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Top 10 apps for the Camino
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Top 10 apps for the Camino

With the news that the Camino Ninja app is again available to pilgrims and will be updated regularly going forward, the time is maybe ripe to look at some of the most helpful and beloved Camino apps, websites and resources. Here is our list of the top 10 apps to consider when doing the Camino, in no particular order. 1. Camino Ninja After the passing of its creator in July 2022, the Camino Ninja app was not available on the app store or play store for a while, but it is back and has been updated (and will reportedly continue to be going forward, according to Peter Eich who has taken it over from its late creator Andy Jensen). It is now again available from both the Apple istore and the Google Playstore.It is free and offers offline information about accomodation and routes along...
Quieter Camino-summer, but August-influx reported
Accommodation, News

Quieter Camino-summer, but August-influx reported

The latest pilgrim figures released by the Burea d'accueil des pѐlerins de St Jacques de St Jean Pied de Port show a quieter summer on the Camino compared to 2022, but a busier August-influx. This is after this year was the busiest April month since 2012. May 2023 numbers were 10% higher than May 2022, and April 2023 was 30% higher than 2022. Latest Camino de Santiago statistics 2023 The bureau, which assists pilgrims leaving from the official start point of the Camino Frances, St Jean Pied de Port in France, reports a strong influx of pilgrims in the last week of August. 6290 pilgrims left St Jean in June, and 5540 in July. This is compared to 6634 and 5690 last year. The number for August is up 1,86% from last year's figures, with 7329 pilgrims departing. Septembe...
Female safety on the Camino under the spotlight again
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Female safety on the Camino under the spotlight again

The issue of solo women's safety on the Camino came under the spotlight again, following an incident where a female pilgrim abandoned her Camino two weeks in after an encounter with a masturbating man on the trail.The pilgrim* posted on the a Camino Facebook group that she was walking to *Astorga and encountered a man hiding his face behind a tree while starting to masturbate when she walked by.The incident took place just after she crossed the road of La Casa de los Dioses (David's place).She was alone and scared and reported that she does not feel safe on the trail, thus booking her flight ticket home and abandoning her Camino after only two weeks of walking. "I feel foolish for thinking I could do this alone, but also very angry that the world is like this," she said.She reported speak...
Unusually cold May-weather catch some pilgrims unaware
Camino Weather

Unusually cold May-weather catch some pilgrims unaware

An unusually cold spell in May this year saw pilgrims huddled within freezing albergues wearing all their clothes and even scrambling to buy sleeping bags along the route. Using the averages from weatherspark.com, in May the temperatures in Pamplona typically range from 8°C to 17°C. For reference, the hottest day of the year is normally in August and at that time the temperatures typically range from 15°C to 28°C, while at the end of January, the coldest time of the year it ranges from 0°C to 10°C. May in Spain is normally known for pleasant temperatures, but temperatures were below normal for May in the north of Spain with fairly strong winds also adding to the pilgrims' weather woes. Some pilgrims crossing the Pyrenees even reported some light snow as they walked from Orisso...