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  1. Elena peregrina

    LIVE from the Camino LIVE from the Camino de Catalán

    Any info you can pass on about whether there are kitchen facilities in those albergues would be great. Then we’ll know whether to bring cookable food or lots of bocadillos and chocolate for those 2 days🤣
  2. Elena peregrina

    LIVE from the Camino LIVE from the Camino de Catalán

    Absolutely not 🤣
  3. Elena peregrina

    LIVE from the Camino LIVE from the Camino de Catalán

    My notes about the section for Bolea to Sarsamacuello re availability of food (culled from various posts on this forum) are to buy food in loarre (on the way) buy lunch, dinner and breakfast for Sarsamacuello + lunch/dinner/breakfast for Ena (+ lunch for walk after Ena). On way – food/bars...
  4. Elena peregrina

    LIVE from the Camino LIVE from the Camino de Catalán

    I think the official end point is Santa Cillia?
  5. Elena peregrina

    LIVE from the Camino LIVE from the Camino de Catalán

    Thanks for the info about the Monzón albergue being closed. We’ll book somewhere 👍
  6. Elena peregrina

    LIVE from the Camino LIVE from the Camino de Catalán

    I just called the apartment in Linyola to see if the apartment was taken on my dates ( booking said it was full). The very friendly person I spoke to asked me to call back tomorrow to confirm. Relevant to you is that she mentioned that they also have a single room which is separate from the...
  7. Elena peregrina

    LIVE from the Camino LIVE from the Camino de Catalán

    We’ll be there next week. Your posts are really informative. Much appreciated. Can you post the number for the police station and any other info re accessing the albergue when you’ve arrived. Buen camino y muchísimas gracias.
  8. Elena peregrina

    LIVE from the Camino LIVE from the Camino de Catalán

    Thanks for your post. We’ll be starting cami Catalan in a week so I’ll be following you. All tips appreciated 👍😊. Buen camino.
  9. Elena peregrina

    Bus to La Virgen Del Camino

    Alsa bus stop on map above. It’s a 10 minute bus ride.
  10. Elena peregrina

    A Route like the VdlP?

    We We did the Lana in May 2022 and loved it. We started in Alicante and finished in Burgos. We met only 2 other pilgrims in the 4 weeks that we walked. There were albergues along the way - very rarely used ones so you had to call a day or two ahead to let them know you were coming and where...
  11. Elena peregrina

    Available to Volunteer 4/2024

    Hi Rae. You can also volunteer at on of the many donativo albergues around Spain managed by Hospitaleros Voluntarios (HosVol). You’ll need to take a short training course in US first. Check out the American Pilgrims on the Camino group for more information.
  12. Elena peregrina

    Concrete on Ruta de Lana

    To be honest if you’re planning to walk in early Spring or Winter I think the mud could be more of an issue than concrete.
  13. Elena peregrina

    Concrete on Ruta de Lana

    We walked the Lana last year. There’s a little bit of road walking - small back roads - as you walk out of Alicante on the first day. After that it was mainly on rural paths except when you reached a small town or village.
  14. Elena peregrina

    Xunta municipal albergues cameras do not work (another stolen phone incident)

    Personally I would never stay in an albergue that had cameras in the dorms. A dormitory is a private place where people get changed and sleep and it is not appropriate for this to be monitored or filmed. I feel sympathy for this pilgrim, but it is the responsibility of individual pilgrims, not...
  15. Elena peregrina

    Have albergues stopped providing blankets since 2019?

    Yes - that is correct. It is suitcases that some Albergues are refusing as per recent policy - not backpacks.
  16. Elena peregrina

    2023: hospitalero shortage

    You can opt in/out for albergues that have communal dinner and religious services so there is some choice. Also it’s part of the fun not knowing where you’re going 🤣
  17. Elena peregrina

    2023: hospitalero shortage

    There is no definitive list. I think at the moment they organise placements for about 17 donativo albergues. Mainly on Camino Frances, but a few on other caminos. As mentioned above, once you are trained, you just provide the 2 week periods that you are available ( 1st fortnight or 2nd...
  18. Elena peregrina

    Needing/wanting motivation

    Absolutely yes - to everything that you have said. So beautiful. Sitting here in Sydney your words are so evocative of every Camino I have walked …. I long to be back. Thank you 🙏💕
  19. Elena peregrina

    The abandoned town after Salmerón - Villaescusa de los Palositos

    I did message Pepe at the time to let him know but I didn’t hear back.
  20. Elena peregrina

    The abandoned town after Salmerón - Villaescusa de los Palositos

    Just to clarify our experience ….. in May this year Pepe in Villaconejos told us that an agreement had been reached with the owners of the finca that pilgrims could walk through. We arrived at the entry gate and picked up the key which was hanging on a tree next to the gate. We stuck to the...

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