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  1. Venado

    Visiting Garabandal and/or Loiola from the Norte

    Hello Morgan, I will be walking part of the Norte, starting next week. I now plan to finish with 2 nights in Garabandal. The easiest way to get there would be by taxi. I’ll be taking the bus. There are usually two Alsa buses a day from Santander. One leaves at 14:15 the other at 14:45...
  2. Venado

    Visiting Garabandal and/or Loiola from the Norte

    Hello, Morgan Rosas, You’ve prompted me to try and tell a little story. Unfortunately it’s a bit long but I’ve enjoyed remembering it, so thank you for prompting me. I took the detour up to Garabandal in 2017. I’d found the info peregrina 2000 mentions...
  3. Venado

    Hostal Acacia, Burgos

    Bert 45, I saw the title of your post: “Hostal Acacia, Burgos” and memories came flooding back. May 2012, limping into San Juan de Ortega, unable to walk properly. The medieval monastery there. Cold dormitory rooms, grubby unmade beds, an unfriendly hospitalero. Black pudding and salad for...
  4. Venado

    Oviedo Cathedral - No longer free to pilgrims?

    Well, I’ll tell you my experience. When I arrived at the cathedral on 23/8 having walked via Villaviciosa I was invited to come out of the queue to get a stamp. The man who invited me was to the left of the queue, standing next to a table. He was very helpful and friendly, said I could have a...
  5. Venado

    Oviedo Cathedral - No longer free to pilgrims?

    Thanks for the rapid response trecile. Yes I have a reservation at La Ferreira. I’ve seen good reports about it, mostly from Gronze. I like to walk slowly, dwadle and I’ve never started off as early as seven. I don’t get up late- just take a while to get myself organised. So, I’ll see if I can...
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    Oviedo Cathedral - No longer free to pilgrims?

    Thank you for this. I didn’t know about the Thank you for this. I didn’t know about the Salvadoriana. I walked from Irun to San Vicente in 2016/17 and should be in Oviedo this Wednesday having walked from S Vicente. Hopefully I’ll qualify for the credential? Plan to stay in Amandi tomorrow...
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    Best path from Lourdes to St. Jean Pied de Port

    Hello again, I agree somewhat with Pelerina that the waymarking is “pretty good“ but I still managed to go the wrong way quite frequently. I had copied and pasted the gronze directions and little stage maps and printed them off onto A4 paper. I had a page for each day- that’s all I had. I...
  8. Venado

    Best path from Lourdes to St. Jean Pied de Port

    Hi Angelo, I walked from Lourdes to SJPdP last year in August. Others have mentioned the Gronze site, which I used. I also called into the Association des Amis du Chemin in Lourdes, and they gave me a route (in French), an accommodation list, and a credential, of course. I walked it in 8...
  9. Venado

    Thinking of writing a book about your camino?

    Hi, Congratulations to Willie and everyone else who has written a book on the camino. What an achievement. And much more difficult than walking it. (Your website looks very good Willie). Thank you sil for starting this thread, I've really enjoyed it. Like many others I too started to write...
  10. Venado

    I'm going

    To Annie Santiago Dear Annie, Sorry for the delay in replying ! Thanks for all your advice. I did have a wonderful Camino- almost a year ago now - still can't stop thinking about it. I did stay at Orisson too which was the right thing for me. Paul
  11. Venado

    I'm going

    Dear Johnnie, You were right. It was. Thanks for your encouragement and I hope you are well. Paul
  12. Venado

    LIVE from the Camino Hi from Burgos

    Hi, Just like to say I´m in Burgos. Been walking very much at my own pace -took me 22 days to get here. But did too much too fast up to Belgra...whatever its called and got hurt. Limped badly into the Oca town and next day v slow to john of the nettle. Had to get the bus from there next...
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    Boots and trainers

    Thanks for all the advice. I don't think the pain is anything too serious - I'm sure a few aches and pains are to be expected at first. I'm going on another short walk today- see how it goes. Anniesantiago has advised me that two pairs of walking footwear are unnecessary and I can see I would...
  14. Venado

    Boots and trainers

    Thanks Doug and Stephen for your replies. The discomfort in my hip was probably due to my 53 year old bones not being used to carrying a rucksack for a couple of hours. I did have a back strain last October which was quite bad- for a week I couldn't walk in the mornings and I have had to...
  15. Venado

    Boots and trainers

    Hi, Been spending quite a bit on new kit/clothes etc for the camino frances I'll be starting at the end of April. For the important items: rucksack, socks, footwear, I've chosen a Lowe Alpine Centro 35+10 pack(1,700g) and smartwool socks and liners. I've bought a pair of new balance 101 trail...
  16. Venado

    I'm going

    Decided to do the Camino Frances. Travel arrangements made. Will arrive at SJPP on 25/4/12. Equipment: so far have bought one pair of wool socks and a pair of liners (smartwool as advised by anniesantiago). £25 from online shop ! Tried on a pair of meindl Borneo...
  17. Venado

    Thinking of doing it

    Dear all, Thanks for your good advice and encouragement. Once around our local park is 2.5 km. I walked around it twice yesterday and it took me about and hour.(without backpack of course -as I don't own one). I'll buy so footwear/boots next and if I keep training and preparing and follow the...
  18. Venado

    Thinking of doing it

    Hi, I'm Paul from Coventry. I've often thought I'd like to do the Camino one day, having read about it, but I've had no hiking or long walking experience to speak of and I don't know if I could do it. I'm not working at the moment, just going through a bereavement. Once I've sorted myself...

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