[Gocamino] accommodation question

[James Eyskens]

The rules I know of are to walk the last 100k or bike the last 200k.
Everything else is up for grabs.  (I don't know the requirements for
horseback.) I will say that even the grimier parts of the cities;
Burgos, Leon, Pamplona and Ponferrada have bars were you can stop for a
cool one.  And I would think stopping to figure out the local bus
schedule would take longer than walking to wherever you want to go.

Jim

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Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 8:18 AM
To: Wendy MORRIS; gocamino at oakapple.net
Subject: Re: [Gocamino] accomodation question

I shared a room with 3 others at La Posada, an inn across from the
dormitory 
at Roncesvalles.

My Opinion about taking the Bus....
One of the fascinating aspects of the Camino is the contrasts between
modern 
and old, ugly and beautiful, etc.  I think taking the Camino as a whole 
increases the experience, and you can start to see it as a metaphor for 
Life.  I remember well that dull stretch entering Burgos, but one of my
best 
and fondest memories of the Camino was coming into Burgos with a new
found 
friend and stumbling upon a Frutas y Verduras store where we bought the 
juiciest, sweetest oranges I have ever tasted.  We sat on a bench and 
enjoyed them right in front of the store.  If I would have bused in, I
would 
not have had that experience.
I did use a bus on two occasions, it was entering and leaving Leon.  But
it 
was not to avoid the urban walking, it was because my feet
(coincidentally) 
at that time were had some bad blisters and the start of tendonitis and
I 
figured that giving them a little rest was a good thing.  The Bus
Station 
was very  cheap and convenient, so I took one from Mansilla to Leon and
then 
the next day out to Virgin del Camino.  My feet made it the rest of the
way 
to Finisterra with out the help of a motor vehicle.    I did not feel
less 
of a pilgrim for using the bus.

Just follow your heart.

Glenn


> Does anyone have any information about accommodation in Roncevalles
> other than the albergues. > One more query...... I heard somewhere
that it 
> is a good idea to catch a
> bus at the outskirts of the cities as an alternative to walking
through
> some bleak areas into the city. Does anyone have a comment to make on
> this?
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