[Gocamino] Starting, Walking, Stamps Etc

[Tim]

Hi Bob,
     Interestingly enough I get quite a few Spanish staying with me who 
feel that they haven't done it properly if they haven't crossed the 
Pyrenees in fact I waved three of them goodbye this morning doing just 
that.  As for us here in SJPdP, well there are no less than three routes 
meeting here.  My point really was that if you haven't a car which most 
pilgrims other than Spanish ones tend not to have then Roncevalles or 
Ronceveaux is a difficult place to start from.
Have a good evening.
Regards
Tim

On 27/04/13 18:09, Robert Spenger wrote:
> Tell that to the Spanish, who make up the bulk of the pilgrimage. Of course they also start from other parts of Spain, but Roncesvalles is one of their most popular starting places, although far behind Sarria, which is the most convenient starting point for those who are doing the minimum 100km. SJPP is mostly for us furriners. Personally, I prefer Oloron or points north and/or east of it. In the Past, the Col de Somport was a more used entry point to Spain than the route Napoleon, and is a far more scenic route. In the Present it has not gotten the press that SJPP has.
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> Bob S.
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> On Apr 27, 2013, at 5:22 AM, Tim wrote:
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> Hi All,
>      I feel that it is necessary to add a little to the post below.  The
> usual starting point, if there is one, for the Camino Frances is not
> Roncevalles.  Roncevalles is not, and never has been, anything other
> than a stop over, a very important stopover but still just that.  It is
> a tiny hamlet with virtually no transport links other than minibuses and
> a once a day bus link to Pamplona.  In other words to start from
> Roncevalles you first have to get there and the majority of pilgrims
> both past and present get there on foot.
> Tim Proctor
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