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You are walking to/from and through villages every day. You don't need an extensive first aid kit - just enough to get you to the next town with a pharmacy.
I carry a few bandaids, cotton gauze, tape, antiseptic wipes, etc. Plus acetaminophen...
I loved the VDLP (from Seville to Astorga) in March-April 2017 and did not find it so lonely, grueling and difficult as people suggest. It does require a comfort with self-sufficiency and coping, an ability to figure out stages, time to allow for...
I think you are probably right. The writers of the article seem to be blaming the lack of growth on poor management and promotion of the route but my own impression is that the problem - if it is really a problem - is that the route is still very...
I think women have always been in the minority on the VDLP. A lot of women don't have the confidence to walk solo on what is a very quiet route. And the distances will also put off some. People who do the VdlP are a different breed.
It looks like Guy walked from Ourense, only the last 100 km (or so) of the Sanabres/Vdlp. Also, if anyone is planning this route in 2024, the Castro Dozon albergue is closed, seemingly permanently.
We each take a microwave cup, a small bowl with a tight lid, a spork, and a pocket knife. The bowl is uselful for taking leftovers on the trail. Obviously, other folks might not find these to be needed, but we find them worth the few ounces.
This is really the only place to stay in Alcuéscar. But looks like it will be closed for a while.
The last time I walked this camino, I went from Aljucén to Aldea del Cano, via Santa Lucía. The albergue is about a half km off-route, but it...
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