Chrisp

Member From Australia

Joined: Jun 29, 2014

Last seen: Sep 9, 2024

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- Chrisp reacted to Bill905's post in the thread Gear on the Podiensis with Like.
  
  Hi again - For both trips I booked in February for my trip in May. I booked all the gites in advance because it removes a fair amount of stress. And when you book, ask if a meal can be provided, called "demi- pension". Most, but not all, gites...
  
  Aug 26, 2024
- Chrisp reacted to Bill905's post in the thread Gear on the Podiensis with Like.
  
  Hello. I walked the first half of that route in 2022 and the second half in 2023, both during the month of May. Bring good rain gear and pack your extra clothes in ziplock bags. Although we experienced only a few days of rain, when it did rain it...
  
  Aug 26, 2024
- Chrisp reacted to thepacman's post in the thread Demographics of Le Puy with Like.
  
  Thanks @BlackRocker57 - as the years have gone by I've planned slightly lower daily limits. This one will be an average of just under 20klms/day, with very few over 25. And I love having the time to "smell the roses" along the way.
  
  Aug 3, 2024
- Chrisp reacted to thepacman's post in the thread Demographics of Le Puy with Like.
  
  @acrah thanks for your clarification about halfway through the thread, as some elements of the tone and direction of the conversations had been bothering me. Generalisations and stereotypes about most things can be misleading, be they about age...
  
  Aug 3, 2024
- Chrisp reacted to caminoresearcher's post in the thread Demographics of Le Puy with Like.
  
  I just walked Le Puy to Conques last month. I’m similar in age to you, and I encountered people of a broad range of ages, both older and younger than myself. The bigger challenge for me was that most pilgrims on this route are (understandably)...
  
  Aug 3, 2024
- Chrisp replied to the thread Demographics of Le Puy.
  
  Thank goodness for that! Surely it is about attitude, not age, gender, nationality or religion. Have a great time whatever you decide to do 😊
  
  Jul 21, 2024
- Chrisp reacted to acrah's post in the thread Demographics of Le Puy with Like.
  
  Thanks for the answers folks. I realize that my question was pretty insensitively phrased - I wrote it in a stressful moment and I apologize.
  
  Jul 21, 2024
- Chrisp replied to the thread Demographics of Le Puy.
  
  I was looking forward to reading your reply Camino Chrissy, you always have something worthwhile and interesting to say 😊
  
  Jul 21, 2024
- Chrisp reacted to Camino Chrissy's post in the thread Demographics of Le Puy with Love.
  
  I walked the Le Puy in June 2018 with two friends. We were youngish seniors and none of us spoke French. The vast majority were French walkers and a few French Canadians. We met no walkers at the nightly dinners where English was their spoken...
  
  Jul 21, 2024
- Chrisp reacted to Tortilla's post in the thread Demographics of Le Puy with Love.
  
  And why do you expect that "younger demographics" have an appetite to be meeting you?
  
  Jul 21, 2024
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