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  1. roving_rufus

    Wikiloc or alternative for planning

    I have used alltrails to create the trail and then downloaded it to organic maps were I can add in key locations eg shop, bar, water etc. It's a bit cumbersome but it was the best solution I found planning a camino from Ireland. Unfortunately, I don't think there is a way to create a map on a...
  2. roving_rufus

    The Camino will provide?

    I have met a few pilgrims walking with no support - and they are honest about it, to them I generally feel some generosity- it is an interesting commitment to walk in such a way. And it is actually a long standing Christian practice to set out with nothing. As for those who claim to have lost...
  3. roving_rufus

    A Camino Planner

    I had a short play - kind of get your idea and I like to plan (even if I later abandon it due to a range of other factors). The using km for input is confusing except for actual distances. The boxes with minimum, average and maximum distance/time probably need further work to make it clearer...
  4. roving_rufus

    When Posting Reviews on Gronze . . .

    I am generally fairly positive writing reviews- I would add in something relevant or practical. Yet my expectation of albergues is not super high - and I can be forgiving of hiccups. I have spent an afternoon killing flies in one albergue on the CP (before Coimbra) as the kitchen bin had not...
  5. roving_rufus

    Listening to Music/Audiobooks/Podcasts while making the pilgrimage?

    Mostly I don't , but I always bring earphones, and they will get used if I am having a tough day for a while- I have a hiking playlist which is a very eclectic mix of upbeat and odd things that just make me laugh or smile. But I bring older wired earphones with an USB converter lead as it's one...
  6. roving_rufus

    Camino etiquette - passing others on less-busy caminos

    On less travelled routes I would slow down for a minute or two (unless it was clear that the person didn't want to chat), I would have a little chat, but wouldn't expect more than how are you, where are you from ie language, where did you start chitchat. Given on the Via Bayona I met one...
  7. roving_rufus

    Hi friends. Had to bail Spain unplanned. Dental issue. Go back in January?

    Personally I'd probably like to finish what I started. But the January return date - I like winter caminos - but the VDLP and Seville might be a better start given the bad weather in the autumn tinged your CF experience.
  8. roving_rufus

    Books are heavy

    Yes a book is easier to read - but for a few minutes reading I am willing to sacrifice that ease for weight. But I know others spent a significant amount of time reading guidebooks. I tend not to but i wonder if this is now because I have a few caminos done- I did carry Brierley on my first...
  9. roving_rufus

    Books are heavy

    I have been known to photograph the guidebook on my phone so I had it but didn't need to carry it
  10. roving_rufus

    Christmas 2023 pilgrims, gather here!

    It is probable worth asking this in the Routes in France section to actually get answers https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/forums/routes-in-france.338/ However, while I haven't done this route - I know on several French routes many gites etc aimed at pilgrims close for the season.
  11. roving_rufus

    Christmas 2023 pilgrims, gather here!

    You can't rely on albergues having blankets. Some will, some have a few spare but there will be some places that don't at all - a warm sleeping bag is needed for winter!
  12. roving_rufus

    Christmas 2023 pilgrims, gather here!

    I have walked a few short winter caminos but this year it's looking a bit earlier on the CF from 31st December on the mesata. (Last January I was on the latter section of the Via Bayona (Vasco) to Burgos but started on the 9th January - so missed any holidays that might cause issues). Winter...
  13. roving_rufus

    Asking for Encouragement to Continue the Camino

    I had a bad experience on day 2 of my first ever camino that made me rethink and I nearly caught a bus to give up. I didn't- I decided to give it another day or two. I had a horrible night's sleep, someone else in dorm was rustling bags and I got up after 5am, leaving in the dark, not a great...
  14. roving_rufus

    Caution to the wind or planning safely? Which way should we travel?

    I am so looking forward to being back on the CF with the freedom to choose very spontaneously were to stop for the night. I've been on a little travelled route in France over the last 2 summers which involved alot of planning and other than camping having to book accommodation at least 2 days...
  15. roving_rufus

    Seals/stamps/ sellos directory.

    See https://www.lossellosdelcamino.com/
  16. roving_rufus

    Perfect lightweight backpack for baguettes??

    Surely room for both...plus some French cheese 🧀
  17. roving_rufus

    Perfect lightweight backpack for baguettes??

    Having carried around lots of baguettes on camino in France this June...I think I could rig up a hipbelt to make it a nearly perfect solution to carrying baguettes
  18. roving_rufus

    The 3 most 'memorable' Albergues you stayed in - and Why

    I will go with once again Refugio Gaucelmo - Rabanal del Camino - Camino Frances (Donativo). It was lovely sitting in the garden but at 3.30 the weather changed and inside was afternoon tea by the fire. I remember the hospitaleras coming around to offer blankets that night as it was cold. Le...
  19. roving_rufus

    Where to next? Favourite caminos

    I would second but starting in Bayonne (via bayonne) heading to Irun following camino or voie littoral before veering off on Vasco/Via Bayonne. After Publa de Arganzon you can decide whether to head to Burgos or Santo Domingo. Easy to do short distances, well marked, a steady trickle of...
  20. roving_rufus

    Pre Camino Frances nerves

    On most routes I like to have a plan for first couple of nights. After that I wing it which is very possible on the Frances, or book a night or two ahead (which on some less travelled routes or walking in France is necessary). I don't like getting too far ahead of myself as things can change-...

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