the 17th. Hopefully I will see you there.

I'm leaving St Jean on the 17th April as well.
Buen Camino

CillaP · Apr 10, 2019

Anyone leaving St Jean on 24th heading Volarlos way?

SSojourn · Apr 12, 2019

Pepper_E said:
Starting April 19 from SJPdP - I’ll be the slow one heading up the mountain...

Like the little train who could. Up the hill slow, down the hill fast. I will hopefully meet you. Buen Camino.

Vaughan · Apr 12, 2019

Scarlet Fez said:
Starting from St Jean on the 17th April. Did the Orrison pit stop on my maiden Camino in 2016. Intend to push through to Roncesvalles this time. Will assess the weather and conditions before choosing my route.

The forecast looks rather good for the 17th - sunny skies all day. I will try the Napoleon route if possible. I am hoping to go a little further to Burguete

Scarlet Fez · Apr 13, 2019

Vaughan said:
The forecast looks rather good for the 17th - sunny skies all day. I will try the Napoleon route if possible. I am hoping to go a little further to Burguete

Read that it's likely to be very busy so will see where my legs can take me. Not had the best preperation last week or so!

wileybones · Apr 14, 2019

IdaD,
We also start from SJPP on the 15th, just going to Orisson that day. We’re a group of 5, 2 men & 3 women. We’ll look for you!

Miki Goldie · Apr 14, 2019

CillaP said:
Hi Kay, do you know your dates yet? I am walking volcarlos way on 25th April

The combination numbers to the great albergue is at the main local bar / grocery store...in Valcarlos
Love

Lindsay53 · Apr 15, 2019

Started yesterday.Now in Zubiri. Hard walking but there is nowhere I would rather be right now

Scarlet Fez · Apr 15, 2019

Lindsay53 said:
Started yesterday.Now in Zubiri. Hard walking but there is nowhere I would rather be right now

How’s the numbers arrive at St Jean tomorrow. Miscalculated how busy Easter April May be.

Lindsay53 · Apr 15, 2019

Scarlet Fez said:
How’s the numbers arrive at St Jean tomorrow. Miscalculated how busy Easter April May be.

Roncevalles was full last night. I heard some people had to stay in the hotel instead of the albergue. Don't know how accurate that was. Today in Zubiri it was third time lucky finding a place. Alburgue Etapa on the main street. A great place. There does seem to be a lot of Spanish but I don't know if this is normal or not. Good luck!

DBride · Apr 27, 2019

Buen Camino to all. I'm at home. I finished on Wednesday. I started at 2th April from Burgos. And I have only 4 days without rain. Wish you good luck and enjoy the road. Buen Camino.

Vaughan · Apr 28, 2019

You were unlucky with the weather. I started from SJdP on 17th April and have now reached Burgos. So far only 20 minutes of rain perhaps because I bought a poncho

Scarlet Fez · May 2, 2019

Hi Vaughan started the same day as you and called it a day at Burgos on Sunday. The first 5 days were all a Camino should not be, so stressful as my mistake hadn’t taken into account the extra number of people walking over Easter. The infrastructure couldn’t cope. I’m stubborn and refused to prebook a bed and 2nd day had to walk 38k to find one. That did my feet no favours. By Tuesday after Easter weekend the numbers dramatically calmed down to what you would expect.

Vaughan · May 2, 2019

Sorry to hear that. There were some problems in the first week with one big algurgue closed - I think 82 beds lost as a result, plus Easter as you say. I have now reached Carrion de los Condes and it is much quieter. Maybe you can restart another time? The weather is now wonderfully sunny if a little cold in the mornings.

Scarlet Fez · May 2, 2019

I was only ever going to do about 2 weeks plus so Burgos was a sensible logistical place to pull off as I could get a coach to Bilbao and €57 flight to London booked 48 hrs before I flew.
I did not stop at Burgos because how busy it was, it dramatically quietened down by the Tuesday after Easter.
Buen Camino

Becky 59 · Saturday at 2:53 PM

Zubiri was full early yesterday (by 2:30, according to some pilgrims who came to Pamplona today), but Zubiri opened up a municipal building just past the town for some pilgrims to sleep on the...

Vacajoe · Thursday at 12:42 AM

Just an FYI that all available beds are taken in SJPDP tonight - fully, truly COMPLETO! There’s an indication of how busy this year may be since it’s just a Wednesday in late April, not usually...

dfortuna58 · Saturday at 8:33 PM

My friend is trying to figure out bookings/lodging. She started in SJPDP Friday, ended up walking the Winter route to Roncesvalles in one day, only to find no bed so bused back to SJPDP to sleep...

RobinNL · Sunday at 10:30 PM

Hello everyone, This is a cry for help. I post this on behalf of my wife, who is walking the camino at the moment. Her backpack was taken away from the reception of the albergue Benedictina's...

Bradypus · Friday at 4:00 PM

Within the past few hours there have been two stories on local news media reporting that the Guardia Civil have been successful in returning lost passports to pilgrims. One in Najera, the other in...

JJW · Saturday at 1:16 PM

Got my answer. Thanks

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