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No big deal for me to walk alone, I was just so much prepared for company in my head and now feeling kind of lostOh kinky, so sorry to hear this. I know you'll be fine but it's a long walk and I really hope you meet some others. What I did on day one was walk to Silla and then train back to Valencia to Paris. Then train again the next day. But you might not like that style.
I'm alone on the st. Jaume, Girona tomorrow. But next Saturday I will meet up with LT and I'm very glad about that. Fingers crossed that you will meet some others. Buen camino
Thank you, Dermot!Good luck kinkyone careful of surface for first few days, hard on legs. Enjoy a lovely journey, don't forget to have a meal in Milan 1 in San Clemente, also if you are hitting Albacate at weekend book ahead. Have you a blog or will you post as you walk.
Dermot
Hahaha. So true Dermot. That's exactly what it looks like!!Forget about gps too much trouble seeing the screen in strong sun, if you go a couple kms of course so what!!, it is still a journey. In my opinion if you can eat and find a bed then you are not lost. Your plan for the first five days is exactly what I done. Xativa is about 30km. The albergue in Algemesi is nice you will prob have to get keys in Police local which is quite a distance from albergue, if you speak SPANIS PHONE AND THEY MIGHT MEET YOU AT aLBERGUE.
The albergue in Xativa is overpriced e18 but good location, nice town get very hot weather. The casa rural Corral in Moxient 21 plus 9.30 for dinner. Very nice room and nice place others criticised dinner I found it good, breakfast is around 3.5. The abergue in La Font IS NICE, LOOKS LIKE A PUBLIC TOILET FFROM OUTSide. Nice winery opposite.
Dermot
I thought I'd stay at El Cigroner in Xativa. 19€ and nice place as I've seen on internet. Otherwise I'm very much on a budget and don't exclude a night or two on a "bench" or similar.Forget about gps too much trouble seeing the screen in strong sun, if you go a couple kms of course so what!!, it is still a journey. In my opinion if you can eat and find a bed then you are not lost. Your plan for the first five days is exactly what I done. Xativa is about 30km. The albergue in Algemesi is nice you will prob have to get keys in Police local which is quite a distance from albergue, if you speak SPANIS PHONE AND THEY MIGHT MEET YOU AT aLBERGUE.
The albergue in Xativa is overpriced e18 but good location, nice town get very hot weather. The casa rural Corral in Moxient 21 plus 9.30 for dinner. Very nice room and nice place others criticised dinner I found it good, breakfast is around 3.5. The abergue in La Font IS NICE, LOOKS LIKE A PUBLIC TOILET FFROM OUTSide. Nice winery opposite.
Dermot
Hola, K1! I've been quiet for months now, trying to get in shape and wait until I had done some homework on my own before I start asking lots of questions. I'll be following you in August for the last half of the journey, so I'm eagerly drinking in everything you have to say! I hope I can adopt your style of being super-conscientious before I start, and then just go with whatever happens on the Camino. It's my first.... I have butterflies already! Praying that you have an awesome experience!I thought I'd stay at El Cigroner in Xativa. 19€ and nice place as I've seen on internet. Otherwise I'm very much on a budget and don't exclude a night or two on a "bench" or similar.
In Moixent I plan to stay in MUNI albergue.
I might be a control "grem" when preparing for Camino, but once there I just let it go
I have just acommodate myself in MUNI in Algemesi. Thought the museum would still be opened (and it should've been according to horrario) but no. I called Policia Local and waited one hour for a guy on a scooter to show up. With keys but no sello... So tomorrow I'll have to deal with that too.Is there now an albergue in Moixent? My French buddies slept in the Cruz Roja and politely said it was "basic."
If you have time and energy, go up to the castle at Xativa. I've seen a lot of castles in my day, but this one is really spectacular. Pavement all the way to Mooxent, kinky, be careful.
If you arrive in Algemesi when the Museum of folklore is open, which is right across the street from the albergue, you can get the keys there.
Hi!Hola, K1! I've been quiet for months now, trying to get in shape and wait until I had done some homework on my own before I start asking lots of questions. I'll be following you in August for the last half of the journey, so I'm eagerly drinking in everything you have to say! I hope I can adopt your style of being super-conscientious before I start, and then just go with whatever happens on the Camino. It's my first.... I have butterflies already! Praying that you have an awesome experience!
"pau de glac" (ice palace in Catalan)
There's a typo there. Pau=peace Palace=palau
Enjoy your walks Laurie and KinkyOne.
I thought I heard someone say pau and I thought that meant palace. Oops. I know the other word was "glac" (no way to put a cedilla on that c, but it's pronounced like an s at the end). Thanks!
