Arriving late to Roncesvalles

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squeezefrog

New Member

• Apr 24, 2010

• #1

One week until departure & getting a little jittery... All my checklists are checked, pack is packed & practiced with, etc.
Here is one thing that has been bothering me: I am taking the 6pm bus from Pamplona to Roncesvalles, arriving 7:30pm. At that late arrival, what chance have I of finding a place to sleep that night? I haven't been worrying about it so far because in this forum the bus schedule is well known and no one has made a fuss about it getting there in the evening.
But now my arrival is looming & I am getting nervous!

Anxiously,
Rebecca

 

KiwiNomad06

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Time of past OR future Camino

Le Puy-Santiago(2008) Cluny-Conques+prt CF(2012)

• Apr 24, 2010

• #2

Rebecca, It is two years since I was in Roncesvalles, but I know that the day I arrived there, they had a whole section of beds 'roped off' in the albergue at Roncesvalles that we 'earlier' arrivals couldn't use. They were 'reserved' for those arriving on the late bus from Pamplona.
Margaret

 

sillydoll

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• Apr 24, 2010

• #3

I read a a post on a blog that said about 500 pilgrims a day passed through Roncesvalles during Easter's holy week and they were put up in tents in the field below.
I'm sure they have contingency plans to accommodate large numbers - especially with so many pilgrims actually starting in Roncesvalles.

 

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squeezefrog

New Member

• Apr 24, 2010

• #4

Thank you both for this reassurance. Of course I have visions of getting off the bus and being the only one not knowing what to do, when in reality I am sure I'll be surrounded by those as clueless as I am!

Thank you again to everyone who contributes to this board. I am looking forward to a great camino- and that includes the crowds, bedbugs, rain, mud, & more! Bring it on!

-Rebecca