cycling

[Fernando Dulay]

Hi Mary:

Thank you for the information.  Do you think you could
provide me with the Website of the Confraternity?

Fernando
--- Mary Virtue <maryvirtueaHOME.COM> wrote:
> bill deutschman wrote:
>
> The book The Way of St James, Le Puy to Santiago by
> Higginson, the guides
>
> > from the Confraternity and the guide by Lozano
> have detailed directions and
> > maps.  Lozano provides a separate cycle section
> and his maps clearly show
> > the roads and the trail.
>
> The Confraternity cycling guide is also
> good....details what refugios accepts
> bikes, etc.
> We took Michelin maps which we found quite good.
>
> >
> > We found the auto drivers to be very courterous
> and never felt that we were
> > in any danger.  We would have trucks slow to 6 or
> so miles per hour on hills
> > when they couldn't pass and wait for a safe
> opportunity or until we could
> > find a spot to get off the road.  Many drivers
> waved, honked and shouted
> > Buen Camino or Bon Courage.  Our only problem was
> with large trucks in a
> > high cross wind.  They moved over and passed us
> with lots of room but there
> > was still a lot of wind buffeting.
> >
>
> This was our experience precisely.  Everyone was
> very courteous and wished us
> well.
>
> As far as taking the bicycle on the plane, we had
> the local bike store box up
> the bikes and we also put in the box our helmets,
> sleeping bags, and runners.
> Our panniers (two rear) were then our hand luggage
> and were not two heavy.
> Once in Santiago, we we directed to a bike store
> which was across the street
> from one of the airport bus stops.  The store boxed
> up the bikes, including any
> extra stuff that we did not want to haul around, and
> then we picked them up on
> our way to the airport.  It worked out well!


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