[Gocamino] Fwd: [Santiagobis] Somport in late November

[Robert Spenger]

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From: Robert Spenger <rspenger at earthlink.net>
Date: October 22, 2007 9:02:48 AM PDT
To: Santiagobis at yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Santiagobis] Somport in late November

Claire,

You should be able to get a credential in Jaca, which would be your  
normal first stop after Somport. When I stopped there to get mine  
stamped, it was already almost full, so the priest gave me a new one.  
(It was one left from the year before and had 19_ _ printed in it and  
this was in the year 2000. I just crossed out the 19, wrote in 20 and  
had no problem with it.)

As far as Somport itself is concerned, it was deserted when I walked  
through it, but that has probably changed in the last 7 years. By  
November and December, the ski resort just a little way down the hill  
from Somport should be going full blast. It, too, looked to be rather  
deserted when I went by it in May of 2000. I didn't see it up close,  
it was a mile or so off the road that I walked down. The first town  
after Somport, Canfranc Estación was very busy with lots of tourists  
and summer hikers. There is reported to be a pilgrim's albergue there  
but I didn't see it. I just grabbed a place at the first hotel that I  
came to. It seems likely that the albergue would have credentials  
available.

Bob S.


On Oct 22, 2007, at 6:41 AM, claire bangasser wrote:
One challenge will be to find albergues. Quite a few seem closed.
And then of course, there is the credential. Does someone know if I
can get a credential in Somport when I get there or should I get one
beforehand?
Any way, I'd love advice!
Thanks, claire
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