tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post8770207893791469522..comments2023-12-30T17:31:11.883+00:00Comments on The Solitary Walker: Via GebennensisThe Solitary Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-13819663480120352242016-05-09T08:26:26.398+01:002016-05-09T08:26:26.398+01:00You could get away with a cotton or silk sack in t...You could get away with a cotton or silk sack in the warmer months as most of the gîtes provide extra blankets etc. However, there may be caravans and chalets on camp sites which do not. I myself carried a normal light sleeping bag which packed away small. On the French section between Geneva and Le Puy you will find lists of hospitable families in the tourist offices en route and also in some of the guide books. On the Swiss section it's probably the same. It's a great way to spend the night. I envy you your forthcoming Camino. Have a great time! The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-49161247844416489212016-05-09T06:29:26.356+01:002016-05-09T06:29:26.356+01:00My wife and I are curious if you need a sleeping b...My wife and I are curious if you need a sleeping bag or can you get away with a cotton sleep sack? We are walking from Interlaken, CH to Le Puy en Veley and also wondering if there is a list of families one can stay with and if there is how do you go about getting it? Can't wait to start the Camino as this is the preferred vacation mode my wife and I indulge in. Thanks Dan Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02737936275723218290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-38482650480706394252016-03-14T17:32:54.913+00:002016-03-14T17:32:54.913+00:00Just keep hitting the 'Newer Post' link at...Just keep hitting the 'Newer Post' link at the foot of each post, Steve, and all will follow sequentially... Good luck to you on this magnificent walk! Tell me how you get on.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-18951765039663499852016-03-14T11:45:52.753+00:002016-03-14T11:45:52.753+00:00Hi there, I'm planning a walk in May and am ve...Hi there, I'm planning a walk in May and am very interested in doing this route. I'm not able to access the full blog (first day only)- is there something that I'm doing wrong or is that all that is available to see?<br />Cheers<br />Steve<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13291171658117599249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-81901021646815971772012-01-11T16:48:10.616+00:002012-01-11T16:48:10.616+00:00Thanks looking forwards to further chats-we are dr...Thanks looking forwards to further chats-we are drumming up interest for the Via Gebennensis in our Danish pilgrim association (www.http://santiagopilgrimme.dk/) and we have written an illustrated article for their forthcoming journal<br />jamesjimjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522419534566309168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-29505734159361951172012-01-11T09:13:05.021+00:002012-01-11T09:13:05.021+00:00Yes, I heard about you along the Way, James and Gi...Yes, I heard about you along the Way, James and Gitta — as one does! I'm so glad you have discovered my blog, and that you are enjoying it. Welcome to you both.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-66206875856761944472012-01-11T08:31:49.889+00:002012-01-11T08:31:49.889+00:00Gitta and I (2 Danes, inveterate walkers and pilgr...Gitta and I (2 Danes, inveterate walkers and pilgrims aged 66) walked the via Gebennensis at the same time you did (started from Geneva 2 days before you) and enjoyed it as much as you did, and for the same reasons--love your Blog, our newly discovered reference point into the world of pilgrimage and wanderers...<br />jamesjimjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522419534566309168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-84717945508161354532011-10-05T19:07:13.104+01:002011-10-05T19:07:13.104+01:00Buen Camino, Andy... and Goat, Switzerland is won...Buen Camino, Andy... and Goat, Switzerland is wonderful walking country. Do you know the Balcon de l'Europe and the Tour de Lac Leman?<br /><br />Margaret (Kiwi) - oh, dear, sorry to have put you into such a tizz! But you have to do the route from Geneva some day. It's truly wonderful.