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Before you reach Pajares, after Puerto de Pajares. You will come down from a big green field, cross the highway and rejoin a footpath on the opposite side. Then after following the footpath, you will see a wooden signpost which indicates 2 options: via San Miguel del Rio or Pajares.
For those...
...and I was enquiring about Thursday. The hostels would've been similar to what private albergues charge around £18. The splurge final night is *cough* £160 but that's shared between 2 and my friend who did the last 2 days of Camino Frances with me is joining me as well for walking the...
There is a water fountain by the church in Lago, 5 KM after Montefurado. So, not as far as Berducedo, a bit better.
Unless you stay in Samblismo, which is the last place before the Hospitales, there is vending machine in Borres (good for those starting out further back from Campiello).
So from...
Also not forgetting Matthew S Wilson's very own "Once Upon a Camino"!
Looks like the 3rd one of the trilogy was recently released hence the podcast etc. The 2nd and 3rd books are available on kindle unlimited, which I subscribe to, but the 1st book is not (!) so I'm now contemplating if I...
Don't drink just plain water but add an electrolyte tablet to replace some of the lost salt. It usually has a small amount of sugar as well so keeps your energy up. There are various brands so get whichever is available where you come from. Big cities/large supermarkets in Spain will have them...
Yes.... many of these British pilgrimages official websites have information about accommodation along the routes and although some have YHAs and other budget hostels, they don't cover the whole stretch! Scotland allows wild camping but errrr there are very few days in the year that I would like...
I would bring rain pants especially if you wear rain jacket and not poncho (like me)! Often when it rains, it rains. For a whole day of rain on the Camino, a pair of rain pants will be a life saver.
I do tend to feel warmer than many others esp when walking. So if it’s going to be a warm day...
Yes, I think the housesitters should start small with local listings. The couple I met on the Camino did local sits for about a year, then the husband quit his job, did the Camino, sold their house, now they're on their 2nd year I think of "professional" housesitting and they did the Camino...
So... walk across when tide is low, stay overnight on the Island, pray that there's no crazy cult murder (read too many DCI Ryan series), then return in the morning?
No first hand experience on the South West Coast Path because when I'm in Cornwall I'd like to relax on the beach and eat fresh seafood from one of many many Rick Stein establishment :D Cornwall gets incredibly busy in the summer so I'd suggest avoiding the summer months and school holidays...
ok that’s it! We’re doing it 🤣 you know when you started with a little idea at the back of your mind, and then it keeps popping up left right and centre. I bet now my google adverts will start advertising guided St Cuthbert’s Way walk everyday!
Also recently hooked on LJ Ross’s novel, her DCI...
To be fair at the end of every stages of the Welsh Camino there was a very good pub, sometimes with their own craft ale, a few hundred years of history, and some ghosts…
It’s so hot and sunny today that’s why my list was very optimistic 😝 but we have Fish Friday and Sunday Roast!
The Pennine Way has a good network of youth hostels, B&Bs, camp sites… not as cheap as Spain but 🤷🏻♀️
Don’t take the bus just yet! You’ll miss the detour to Castillo de Javier (you’ll find details of this detour on apps like Buen Camino) and then for sceneries another detour after Sanguesa to Foz de Lumbier.
Come to the UK! We have all kinds of long-distance walks. Some are pilgrimage routes, some just nice hiking routes, or both!
Welsh Camino or here or here: just under 2 weeks long, lush green countryside, a nice waterfall, forest trails that look like enchanted garden, and end with 3 days...
The reason pilgrims on Camino Primitivo no longer meets the cuelebre is because a local hero Xuan Rata had dealt with the beast who retracted into a Cave never to be seen again, near Montefurado. I didn't go inside the cave to look for cuelebre carcass though! But direction to the Cave Xuan Rata...
This won't be for everyone but there is an app/web/company called TrustedHousesitters.com where basically homeowners/hosts advertise their vacancies and find housesitters. We don't pay the housesitter, they get to stay at our house and use the facilities for free. We have to subscribe to the app...
Aaah I’ve just read this thread 🤷🏻♀️
From O Cebreiro to Santiago you should have no problem finding dog friendly albergues, especially if you are already booking every night in advance. The places we have stayed are big enough to accommodate 4 of you and the dog.
Now there are many tour...
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