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    LIVE from the Camino @Suzanas on the Olvidado and Salvador

    Thank you so much for your informative and interesting reports. I hope your feet soon return to their original healthy state and you enjoy your rest day in Oviedo.
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    LIVE from the Camino @Suzanas on the Lebaniego/Vadinense

    I hope all goes well for you. This is a combination I have on my wish list; please keep us all informed on your progress; buen camino.
  3. tecap

    Girona-Olot-Vic-Girona

    I am sure this site has been referenced in the planning thread but I find it very informative. https://www.mundicamino.com/rutas-camino-de-santiago/camino-gironi/
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    Girona-Olot-Vic-Girona

    Tamsin are you aware of the ’Camino Catalan’ guide by Callum J. Christy, published by Catalunya. First published March 2021? It’s all in the guide and more.
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    Possible Ruta de la Lana start 14th October

    Walk as far as Villena yesterday and took the train back to Alicante. Just about to board a flight home to Bournemouth. I made stupid errors in navigation which cost time around Elda. The GPS route into Sax, along a raised concrete path ended in a bamboo hedge around a horse farm. The surprised...
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    Possible Ruta de la Lana start 14th October

    I wish you the best of luck and I'm sure you will succeed. I thought I had planned well but I have been thwarted by my own incompetent with the Spanish language and lack of commitment along with the occasional navigational error.
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    Possible Ruta de la Lana start 14th October

    The casa de perigrino was closed and no answer to the phone number supplied by KOB and other resources. Waited until 2 hours before dark before scuttling off to Novelda. I talked with Paco Serra this morning and he was not aware that the Bar Nuevo had now closed down when he gave me the latest...
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    Possible Ruta de la Lana start 14th October

    Sorry I cut myself off. There was a 30mph wind that opposed every step which added a hour to my time and I arrived in Novelda after dark. I can't find any available accommodation in Sax so it's the 25 euro caravan with double sofa beds just outside of town. I think I may be booking a flight home...
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    Possible Ruta de la Lana start 14th October

    It is not the best of news for travel. I could not get into the Orito albergue. The town hall were not answering the phone this morning. The bar Nuevo has shut down and there is no information on who to call to get in. I sat and waited but the camino did not provide. The Basilica did open this...
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    Possible Ruta de la Lana start 14th October

    There is only so many times you can clean and polish the cars, pot on fuchsia cuttings, sweep up the leaves from the walnut trees and prepare the garden for winter; so here I am sat in the Market Hostel in Alicante waiting to start walking the Lana tomorrow morning. I could not wait until...
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    Possible Ruta de la Lana start 14th October

    I found a similar pattern with hotels not taking bookings, for reasons unknown. The albergue in Orito is open but there does appear more difficulties further along the path. Hostel Marisa was similarly very helpful to me and offered a room at 28 euros. The following is a link to the forum on the...
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    Possible Ruta de la Lana start 14th October

    I know it is of little use to Alan but I see the albergue at Almansa showing it to be temporarily closed but when I phoned the dear Sisters of the Convent of the Esclaves de Maria they informed me that their albergue was open and offered to reserve me a bed if I did start walking. So I am...
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    Possible Ruta de la Lana start 14th October

    Thank you for sharing this. In 2020 I had collated a list of hostels for the different places I had originally planned to stop; this was my insurance in case an albergue was full. When I tried to make contact in the last two weeks, many returned messages that they were not taking booking! I was...
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    Possible Ruta de la Lana start 14th October

    Unfortunately and with a large amount of regret I have finally decided to postponed the walk along the Lana until next spring. I have called it a day on all this extra planning, hours and hours of Googling, staring at my maps, re-reading all the previous accounts and murdering the Spanish...
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    Possible Ruta de la Lana start 14th October

    Thank you for all your words of encouragement. Things currently don't look very promising; accommodation appears patchy now that I have started contacting persons and organisations directly. Using my very limited grasp of the Spanish language I have learned that the albergues at Novelda and...

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