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Always have a snack in your pack just in case.. I had one day with no food till night. The CR promised breakfast but didn't turn up. The cafe in the next village was closed... but at the end of the day I got a meal... a packet of nuts kept...
In many ways the VDLP today is very like the Camino Frances of 30 years ago. Though the accommodation is better. There is a pilgrim infrastructure but it is fairly sparse. Which means long stages. And as you have discovered the towns and villages...
As A Gudiña was supposed to be my starting point, I decided to work around Campobecerros. I will now start my Camino (in 2,5 weeks) in Verín and walk Verín - Laza as first stage. I booked a room in the Parador in Verín, so lodging should be...
Day 1 - To Montserrat we go ......
4 yrs since the last Camino, older, less brain cells, easily confused usually followed by a touch of frustration and sometimes panic :) . I left Coventry, UK at 6.30am and made it to Barcelona's Plaza Espanya by...
We walked that stage in one day in April last year and in hindsight I really wish we had stopped in El Real de la Jara. I found it a really long day and I was exhausted by the time we reached Monesterio. As you say it was only day 4 and it was...
OK, without creating a spoiler.
It gives a really authentic insight into what walking a Camino is really about and can be.
Some interesting facts:
There are only 4 professional actors in the movie.
The rest are Pilgrims.
Pilgrims that Bill...
I start walking the Sanabres from Rionegro del Puente in less than two weeks. Short of a tornado, my "goal" is to use no taxis or buses the whole way to Santiago unless I get injured...fingers crossed.🤞
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