So Castilian, you speak Catalan too!
Do you have any idea what the word might be?
no way to put a cedilla on that c
I guess that means I don't have to go there, Laurie?You guys are great. Thanks so much.
Hola, peregrinasHi kinky
LTfit and I send greetings from Linyola. The camino before Montserrat was beautiful, this part less so. Today we are in an "acogida de peregrinos" that would give the Cruz Roja in Moixent a run for its money. In fact Lee says they are about the same. I had no Casa rural to run to like I did in Moixent, so I am toughening up! Long etapas, and I am currently icing my shins. So glad you have some company. Laurie
Hi, Dermot!Good to hear from you Kinky. Re Higueruela myself and my companion stayed there at the end of April no problem, any more than two probably would be a problem. If you just want somewhere to stay and no cooking it's fine, we are pilgrims. Dermot
It's not a bad life!!Hi, Dermot!
Very nice day for walking today. But after 14km to Hoya Gonzalo (9km in guide) I had no special wish to accumulate more than 30km to Chinchilla. Therefore decided to try new albergue here for 10€. What a gem. Still has the smell of fresh wood. Large dining room with fully equiped kitchenette, sofa, table for 10, WC.
On 1st floor two dormitories, each with 4 bunkbeds (towels & sheets, night lamp and electric socket for each of them), lockers. Each dormitory has bathroom with 3 wash basins, showers and toilets. one of bathrooms has exit to the terrace.
Bar and swimming pool across the street...
Tomorrow we leave Catalunya and enter Aragon.
Hola, chicasHi kinky. Come join us!! LT and I are in Sanguesa, two days outside Puente la Reina, and we are considering all our options. Looks like we won't be doing out three days in Valle del Silencio because of heat and distance. We will probably just stretch out the Invierno for a couple of days but if you have s better idea let is know!
It will be interesting to see how you two will cut the stagesHola kinky. You will be very happy to know that I sm slowing down. I'm going to be looking at your invierno stages to see where I might be able to cut those 40+ stages. Because of the heat, we are going to skip the Valle del Silencio, so that gives us two more days for the Invierno.
Hoping the heat drops off a bit. We are one day out of Puente la Reina in Monreal and it is sweltering. We try to leave no later than 6 to avoid the worst of it. LT likes the heat and the long distances so I am the wet blanket on her party.
Tomorrow the weather forecast is for 40 degrees. Great. 32 km to puente la Reina.
We will not walk on Wednesday since we'll be heading from Pamplona to Ponferrada.
Hahaha, definitely drinking more than just water. But the heat is ridiculous, the sky without any clouds and IF there is any wind it's so hot that only gets worse...Hello KinyOne, your in Mora today. Getting some severe heat. Interested to hear what you think of Toledo. I felt it was overrun by tourists, if you are there mid week it might not be too bad, I was there on Mayday weekend. It would be fine to go there as a Tourist but coming off a very lone Camino route there were too many people with selfie sticks prodding their way through narrow streets. I walked from Mora to Toledo long haul. I hope your drinking more than water,
Regards Dermot
Yes it has, it's an old Canon EOS 300D. I tried every trick from internet to solve this but the problem is in my 18-55mm lens because I can work with 90-300mm with no problem.If your camera has a detachable lens take it off and put it back on again (in a dust free area). But error 99 is very general.
Dermot
Well, Laurie, 40 is definitely hot and prognosed 42 for next few days around Toledo even more. That's why I'm very seriously considering of skipping Toledo-Avila stretch..Hi k1.
We are in Pamplona and its hot. At least if you think 40 Celsius is hot. LT is in the albergue and I bailed to a hotel I had dreams of sleeping in till 9 but the fast train at 1 pm is sold out. So we take the slow train at 8:30. Tomorrow we reunite with reb in Ponferrads and will figure out our stages on the Invierno.
But the heat is ridiculous, the sky without any clouds and IF there is any wind it's so hot that only gets worse...
Oh yes, long live the R4I feel like an eavesdropper in this thread as I have nothing useful to contribute - but I'm really enjoying all the posts! Thank you all and Buen Camino @KinkyOne, @peregrina2000 and @LTfit.
@KinkyOne if you're bored and desperate for reading material this evening, you might enjoy this little article about an Irish man and his beloved R4 http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-...renault-4-was-more-than-a-car-to-me-1.2263076
Because of the predicted 40℃ and above near Toledo yesterday I finally decided to hop forward to Avila. Bus to Madrid (Plaza Eliptica), metro to Estacion Sur and bus to Avila costs 14,80€. But, oh boy, the air-condition on these buses... I was sure I'll catch cold.
