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  1. Jan Jones

    LIVE from the Camino Camino Sanabres 2024

    I walked this route last month in the snow so the way up to the pass was tough and markers hard to see. I didn’t have too many problems with arrows and markers on the Sanabres but I do tend to get lost in the solitude and pleasure of walking - so in order to avoid missed arrows and...
  2. Jan Jones

    standard of living/quality of life in Spain

    European pilgrims frequently ask me why I travel all the way from Australia to Spain to walk.Of course the landscape is a major reason but I simply love the conviviality of Spain. It just doesn’t happen in the same way in my part of the world. Of course the decay of the villages is sad - I try...
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    standard of living/quality of life in Spain

    Sorry, it’s late and I haven’t read all the previous replies so this has probably been said already - but I will sleep better if I post this now . I am a sociologist and I love it when people think about the questions you raise and when people recognise that numbers are useful in helping to...
  4. Jan Jones

    No train from Madrid to Oviedo?

    I just looked at the Renfe site - it says all the trains are full - they do sell out fast. The Alsa website site is showing buses...
  5. Jan Jones

    Santiago to Zamora - Camino Sanabres

    When was this? A month ago I spent 2 hours at the Zamora bus station trying to find the Alsa service to Granja based on an old post - they don’t service it now - see my previous post in this thread which refers to my post in the earlier thread. They are # 11 in both threads. I give the...
  6. Jan Jones

    Santiago to Zamora - Camino Sanabres

    See my #11 post on the thread mentioned above by J Wilhaus for recent bus details. I did it a month ago.
  7. Jan Jones

    Accommodation after Cea?

    It’s fine - rooms in a separate building , a very good menu del día at lunchtime and very friendly staff.
  8. Jan Jones

    Requejo to Lubian (Camino Sanabres)

    Easter Sunday and Monday (I.e. a fortnight ago). Storm Nelson.
  9. Jan Jones

    Requejo to Lubian (Camino Sanabres)

    Hi Jill - The way this was - I turned left onto the (old new ) track and then noticed one set of boot tracks in the snow ( small so I thought it was a woman ahead of me) ) after a while I noticed the dear tracks and then one set of paw prints zig zagging along the trail off and on. That evening...
  10. Jan Jones

    Requejo to Lubian (Camino Sanabres)

    Walked this through the snow ( not yet deep) on Easter Sunday which made it an even more beautiful walk. Most people stuck to the road but a couple of us took the trail off to the left before the flyovers. Deer footprints and what I am pretty sure were wolf prints in the snow. A very memorable...
  11. Jan Jones

    Sanabres "Glitch"

    I was going to taxi to Laza from and back to but the weather out of A Gudiña was really wild and so another pilgrim and I got a taxi to Venda de Bolaño and walked to Laza from there. We walked in mist and rain to Campobecerros so missed some good scenery but luckily it cleared just before the...
  12. Jan Jones

    LIVE from the Camino After Olleros de Tera

    Well done Miaka for finding that final part of the trail - I had completely lost it at the end and just had to bush bash my way up to the road three weeks ago - I quite enjoyed the walk and was glad my Wikiloc alert had stopped me going along the road but it was before the heavy rain - I can...
  13. Jan Jones

    How to pack Tilley hat (ltm6) into backpack?

    Love mine- you just reminded me to pull it out of my back overnight.
  14. Jan Jones

    Sun Sleeves?

    What is the fabric of the sun shirts?
  15. Jan Jones

    Sun Sleeves?

    For me they are because I use them with merino short sleeve t-shirts ( I have tried, but don’t like, the tech fabric shirts) The sleeves just roll down when I stop for a break or am walking in the shade . They don’t slip down - I do get a new pair each Camino. ——- As an Australian who was...
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