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It comes and goes in that area of the Meseta, I seen it mentioned too many times over the years by various newbies to dismiss it as coincidence or posters attributing their ill health to something they have heard before about an area.
KeyserSoza, sorry, not many answers to your query so far - mainly the usual suspects who feel the need to reply to anything, and in this case all they can offer to their audience is generic safety advice.
It's a bit depressing to hear of another...
I have read reports of stomach issues quite a few times since I've been on this forum, and many have been from people walking on the Meseta. One thought I've read is that it could be related to water run off of the fields occasionally...
So in other words anyone who arrived after that time was turned away. (I appreciate they don't literally do that, they assist them to at least get a taxi elsewhere, but basically, they do not have a bed in Roncesvalles.) Not what a tired, even...
And when they arrive in Roncesvalles with no bed? People might want to stop telling people to ‘Just go! Don’t book ahead!’ It’s no longer good advice imo, at least on this bottleneck.
Also, they don’t make that info about the municipal...
A message has just been posted on the Facebook account of the albergue in Roncesvalles. It seems the combination of pilgrim numbers beyond their capacity and poor weather has made this a difficult day...
When personal safety (and that of rescue personnel) is concerned clear words (like those by @Kathar1na) are needed to get the point across. Not sure where you are from but I’ve spent lots of times in various European mountain areas and the simple...
From my recent experience, if the weather doesn't allow any views, the really isn't anythning worthwhile on the Napoleon Route - just a lot of climbing, cold, and slight misery :)
They are expecting snow at altitude. Talking to other pilgrims, some are going Napoleon anyway. Thoughts? I was hoping to go Napoleon myself.
I might add, lots of communication barriers at the pilgrims office. Most volunteers didn’t speak...
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