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Yeah I’ve heard that too and was able to follow that plan mostly except for one day. But the 14-15 ks on certain days felt like 25-30 ks on the Frances. I am not a serious mountain hiker though so if you’re used to mountains it doesn’t apply.
Camino Salvador is a personal favorite. It starts in Leon and then ends in Oviedo. (Many pilgrims then continue with the Camino Primitivo) This Camino is more mountainous but take about 5-7 days. It was mostly dirt and the mountains ascend and descend more smoothly than many mountain hikes. It’s...
Great one from poem by Antonio Machado. Spanish pilgrims have shared this poem with me several times. I think it’s an original favorite here on the Camino.
I’d say it’s certainly rare to find an albergue where a modest pilgrim would not feel comfortable showering. The vast majority looks something like this one in Najera.
“For profit” places that I know of would never use a reputable organization to get free helpers. They may grab a stray pilgrim here and there and let them stay to help but the owners of these places are rightfully under much scrutiny and in reality, the people that I know abide by the law and I...
Totally relate. Hospitalero of more than 15 shifts. These few in the minority that you refer too are not the ones struggling and having a rough day but are miserable people taking it out on others sadly.
I stayed in el acebo one month over Christmas and everything was closed but this is my favorite village on the Camino. The walk from there to Ponferrada was part of my weekly ritual and from el acebo to molinaseca was almost a daily thing. The decent down is harder than coming back. And in...
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