How many days should I schedule to walk the Camino

[Teruel, Dr. Jose Romero (WDC)]

Dear Channing
Don't be so mean with IBERIA. This was an accident as it happens with all
airlines.
I can tell you many cases from others. Besides, IBERIA might offer good
prices.
By the way. just in case,  I don't have nothing to do with this airline...
Jose

-----Original Message-----
From: Channing Thieme [mailto:channingtaRCN.COM]
Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 9:15 AM
To: GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU
Subject: Re: How many days should I schedule to walk the Camino



Having replied to Jim's inquiry privately, I am forwarding it to the entire
list as the response, esp. about Iberia Airlines, may be of interest to
others.  Channing

----- Original Message -----
From: Channing Thieme <mailto:channingtarcn.com>
To: jtw1111aearthlink.net <mailto:jtw1111aearthlink.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 9:06 AM
Subject: Re: How many days should I schedule to walk the Camino?


Jim, if you have 7 weeks I urge you to allow for at least 6!  The entire
"French Route" certainly can be walked in well under 40 (even 30) days, but
if you have the time, take the time!  Enjoy days in the cities along the way
- esp. Pamplona, Burgos, Leon and Astorga, and days of rest.  Take side
trips by bus to the likes of Bilbao, Lugo and even La-Coruna.  We walked
from Pamplona to Santiago (taking the bus from Burgos to Leon) in 30 days,
which was well paced, allowing for days off.  One day, however, we will
return to walk the entire stretch beginning at St. Jean with open-ended
timing.  Every town along the way has a history.  There is much to explore,
not to mention the opportunity for solitude.  Sometimes you will want to
keep stride with fellow pilgrims.  How grand it would have been to be able
to pause wherever and whenever.

If possible, avoid flying with Iberia Airlines to Spain as they have a well
earned reputation for losing luggage.  The reason we began in Pamplona is
because we were stranded there for four days waiting for a lost backpack ...
which was found at *Air France* in Madrid after we had finally bought all
new supplies.  This was a Saturday and the airport in Pamplona was closed on
Sundays in September.  Unwilling to wait another two days to hopefully link
up with the bag, we asked them to return it to our US address.  After much
hassle with letter exchanges Iberia agreed to refund a mere portion of the
cost of the new supplies.  Apparently this is not an uncommon story.

Buen Camino!
Channing
ChanningTarcn.com <mailto:ChanningTarcn.com>

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://mailman.oakapple.net/pipermail/gocamino/attachments/20020403/fa41b1d5/attachment.htm