It has been reposted here from the Camino Primitivo FB page. I wonder if the Albergues just after La Espina on that stage might know something - I imagine the pilgrim would have arrived covered in blood and the story told.
Thanks everyone - of course it depends on the individual - I am a bit of a camel so the advice about a very big drink at the outset is useful. If it is going to be stinking hot I’ll be taking the alternative road.
I am Australian and so have a reasonable understanding of the importance of adequate water When hiking.. However, I was a tad alarmed to read a comment, elsewhere, from someone who walked the Hospitales last week which says they carried 5 litres and still ran out before Berducuedo (they did...
This 70 year old is planning to start the Salvador on 30 April, taking 9 days - before doing the Primitivo to Lugo in 14 days. Not without trepidation.
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