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  1. Jan Jones

    Arrived from Camino Lebaniego (June/24)

    Thanks for this - bookmarked. I feel his pain - I did a similar thing on the Isle of Skye 15 years ago - froze on a narrow cliff path above a steep drop to the ocean. Eventually managed to proceed but it was meant to be a return on the same trail - ended up walking an extra 8 kms round hike to...
  2. Jan Jones

    backpack transfer in the lebaniego vadiniense?

    I don’t know. I went back through my saved info. and can’t find any. Please post more information if you find it.
  3. Jan Jones

    backpack transfer in the lebaniego vadiniense?

    This might help - open in Chrome for a translation to English. https://www.caminolebaniego.com/informacion-ultil-para-el-peregrino/dudas-sobre-transporte
  4. Jan Jones

    Arrived from Camino Lebaniego (June/24)

    Yes, that’s my plan - short stages . I will be 72 - Did the Salvado and Primitivo last year - yearning for the mountains.
  5. Jan Jones

    Arrived from Camino Lebaniego (June/24)

    Hmmmm - I’ll do some research into bear attacks. I did see wolf prints in the snow on the Sanabres a couple of months ago but I don’t think anyone has been attacked by an Iberian wolf this century , I’m rather more concerned about whether walking the terrain alone is hazardous - I fancy autumn...
  6. Jan Jones

    Arrived from Camino Lebaniego (June/24)

    Why do you say you wouldn’t do it alone? I have been wanting to do this walk but always walk alone so I am curious.
  7. Jan Jones

    Night sweats?

    I do not sleep on the bare mattress but replace the sheet - I shower before I go to bed and I do not have other hygiene issues. I understand that in the albergues plastic mattress covers are the best option, but mattress protectors are not always or necessarily plastic. . Yes, I was silly not...
  8. Jan Jones

    Night sweats?

    Plastic Mattress protectors are my nemesis . ! I like to have my own room so I stay in albergues with private rooms or pensiones . My first task upon arrival is to check beneath the sheets - if the mattress protector is plastic I remove it and usually replace it in the morning. If it’s a double...
  9. Jan Jones

    Sanabres- Downhill to Ponte Ulla!

    Yes, the zigzag is a great technique. I used it on the climb up out of Ourense last month - to the amusement of some Spanish pilgrims - but it makes the steep climbs so much less challenge.
  10. Jan Jones

    LIVE from the Camino Camino Sanabres 2024

    I walked this route last month in the snow so the way up to the pass was tough and markers hard to see. I didn’t have too many problems with arrows and markers on the Sanabres but I do tend to get lost in the solitude and pleasure of walking - so in order to avoid missed arrows and...
  11. Jan Jones

    standard of living/quality of life in Spain

    European pilgrims frequently ask me why I travel all the way from Australia to Spain to walk.Of course the landscape is a major reason but I simply love the conviviality of Spain. It just doesn’t happen in the same way in my part of the world. Of course the decay of the villages is sad - I try...
  12. Jan Jones

    standard of living/quality of life in Spain

    Sorry, it’s late and I haven’t read all the previous replies so this has probably been said already - but I will sleep better if I post this now . I am a sociologist and I love it when people think about the questions you raise and when people recognise that numbers are useful in helping to...
  13. Jan Jones

    No train from Madrid to Oviedo?

    I just looked at the Renfe site - it says all the trains are full - they do sell out fast. The Alsa website site is showing buses...
  14. Jan Jones

    Santiago to Zamora - Camino Sanabres

    When was this? A month ago I spent 2 hours at the Zamora bus station trying to find the Alsa service to Granja based on an old post - they don’t service it now - see my previous post in this thread which refers to my post in the earlier thread. They are # 11 in both threads. I give the...
  15. Jan Jones

    Santiago to Zamora - Camino Sanabres

    See my #11 post on the thread mentioned above by J Wilhaus for recent bus details. I did it a month ago.
  16. Jan Jones

    Accommodation after Cea?

    It’s fine - rooms in a separate building , a very good menu del día at lunchtime and very friendly staff.
  17. Jan Jones

    Requejo to Lubian (Camino Sanabres)

    Easter Sunday and Monday (I.e. a fortnight ago). Storm Nelson.
  18. Jan Jones

    Requejo to Lubian (Camino Sanabres)

    Hi Jill - The way this was - I turned left onto the (old new ) track and then noticed one set of boot tracks in the snow ( small so I thought it was a woman ahead of me) ) after a while I noticed the dear tracks and then one set of paw prints zig zagging along the trail off and on. That evening...
  19. Jan Jones

    Requejo to Lubian (Camino Sanabres)

    Walked this through the snow ( not yet deep) on Easter Sunday which made it an even more beautiful walk. Most people stuck to the road but a couple of us took the trail off to the left before the flyovers. Deer footprints and what I am pretty sure were wolf prints in the snow. A very memorable...
  20. Jan Jones

    Sanabres "Glitch"

    I was going to taxi to Laza from and back to but the weather out of A Gudiña was really wild and so another pilgrim and I got a taxi to Venda de Bolaño and walked to Laza from there. We walked in mist and rain to Campobecerros so missed some good scenery but luckily it cleared just before the...

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