What a change in air temperature... In Toledo it was still 37℃ at 11PM, in Avila it was 23℃ Lovely evening with pasta for dinner prepared together with Italian peregrina.
So today is to be a bit touristy day and tomorrow off to Gotarrendura.
Hi, Laurie!Hi kinky. Good to hear from you.
Glad you are doing better. Well you're just going to have to return as Castilian says -- the days in the mountains before Avila are themselves worth the price of admission. Nice that you have some company, too.
I just had a nice short walk from Barco to A Rua and am having a proper cafe con leche in a cafe. What luxury!
Hi, Laurie!
I wondered how come you are posting at 10AM Now I know.
This skipped stretch fits perfectly into one of my future Camino combo's, right between Manchego and Teresiano, so no bad feelings on my side.
My regards to Lee and of course Asun & Manuela
Ah, Laurie, so many Caminos to walkKinky I don't know where you find all these Caminos but you are always giving me new ideas for more and more caminos. I've never even heard of these two!
Asun has already sent many hugs to you and remembers you with great fondness. Mañuela is now 92 and unchanged since my last visit. In my first ten minutes with her she exuded more energy and vitality than most people half her age.
Rebekah will arrive on the train tonight and we'll set off for Quiroga tomorrow. Heating up again but predictions are mid 30s "only".
Thank you, Laurie!Kinky, you are well-loved and well remembered here on the Invierno. We can feel the warmth as soon as we mention your name!!!
My pleasure of course! I learnt a lot from you and additionally had fun, so... Perfect afternoon!Today me and @roberbolo (he drove down from Toledo) met in La Puebla de Almoradiel. Two rounds, that was the time he has got. Sadly because he's great companion, has a lot of knowledge regarding Caminoing and also speaks great English! Thanks, bolo
Why am I posting this? You'll find out after almost three weeks of walking in solitude. Which is great, but..., you know
Ultreia!
Huh, Roberto, I doubt there's a bug in my app. Last year happened almost the same on Madrid & Invierno, but on CF the results were very close to Brierley's guidebook. Therefore I assumed that the problem is either in:Hi again Sebastian (sorry for not trying to type your name in your Mother language but I dont know if my keyboard allows it)
It is very weird, since there are about 600 kms from Valencia to Zamora. May your software have any bug or something in that way?
There is quite normal (as you know since you used to go to the mountain) to have a slight difference between distance from A to B without altitude that with it but, no reason to have such a big difference.
I would un-and-re-install the software making a backup copy of the current data.
Ultreia!!
Ps: Tomorrow I travel to Oviedo to Start my Camino, will keep you up to date.
Gerat news, Trevorcc! When are you walking?Kinkyone, Laurie and the rest your messages have me so excited, bought my ticket to Madrid last night I will book with Hostal Paris after Christmas. Again Thanks
Not to late, I did think of flying into Valencia. I arrive about 9am in the morning into Madrid so I have time and intend to spend 3 nights before walking that should give me time to get my head straight after flying from OZ and I can get to the Cathedral for mass on Sunday. I will be asking a lot of questions from you and K1 prior. If you are in Santiago when I arrive I would like to catchup for a vino..again ThanksGerat news, Trevorcc! When are you walking?
Maybe it's too late for this, but I found that it didn't add more than a few dollars to add the Madrid - Valencia flight onto my international ticket. The metro from Valencia to the airport is great, and within four hours after arrival into Madrid, I was in central VAlencia, which is a VERY nice town. Try to get out to see Calatrava-land (an area of town with five or six Calatrava buildings, at least two of which are the source of current litigation brought by the city against the architecht, but they are amazing to walk around).
Buen camino, Laurie
Dear Levante walkers... I've read through this thread this morning and I just wanted to say thanks to all who contributed! I have booked out 4 weeks in spring 2018 (I know it's a long way off but I have to plan ahead ) I'm torn between the Portuguese and the Levante... I want to see fields of wild flowers! I'm planning on leaving around the last week of April and this thread has really pushed me towards the Levante... so thanks!
(p.s. I think this route is perfect for me... but I dont like to walk totally alone and this worries me a little)
Far be it from me to discourage someone from walking a camino I love but in the spirit of full disclosure, before Trevor aborted his Camino de Levante because of the heat, he noted that the albergue (in Algemesi, I think) had had 14 pilgrims over the last three months. So it is very likely that you will be very much alone. Or you could be lucky like I was and meet two French pilgrims on day 3 and walk with them the whole way into Santiago. Good luck with the decision LesBrass.
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/trevorcc-on-the-levante.43008