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  1. roving_rufus

    Via Kunig June 2024

    And some photos now that I have decent WiFi
  2. roving_rufus

    On the Norte and want to avoid the Frances until last possible moment into SdC

    I just did it backwards. It splits off in Boimorto at the end of town but little info actually about it. I stayed at Twin Pines B&b at Goimil which leaves 31km to SdeC and is 22km from Sobrado. It's big benefit is avoiding the Sarria "party" section for longer but really isn't all that exciting...
  3. roving_rufus

    LIVE from the Camino Santiago to Rome Part 1

    Day 8 Pedrafita to Villafranca del bierzo So the last 10km of the Via Kunig proved the most difficult! Well the section Pedrafita through El Castro and down to the N6 was easy! But the path from just above Las Herrerias through San Tirso and up to the N6 is currently overgrown. The worst part...
  4. roving_rufus

    Via Kunig June 2024

    Firstly I walked this backwards from Lugo to Las Herrerias on the Galician part but I don't think that really changes my view on this route! It follows the advice given by a German monk who wrote a very popular guidebook to reach SdeC (1) there is an excellent website with plenty of info for...
  5. roving_rufus

    LIVE from the Camino Santiago to Rome Part 1

    Day 7 Via Kunig Becerrea to Pedrafita So rain, the first of my trip! But got lucky as last bar in town was open for coffee (sorry to those heading to SdeC). Today mainly follows the camino real though the section Becerrea to As Nogais is now the old N6 - with a gradual climb and gentle descent...
  6. roving_rufus

    LIVE from the Camino Santiago to Rome Part 1

    I will add a separate post about the Via Kunig as so little info is about - there is a Facebook group for it too, and the website is good - but always good to get some first hand experience!
  7. roving_rufus

    LIVE from the Camino Santiago to Rome Part 1

    Day 6 to Becerrea So after my migraine and struggling to change bookings I took the bus from Lugo to A Veiga to the Hotel Prados - a very common stopping point for pilgrims on the Via Kunig. But just be aware - it was nearly full the night I stayed and fully booked the night after- a booking is...
  8. roving_rufus

    LIVE from the Camino Santiago to Rome Part 1

    Occasionally a week but 3 weeks together mainly.
  9. roving_rufus

    Do some people not get stamps?

    I am not a big sello gatherer - one credential took me from Ireland to Santiago- apart from the last 100km it was 1 stamp per day - in Spain generally from the albergue but in Ireland and France I have a much wider range from mairie (townhall), bars, bakeries, libraries, ferry, shops - but still...
  10. roving_rufus

    LIVE from the Camino Santiago to Rome Part 1

    Migraine has resolved. So I am walking through Baralla to Becerrea (still in Galicia) and tomorrow I reach Pedrafita do Cebreiro. And on Saturday I rejoin the CF and head for Villafranca del Bierzo.
  11. roving_rufus

    LIVE from the Camino Santiago to Rome Part 1

    Day 4 & 5 Friol to Lugo on Camino Verde plus migraine So slept well in Friol (even with its retro style), and left at 6.30. As usual leaving town was on road, but soon enough we were onto lanes - camino real- with oaks, chestnuts and stone walls between small hamlets and farms. The middle...
  12. roving_rufus

    LIVE from the Camino Santiago to Rome Part 1

    They have been so wonderful! And the restaurant at lunchtime with its menu del dia - I am hugely outnumbered by men who seem to be enjoying the solid, plain cooking in good quantities- Given I am Irish it's like many a locals type place at home geared for farmers (minus the mashed potatoes!). In...
  13. roving_rufus

    LIVE from the Camino Santiago to Rome Part 1

    Day 3 Sobrado to Friol on Camino verde Enjoyed staying in the monastery in Sobrado, but was in bed before compline. Cool and breezy but sunnier today so a good day for a walk! The first half I followed the camino norte - it seemed to involve alot of road, or beside the road with a few sections...
  14. roving_rufus

    LIVE from the Camino Santiago to Rome Part 1

    Day 2 - on the Camino Norte- Goimil to Sobrado So 10km on road this morning on the Norte alternative to reach Boimorto...lots of Norte pilgrims having coffee here. Then onwards to the albergue in monastery in Sobrado. Much more manageable numbers of pilgrims giving me strange looks as I walk...
  15. roving_rufus

    León to Santiago in September

    As its their first day make sure they take the route to Vilar de Mazarife (not the senda beside the main rd which would crush first day spirits).
  16. roving_rufus

    LIVE from the Camino Conditions as of 8 June '24

    Thanks for update- I am heading on it tomorrow from Sobrado to Friol to Lugo (I am going back!)
  17. roving_rufus

    Need some new route advice

    How about Chemin de Mont St Michel in Brittany in France. The route from Clisson via Nantes and Rennes is easy. Some pilgrim accommodation available on it too.( I did this heading south). Even the Chemin Mont St Michel from Cherbourg has enough accommodation options plus you get to enjoy the sea...
  18. roving_rufus

    LIVE from the Camino Santiago to Rome Part 1

    I have a slightly different plan - I'm going to Logrono and follow Iganciano/Ebro/Catalan caminos to Barcelona. Like pilgrims of old I am going to ship across the sea to Genoa in Italy- (Barcelona-Genoa ferry). I will have a few days on the Via della Costa before joining the VF which has pilgrim...
  19. roving_rufus

    LIVE from the Camino Santiago to Rome Part 1

    So having finished my camino from home over the last 4 years, this morning I set out from Santiago to head to Rome, a project that will probably take another few years! Day 1 Santiago de Compostela to Goimil 31km I headed out in silence from the city. Until I got to Vilamaior I met a handful of...
  20. roving_rufus

    LIVE from the Camino Santiago Tomorrow to complete camino from home!

    So excited!

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