<br /><br />Thanks, Alive. A book? I fear my brief ponderings would not stretch that far, but thanks for believing in me...The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-35352062430650756032011-10-05T16:42:47.733+01:002011-10-05T16:42:47.733+01:00Aspiring post. Your wonderous blog could indeed ev...Aspiring post. Your wonderous blog could indeed evolve into a book, your very own travel writing memoir.Alivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10086811890184870424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-36683804369211127522011-10-05T04:55:22.648+01:002011-10-05T04:55:22.648+01:00Oh Robert how could you do this to me? Here I am s...Oh Robert how could you do this to me? Here I am semi-settled in my own mind about the routes I will walk next year. Was thinking about Geneva-Le Puy, but opted instead for Cluny- Le Puy, and it seemed far too greedy to approach Le Puy from two directions in the same year..... but now.... you have upset all my careful pondering!!Kiwi Nomadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13351034705766073667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-83073664582879389252011-10-04T22:29:59.056+01:002011-10-04T22:29:59.056+01:00SW, good to see you back and looking forward like ...SW, good to see you back and looking forward like your other readers to following your journey. I like the way you just disappear without announcement, at least to most of us readers. <br /><br />Also, it's great to see one of these little yellow hiker signs again! I followed them all over central Switzerland last year. 'Wanderwegs' in the German part; I forget what they're called in the French part.Goathttp://thegoatthatwrote.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-40586965122763110212011-10-04T21:11:25.018+01:002011-10-04T21:11:25.018+01:00I think I've read that the third volume is in ...I think I've read that the third volume is in a publishable state, I hope this is true and that whoever is in charge of Leigh Fermor's estate agrees!<br /><br />It's good to follow your walking again Robert - getting ready for un poco camino soon,<br /><br />AndyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-262151739748578462011-10-04T20:36:39.279+01:002011-10-04T20:36:39.279+01:00Thanks, everyone, for you comments.
Ruth, those a...Thanks, everyone, for you comments.<br /><br />Ruth, those are two of my favourite books ever. There's also a third volume - unpublished - which I'm not sure he got round to finishing.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-16954456549044063112011-10-04T20:20:19.282+01:002011-10-04T20:20:19.282+01:00Oh, and additionally, one thing that is utterly de...Oh, and additionally, one thing that is utterly delightful about your post and also Fermor's tale, is being taken in (in a good sense, not in the idiomatic way) by kind strangers. I can imagine all sorts of serendipitous events and meetings, conversations and discoveries as a result of these informal lodgings.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-49693761049795584542011-10-04T20:11:04.845+01:002011-10-04T20:11:04.845+01:00Robert, I can feel my own excitement building as I...Robert, I can feel my own excitement building as I read your descriptions. Just the place names conjure mysterious delight! <br /><br />I think getting lost is a very good thing, as long as it doesn't lead to anything too threatening.<br /><br />What is there about Switzerland? The sky is blue in a different way at those heights, the milk tastes better, the eggs and chocolate as wholesome as any fruit of the earth.<br /><br />I am especially interested in your reports to come, as I am reading the first of two volumes in Patrick Leigh Fermor's memoir of his walk at age 18 across Europe before and during WWI, the first being <i>A time of Gifts: On Foot to Constantinople: From the Hook of Holland to the Middle Danube</i>, and the second <i>Between the Woods and the Water: On Foot to Constantinople: From the Middle Danube to the Iron Gates.</i> Fermor just passed away this past summer at the ripe old age of 95. I'd say the walk did him good!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-33708857232518862762011-10-04T19:21:18.514+01:002011-10-04T19:21:18.514+01:00How lovely - Geneva and the thought of that long w...How lovely - Geneva and the thought of that long walk. <br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-8613780177042885682011-10-04T18:31:21.609+01:002011-10-04T18:31:21.609+01:00Please give us more information and photos...it so...Please give us more information and photos...it sounds amazing. <br />Beautiful pictures.Gerry Snapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269492251928362799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-75895832556674411922011-10-04T16:25:48.053+01:002011-10-04T16:25:48.053+01:00Sounds the most beautiful walk Robert - look forwa...Sounds the most beautiful walk Robert - look forward to more pictures.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8319797996494487653.post-14589974294257943692011-10-04T15:36:57.274+01:002011-10-04T15:36:57.274+01:00Stunning, Robert! Now you have me confused. Here...Stunning, Robert! Now you have me confused. Here I am planning to walk the Camino Frances next year, only to be distracted by another beautiful Camino, which calls me no less than the others. What is one to do? I think that all seekers must do as you have done — just keep walking the length and breadth of Europe until all Camino paths have touched the heart as well as the feet. I look forward to the future postings on every step of your great journey!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.com