Hi, yes, I was leading a group of 14 people when I got a whatsapp one morning, from our next overnight accommodation . . . his young daughter had been killed in a car accident after school the previous evening, and he couldn’t accommodate us that...
The only other thing that I would add to @Vacajoe excellent post is that possibly a very honest mistake in booking was made.
I primarily stay in private albergues. I generally, but not always, have reservations with some of them being made...
Or they had a family emergency? Sewer/water/power issues? Focus? Bedbugs to treat? Instead of thinking the worst (“bait and switch”), be grateful that they went through the trouble of finding you another accommodation. You had a place to sleep...
I walked 10 days on 88 Temple alone. Prices are typically per person in minshukus and ryokans and I listed in the Hiw the Kumano Kodo is Different From The Camino the average daily cost of ¥12,964/$82.75/€76.06. Kohechi and Iseji was...
I walked the Baztan last week, starting in Sare and going through Zugarramurdi to Urdax. Stayed in the monastery and found it clean and welcoming. Visited the Urdax caves which are highly recommended though you must book a guided tour in advance...
Yep. We all read them and watched the Netflix production. The title of an article on the Baztan Camino that I wrote and will be published next month is The Camino Baztan: Misty, Mystical and Magical. And it was all three.
I never did write about the Baztan after we arrived in Pamplona. It was truly unforgettable. I highly recommend it with plenty of caveats. Not for the first time walker. We encountered a Chinese fellow, all alone, sitting on a log, shoes and...
@Monasp has just posted the SJPDP figures for pilgrims recorded at the pilgrim office for the first six months of this year. Up a little over 4% on the same period last year. The pdf file is on the SJPDP pilgrim office Facebook account. I've...
Day 13: Outeiro to Santiago de Compostela — 16km
After yesterday’s rain, the camino god(s) smiled on us today and gave us a beautiful blue-sky day for a magical entry into Santiago.
We left early this morning and walked quickly, making only...
Day 11: Lalín to Dornelas — 28km
A late and short update today because, oh my goodness, we are in an albergue with a Spanish guy who is lovely but has talked to us non-stop for hours on end! (And is still talking to Wendy right now while I snuck...
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