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- Planning from SJPdP 2015-16 winter
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This was from an earlier post,My husband and I are planning to walk from St Jean Pied de Port in mid December 2015. This will be our first Camino and we're very excited (and ready for some cold weather!). We'll most likely fly in to Barcelona (want to go to a futbol game). I've tried to determine how we can get to SJPdP, and tried to follow recommendations from this forum and other web searches, but I think maybe in the winter many of these routes don't run?
- Alsa bus looks to stop the route from Pamplona in November 2
- Conda bus seems to only go as near as Pamplona in December
- Renfe train to Pamplona also works but then from Pamplona to SJPdP is still not found
- taxi from Pamplona may be an option but is expensive?
- Train from Bayonne- Maybe I am just trying to book this too far in advance because it also doesn't show December dates? This may not be the best anyways - this would be out of our way quite a bit if we fly in to Barcelona
Does anyone know if the train or buses will have schedules to SJPdP that are just not showing now because it is too far in advance, but will show available routes when we get closer to the date? Or are there other recommedations for how to get to SJPdP in mid-December? Thank you
My husband and I are planning to walk from St Jean Pied de Port in mid December 2015. This will be our first Camino and we're very excited (and ready for some cold weather!). We'll most likely fly in to Barcelona (want to go to a futbol game). I've tried to determine how we can get to SJPdP, and tried to follow recommendations from this forum and other web searches, but I think maybe in the winter many of these routes don't run?
- Alsa bus looks to stop the route from Pamplona in November 2
- Conda bus seems to only go as near as Pamplona in December
- Renfe train to Pamplona also works but then from Pamplona to SJPdP is still not found
- taxi from Pamplona may be an option but is expensive?
- Train from Bayonne- Maybe I am just trying to book this too far in advance because it also doesn't show December dates? This may not be the best anyways - this would be out of our way quite a bit if we fly in to Barcelona
Does anyone know if the train or buses will have schedules to SJPdP that are just not showing now because it is too far in advance, but will show available routes when we get closer to the date? Or are there other recommedations for how to get to SJPdP in mid-December? Thank you
Sorry, but I must ask: Are you serious? Do you know what it takes to walk in the winter in the mountains from SJPP when you are reaching the altitude of 1.500 meters? I think that they would not let you go from SJPP. Are you experienced walkers and comfortable with the extreme weather that could appear suddenly and the icy very steep uphill and downhill walking? Do you have gear for that situation? It´s quite something else to walk in the lowland area than up in the mountains. Certainly there are persons here that can do this but walking in the winter is something else. Think twice.My husband and I are planning to walk from St Jean Pied de Port in mid December 2015. This will be our first Camino and we're very excited (and ready for some cold weather!). We'll most likely fly in to Barcelona (want to go to a futbol game). I've tried to determine how we can get to SJPdP, and tried to follow recommendations from this forum and other web searches, but I think maybe in the winter many of these routes don't run?
- Alsa bus looks to stop the route from Pamplona in November 2
- Conda bus seems to only go as near as Pamplona in December
- Renfe train to Pamplona also works but then from Pamplona to SJPdP is still not found
- taxi from Pamplona may be an option but is expensive?
- Train from Bayonne- Maybe I am just trying to book this too far in advance because it also doesn't show December dates? This may not be the best anyways - this would be out of our way quite a bit if we fly in to Barcelona
Does anyone know if the train or buses will have schedules to SJPdP that are just not showing now because it is too far in advance, but will show available routes when we get closer to the date? Or are there other recommedations for how to get to SJPdP in mid-December? Thank you
Sorry, but I must ask: Are you serious? Do you know what it takes to walk in the winter in the mountains from SJPP when you are reaching the altitude of 1.500 meters? I think that they would not let you go from SJPP. Are you experienced walkers and comfortable with the extreme weather that could appear suddenly and the icy very steep uphill and downhill walking? Do you have gear for that situation? It´s quite something else to walk in the lowland area than up in the mountains. Certainly there are persons here that can do this but walking in the winter is something else. Think twice.
Many folks look at the altitude of the Napoleon route and make the mistake of comparing it to what ever mountains they hike. (I have an 11000' peak behind my house that I hike in summer. In winter, it kills people almost every year-it's simply not the same mountain)Make no mistake, in winter, this route can and does kill people. IF you are prepared (winter gear)AND experienced (snow/ice/storms) it certainly can be done as there is no technical section on the route. On the other hand, you must be prepared and capable of staying the night, or two, on the route. If you are not and you attempt this route, we will be reading about you next year. The gear you will need to complete this section is not the gear you want to carry for the rest of the Camino. To be honest(and no disrespect intended), if you were unaware of this, you should not be considering it. Roncesvalles is the historical Spanish start of the CDS. Ofcourse, so is the first step taken from where ever you begin.
Buen Camino I hope, I know your Camino will be great.Yes thank you for the heads up on the Napoleon route being closed, I had read that and we're ok doing the lower valley Valcarlos route instead (which I think I have read would be open). Maybe it's silly but we want to start in France, and hoping to go to Finisterre, for a border-to-border walk.
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