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I also stayed in san juan, but on sunday many got the answer that it was full. Kudos to the hospitaliero who arrannged for several an alternative and even drove them there. During the camino frances i always stayed away from the standard bigger places where everybody stops. On the camino primitivo this is not pissible due to the km‘s per stage and the low nr of Albergues. But still i love the primitivo it is a sensational walk!!!We climbed up the hill to San Juan. It was a wonderful experience and no hill to face the next morning!
Indeed. In fact the next 2 albergues are full now too. Having to make some emergency arrangements for some pilgrims here now.Grado was basically full up today by 15:45. Peregrinos were sharing a taxi to the next places.
Should be OK on the Frances. A lot more choices of where to stay and a lot less distance between. The nature of the Primitivo means that there are a lot fewer “in between” opportunities to find a bunk than on the Frances.Im a bit nervous now heading to the French camino tomorrow resuming at burgos,I was lead to believe it would be quite?
Hi, I’m just about to start the Primitivo from Oviedo day after next and wondering if there is still a “wave” or it has now eased off? Many thanks!Well yesterday was quite mad. Not only Grado was full but also the next 2 albergues 5 and 6 kilometres away. We ended up looking after 21 pilgrim's last night, 5 more than we have bunks for.
You have started already. From Oviedo I expect it to go down from now on. You can always reserve one day ahead if you wish and will find out soon what the situation is.Hi, I’m just about to start the Primitivo from Oviedo day after next and wondering if there is still a “wave” or it has now eased off? Many thanks!
Hello,Hi, I’m just about to start the Primitivo from Oviedo day after next and wondering if there is still a “wave” or it has now eased off? Many thanks!
I'm in the CF now, in Najera. The only place we couldn't find an albergue bed was in Los Arcos. There were multiple tourist groups all arriving the same day. I ended up at a pension in one of only two rooms left (which did also sell out).Im a bit nervous now heading to the French camino tomorrow resuming at burgos,I was lead to believe it would be quite?
I am planning on walking the primitivo for the first time in July. I'm worried this may happen and detract from my experience. How did you book/find private alberques and what was the average rate, if you don't mind replying I'd appreciate it! Thanks!The second half of August was very crowded and it became a race to get to the Albergues almost every day. Grado, Borres, Sanblisimo, Berducedo, Grandas de Salime. O Cadovo... After getting tired of racing to get a bed I started to book in private albergues up to three days ahead of time. I was told August is always busy but in some places was told it was unusually busy, with a couple of large groups doing the Camino Primitivo (some of them partly by bus). I was also reassured that in September there's never a problem.
Yet, once everybody I was meeting on the way started to book in private albergues, It started to be easier to get into the Albergues Municipales.
Well done, that's your last big climb, so just rolling up and down all the way to SdC, or on to Finisterre too if you have time to do the extension. Some of the up hills will be a bit of a push, but they don't last long or go very high.Im at O Cebriero now ,i walked from Burgos,I had no difficulty getting a bed
Which company did you get your sim card from?There's a really good app for doing the Camino called Buen Camino (in English as well) where you can plan your stages and calculate distances. It gives information about the services available in each town and village and provides phone numbers and websites (if they have them) for all the municipal and private hostels on the trail. Very useful. After the third day of racing early in the morning to secure a bed wherever I wanted to stay I decided to book beds ahead of time, mostly using the information in the app and calling up. If you don't have roaming, I recommend getting a local SIM card. I got one. I spent €20 euros on it and it lasted me the whole trip. Data (7GB) and phone calls included.
I was heading for a Movistar shop but found a Phone House shop on the way. Phone Shop sells SIM cards from several companies and I got a Llamaya SIM card. The shop assistant, after looking through what they had to offer, said it was the most convenient price and data-wise for what I wanted. I paid 10 euros for the card and another 10 euros for a pre-paid 7GB of data and150 minutes for a month (Plan 7GB de Prepago as per my receipt). Hope this helps.Which company did you get your sim card from?
ThanksI was heading for a Movistar shop but found a Phone House shop on the way. Phone Shop sells SIM cards from several companies and I got a Llamaya SIM card. The shop assistant, after looking through what they had to offer, said it was the most convenient price and data-wise for what I wanted. I paid 10 euros for the card and another 10 euros for a pre-paid 7GB of data and150 minutes for a month (Plan 7GB de Prepago as per my receipt). Hope this helps.