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By amazing coincidence, I will also be starting out from Valencia on May 3rd....just 9 years later than you. The information in your Blog is extremely insightful and useful, and I'm sure that I will be treading in your footsteps and following every bit of your advice to the letter. I'm off to...
You posted a detailed account of Camino de Levante from your pilgrimage a decade ago, including a link to Wikiloc CdL routes, but I can't find it anywhere now. Can to provide a link for me, please? I'm starting from Valencia on May 2nd.
The ascent profile of O Cebreiro looked terrifyingly steep to me, so I worried for a couple of weeks about my ability to climb the hill. In the end, it was fine and I loved it.
What should you worry about? I never realised how addictive Camino walking can be. In three weeks, I’ll be starting my...
Nely is truly a wonderful lady. She gave me a great start to my Mozarabe Camino two years ago, offering advice and support, and always with a huge smile. She takes her role seriously, but with joy, love and with total dedication. She genuinely cares, and loves to hear what progress you are...
42 days is plenty enough time to walk it all. Bear in mind that the 'normal' time (if there is a normal time) is 33 days from SJPDP to SdC, which gives you 9 days to do the short hop to Muxia. You won't need to rush, you won't need to miss any of the excitement, adventures, or sights, and you...
I am about to embark on my 9th Camino (all different ones) and I always wear ASICS Gel Sonoma trail runners. One pair took me on a 1000 mile (1600Km) Camino from Almeria to El Ferrol (Camino Mozarabe, Via de la Plata, Sanabres and Ingles). I know that makes me 'stuck' to a particular brand, but...
This might be too long, but these are the words I wrote when I finished my first Camino in 2017 (I've now walked 8!). It's become the final scene of a play I have written, "Stepping on My Shadow" which is going to be performed in England in May. I think that it answers your question, and I...
Here’s my description of the first two weeks on the Mozarabe
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/live-from-the-camino-mozarabe.74273/#post-1025773
Thank you! You could find me on Facebook as Adrian Harding (my profile pic is a rendered image of an old hippie with a Camino bandana, the same as I use for this forum). Mozarabe starts on April 2nd, then continues to Via de la Plata, Sanabres and finally Ingles, up to today. It’s all there in...
I was SO looking forward to stopping at the Albergue at Embalse de Alcantara, and was shocked to see that it was closed. I walked the extra to Canaveral and found a wonderful private hostal there, but it’s all about managing expectations. Having done a very long walk and thinking I had come to...
I often look at Trip Advisor reviews, and am astonished that some people give a 5 star review while others give 1 star. I was collected free of charge from Caparra (a taxi would have cost €15), my room with private bathroom facilities was €22.5, the evening three course meal of bbq chicken with...
I’m sure that the title of this piece will already have turned off the purists, who have already moved on to more esoteric subjects. But, give me two minutes and hear me out. First, remember that we are human beings who, from time to time, need a room to ourselves, private washing facilities...
I agree. In general, the sign marking is fantastic. However, there are odd occasions when you get five arrows passing through a tunnel, when there are no alternatives, and none at a T-junction when you have a decision to make. Usually, common sense prevails. As a general comment, when you get...
One further thought is to take care in finding the route out of Pinos Puente. You walk for about 2km on the highway (or on a minor road parallel to it, it makes no difference) and then take a right turn to follow a river to Bucor and Olivares. I got that right turn wrong and ended up on the...
Everyone I spoke to just found it tiring, as did I. Walking, zig-zagging, on soft wet riverbeds is far more exhausting than walking on dry dirt tracks. There’s nothing you can do about it, it just takes more effort and time. Your walking boots or trail runners are not suitable for this task, as...
In Pinos Puente, book yourselves into the Hotel Restaurant Montserrat. Absolutely FANTASTIC and only €20 at the Pilgrim rate. It really is very, very special. Forget about Atarfe, cancel all the bookings you have there, and go to the Montserrat. If you don’t like it, I’ll pay your bill for you.
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