Private Parking At Garage Donibane
During our last few visits to St Jean Pied de Port we parked at Garage Donibane. We paid 3 euros a day but for a 7 day minimum period. It gave us peace of mind that we were not parking illegally and we had a...
It is true, I have visited Santiago des Compostela twice. Once on a motorbike (2001), once with my wife in our Camping Car (March 2020, disabled post-Op, just before Covid 19 reared its ugly head in Europe). However, I suspect like many, having...
Though I am sure there are many reasons, I do not think that getting a Compostela is the main goal of walking to SdC and why pilgrims walk to it. The Cathedral is reputedly where St. James is buried (?) and is part of a world heritage site. It is...
I manage to push a mighty 40W (occasionally peaking to 100W for a millisecond or 3) that slowly reduces over 5 hrs (I use Garmin Pedals to check for any deterioration in my leg strength). I use ECO on the flat, Trail for hills … when towing my...
That pilgrims riding on e-bikes are excluded from obtaining a Compostela and that pilgrims with a disability riding on e-bikes may get a Compostela by way of exception is nothing new.
I remember that this topic was in the Galician news media...
I agree, but until there are separate routes, it should be the responsibility of the e-triker to avoid narrow trails that inconvenience others. Hopefully most of that will be sorted during my initial planning, once I dust off my 11 yr old GPX...
Looks like my e-Trike plus Cruz Trailer (for all my medication that includes catheters, that weight mounts up over a month at 7 a day, plus morphine, pregabalin etc etc, however not an issue since I have pulled my 37kg dog up Rocamadours a few...
That belongs to the exceptional circumstances mentioned in the document.
The disabled, and only the disabled, are eligible for a Compostela if they should need motorised assistance. e-bike, motorised wheelchair, etc. Plus some fringe situations...
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