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  1. BrienC

    Sanabres - Cea - A Laxe Oct 2021 accommodation

    Keep trying to make it work out. The route is with it. I don't know if this will help, but I hope there is something useful in my blog from 2016: http://www.grandpasgoneagain.com/camino-de-santiago/2016-via-de-la-platacamino-sanabres/vdlp-day-30/
  2. BrienC

    LIVE from the Camino Not Exactly Live - VDLP, Fall 2016

    For those interested in this VDLP route report, the entire collection is now available in a Kindle eBook edition. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XKYB3V7/?tag=casaivar02-20 Buen Camino!!!
  3. BrienC

    LIVE from the Camino Not Exactly Live - VDLP, Fall 2016

    Glad you enjoyed the reports. Zamora is one of my favorite cities in Spain. Not large, but beautiful. Buen Camino!
  4. BrienC

    LIVE from the Camino Not Exactly Live - VDLP, Fall 2016

    Excellent idea. That is a long stretch! If you can, catch a ride from Castilblanco to where the Camino leaves the road, taking to dirt track. They are farms roads mostly from that point. I can't remember exactly, but I think it's about in the middle of the 30k. A taxi, if available, could work...
  5. BrienC

    LIVE from the Camino Not Exactly Live - VDLP, Fall 2016

    UPDATE: I've heard from a couple people that the slideshows associated with these reports on my website were not visible. I've finally sorted that out and they should be available to everyone. Thanks ever so much for your patience.
  6. BrienC

    Albergue destroyed by fire in Xunqueira de Ambía

    I would describe the muni (xunta) much the same way, all white and stainless. Stayed there in mid-November, last year. But it had all the comforts, was warm and clean. The Spanish man I was trekking with at the time preferred to stay at the xuntas to support them, ensuring they stay in operation...
  7. BrienC

    Via de la Plata Route Report - Completed

    Sorry for the confusion. The GPS tracks are only included in the version of this route report on my website. And, are only simple screen captures from the Strava app on my phone. Hope this helps, BrienC
  8. BrienC

    Via de la Plata Route Report - Completed

    I used Strava. There are many available apps for tracking. Search this forum to find out what others may favor, and why. I use Strava because I'm an ultra-distance amateur athlete and do a lot of training, both on foot and bike. Strava handles both. Just depends on what your needs are. Cheers...
  9. BrienC

    Via de la Plata Route Report - Completed

    During the fall months of October and November 2016, I hit the trail for thirty-three days of walking the Via de la Plata. Daily accounts of that journey to find history, peace and new friends are now available on this forum at the link below, or on my blog...
  10. BrienC

    LIVE from the Camino Not Exactly Live - VDLP, Fall 2016

    Buen Camino, Sharon!!! You will love the VdlP, especially in April.
  11. BrienC

    LIVE from the Camino Not Exactly Live - VDLP, Fall 2016

    That's awesome!!! Enjoy!
  12. BrienC

    LIVE from the Camino Not Exactly Live - VDLP, Fall 2016

    This place looks amazing! I like the Paradors I have visited so far. I've been slowly trying to sway my wife into a short Camino with me. Perhaps, if I throw in a stay at some, especially some like Parador de Santo Estevo, she'll come round. BrienC
  13. BrienC

    LIVE from the Camino Not Exactly Live - VDLP, Fall 2016

    Laurie, I believe that you are correct. We got there pretty late, so I didn't get many pix. Here's is one, from the inside, when the lights were on. It was late enough, too, that I thought of supernatural creatures. I didn't feel spooked, but an awareness, no doubt. It was a very special day...
  14. BrienC

    LIVE from the Camino Not Exactly Live - VDLP, Fall 2016

    You are quite welcome. I hope there is something in these reports for everyone. Cheers,
  15. BrienC

    LIVE from the Camino Not Exactly Live - VDLP, Fall 2016

    Well folks, that's all of it, all of the days of my Via de la Plata journey. Please enjoy, and if you have any questions, shoot them my way. Also, as noted before, there are GPS tracks, slideshows, and videos from this journey available on my blog. Cheers,
  16. BrienC

    LIVE from the Camino Not Exactly Live - VDLP, Fall 2016

    Day 33: LAST DAY, Ponte Ulla to Santiago de Compostela (22 km) 22 kilometers, 3 hours and 30 minutes. Through Outeiro, A Susana, O Pinero da Igrexe, and suburban countryside entering Santiago. Though I greatly enjoyed those many days walking with my Camino family, I also enjoyed walking that...
  17. BrienC

    LIVE from the Camino Not Exactly Live - VDLP, Fall 2016

    Day 32: A Laxe to Ponte Ulla (30 km) 30 kilometers, 5 hours and 30 minutes. Very little climbing, mostly down to lower elevations, through Silleda, Bandeira, and Leiras, and then to a steep paved road down into Ponte Ulla. Next to the last day complete. My next day would be into Santiago. Only...
  18. BrienC

    LIVE from the Camino Not Exactly Live - VDLP, Fall 2016

    Day 31: Oseira to A Laxe (30 km) 30 kilometers, 5 hours. After a steep, rocky climb out of Oseira, the VDLP route passed through or near small villages like Piñor, then through the larger town of Castro Dozón on the N-525 highway and more villages, and along the outskirts of Botes. The route...
  19. BrienC

    LIVE from the Camino Not Exactly Live - VDLP, Fall 2016

    Day 30: Ourense to Oseira (32 km) 32 kilometers, 6 hours and 30 minutes. Up, up, and uphill through Cudeiro, Tamallancos, Bouzas, Sobreira, Veduedo, Casas Novas, Cea, and Pieles. As Ourense was at a lower elevation, the VDLP route climbed for five kilometers and three hundred meters before...
  20. BrienC

    LIVE from the Camino Not Exactly Live - VDLP, Fall 2016

    Day 29: Xunqueira de Ambía to Ourense (23 km) 23 kilometers, 5 hours. Through A Pousa, Ousende, Penelas, Venda do Rio, Pereiras, and A Castellana, where the suburbs of Ourense begin. Mostly downhill to the lowest elevation on the VDLP since Seville, at 100 meters in Ourense. Part One...

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