Thank you - yes so beautiful, and the steep climb up is well worth it. Photos are just with my phone camera, a bit hit and miss but some worked out well.
The Stones
Precious cargo.
One for someone no longer here, one for someone left behind, and one for me. Carried from a beach in Jersey to a mountain somewhere in beautiful Spain.
Ok maybe to attain enlightenment we actually need to walk back and forth between SJPdP and Rocesvalles for the first week? I'm pretty sure this could be where I went wrong.
Yes, there are bears, and wolves - however in terms of "likely ways to die on a Camino" they wouldn't even make the top 100.
This Camino fringes some of the most wonderful wilderness left in Spain and along with some of the most beautiful and spectacular scenery made even more special by the...
Yes a really beautiful walk, and I can only imagine much prettier than the main route which i understand follows the road.
You're right though, the initial climb up is very steep. I'm guessing you stayed in Cacabelos the same as us which is about 10k? We also took the off road route from there...
I somehow blissfully missed this thread until today. It's so sad to read about how so many people who once obviously loved the Camino feel it has lost it's spark for them, and certainly, some of the horror stories are quite sobering of how people have been finding it this year. So I get it.
It...
Whatever you choose try to take the higher Pradela variant from Villafrance del B - it's beautiful. If you change your plans then there is a wonderful little Albergue in Pradela which must be a magical place to stay.
https://www.timeout.com/news/the-worlds-longest-circular-walking-route-is-launching-in-this-european-country-053124
I've just read this about this walk currently being developed in Portugal. It will even have it's own passport! I'm guess some of it is going to include some of the existing...
@Peterexpatkiwi idea is an excellent one, and one that I am sure would give your friend a wonderful full Camino experience.
Otherwise I think the first two weeks of the Frances from St JPdP is hard to beat.
I couldn't agree more, and look forward to reading the screenshots of your book when back on pc. The Camino needs preserving both the good bits and the bad bits, it was never meant to be a walk along a perfectly tarmacked track.
It's different if a section becomes practically impassible and...
Well two separate replies. . .
Yes some that show full on booking.con may have a bed if you WhatsApp or call them. Remember many places in booking.com you can cancel until the last minute, so obviously people won't want to book all of their beds out on that precarious basis.
Then of course...
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