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I wouldn’t panic just yet and pre-book everything. But maybe try to adjust your walking schedule to stay in-between the popular guidebook / gronze stages.
@KariannNor - how is the temperature / availability of blankets situation in the albergues you are staying in? I’m currently trying to decide if continuing with the Primitivo after the San Salvador is a good idea or not.
Climate change is unfortunately wrecking havoc in Europe with random heatwaves and a lot of rain. While I get that rain isn’t great for tourism it is fantastic for the environment. It rained pretty much all summer in Germany last year and our groundwater reserves still never filled up more than...
I forgot the exact numbers but Daniel in Lalin showed me the statistics for the last few years (comparing with the Sanabres) and the Invierno had more people this year for the first time ever. Lots of newcomers too - he said their reasons were a mix between “not as busy as the Frances” and “two...
Those days are all part of it. I once walked 15km only to end up in a town on a stretch that wasn’t meant to have any towns / settlements for 25km… A lovely lady loaded us in her car and drove us close to where we were meant to go - which was exactly in the opposite direction of the 15km we had...
Asociación de Amigos del Camino de Santiago de León
Dirección:
AACS León «Pulchra Leonina»
Av Independencia, nº 2, 5º izq.
24001 León.
(Non-descript building, take elevator to the 5th floor, office is to your left)
Horario:
Lunes a viernes (excepto festivos)
Mañanas, de 11 a 13 h.
Tardes, de...
Swap Bandeira for Silleda and you got yourself a fantastically equipped kitchen.
Diamondi has microwaves and a stovetop - but not even a glass or fork in sight. What worked well here was a pre-prepared tortilla that only needs microwave and a salad. Something like this here...
That’s a pretty good idea! We always carry durable plastic plates, forks, spoons and a decent knife. They weight next to nothing and have come in super handy. Also some herbs and spices in falcon tubes have improved our albergue cooking ventures significantly.
It’s a shame really, imagine the...
Day 14: Santiago!
The last 12km into Santiago seemed to pass in an instant. And there it was - the cathedral. The Camino the Invierno has treated us to fantastic views, outstanding nature and numerous encounters with some of the nicest people you can imagine.
Although there has been a fair...
Day 13: Silleda to Deseiro
Last challenge before reaching Santiago - the descent and subsequent ascent of Ponte Ulla. Thanks to the fantastic rest at Santa Olaia and the interesting talks with our new Camino buddy Uli we didn’t struggle even remotely as much as anticipated. In fact, we felt...
If there’s one thing I’ve learned on this Camino it’s how to say “cows are shit” in Hungarian. Lots of laughter to be had that day. Also, apparently girl cows have horns too.
Day 12: Lalin to Silleda
Short day today from Lalin to Silleda. Leaving Lalin must be one of the nicest trails leaving a larger town on the whole camino - wide comfortable trails through a very well kept park. Until you hit the industrial outskirts but even here the trail isn’t too bad. Not...
@Filippo05ff - I’ve included kitchen descriptions for most stages in my live from the Camino thread. Most are fairly well equipped (Villavieja, Xagoaza, Monforte, Rodeiro, Lalin, Silleda) until you hit the typical Xunta albergues (Diamondi, Bandeiras, Outeiro). If you have a knife and ideally a...
Day 11: Rodeiro to Lalin
Stilled holed up in Leon with a pretty persistent tonsillitis but at least I have a chance to catch up with the final Invierno stages.
Ok night at Carpinteiras followed by an easy walk to Lalin. Today was pretty flat and the walking was done either on the road or on...
When personal safety (and that of rescue personnel) is concerned clear words (like those by @Kathar1na) are needed to get the point across. Not sure where you are from but I’ve spent lots of times in various European mountain areas and the simple fact of “bad weather, trek closed” is usually...
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