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  1. QuailHiker

    LIVE from the Camino On my way tomorrow!

    Buen Camino! We walked it from Bonar last year in May.
  2. QuailHiker

    Olvidado or Primitivo - which would you recommend?

    I'd recommend the Primitivo in your situation. I wouldn't walk the Olvidado alone: too much mountain terrain with the chance of a sprained ankle (or worse), a need for some decent Spanish, and accommodations challenges. It IS beautiful and I enjoyed it (two of us 70+, last May--from Bonar only)...
  3. QuailHiker

    LIVE from the Camino @kcaldaba on the Olvidado (with another geezer)

    Lainey: Glad you're considering the Olvidado. Hopefully these posts give you an idea of how we dealt with various "challenges." I'm hopeful of doing the Portugues this fall. Got to plan and hope!
  4. QuailHiker

    Lodging in Pandorado or Riello

    Great news about another option, and quite reasonably priced. I don't recommend Resthy's in Pandorado even if rooms are available -- he was very uncooperative and rude to us when we were looking for a place to stay in May. If your mileage works out to get to Vegarienza, definitely get in touch...
  5. QuailHiker

    LIVE from the Camino @kcaldaba on the Olvidado (with another geezer)

    There were three rooms with beds. Also shower and toilet. Very basic but acceptable.
  6. QuailHiker

    Arrow trickery on the Olvidado

    GPS, definitely.
  7. QuailHiker

    Arrow trickery on the Olvidado

    If I recall, this is at the top of the first major climb, where you have a great 360 degree view. Another reason to have an app accessible with GPS tracks.
  8. QuailHiker

    LIVE from the Camino @kcaldaba on the Olvidado (with another geezer)

    Yes, we’re in the albergue across the street from Restaurante La Playa. Ignacio has been very welcoming and helpful!
  9. QuailHiker

    LIVE from the Camino @kcaldaba on the Olvidado (with another geezer)

    The beautiful new albergue in La Magdalena.
  10. QuailHiker

    LIVE from the Camino @kcaldaba on the Olvidado (with another geezer)

    Laurie: Not sure if you got this message but you certainly have my permission to post the picture with Ender Fred
  11. QuailHiker

    Lodging Labaniego to Cobrana?

    The website of the Casa Rural in Quintana de Fuseros says they charge 450 euro! That's probably for the entire house. I think we'll wait until I get there, see how we're "progressing," and see if we think we need to break up those days better. Thanks for all your help!
  12. QuailHiker

    Lodging Labaniego to Cobrana?

    And I "spoke" with the owner of the Casa Rural in Arlanza -- the El Mayulon, I believe. They are closed into mid-June -- gone to Mallorca!
  13. QuailHiker

    Lodging Labaniego to Cobrana?

    I see that Noceda is short of Labaniego -- yes, too short of a day. Anyway, we've already "stolen" a day from the Olvidado to give us a couple of shorter days on the Invierno. Congosto (tired as we may be), here we come!
  14. QuailHiker

    Lodging Labaniego to Cobrana?

    Thanks, Laurie. Don't know if the Bar Losada lodgings are "permanently closed," but their message did say closed, at least for now. I may stop in and ask them when we walk through. The woman who has a place in Cobrana (at least the one I found) said hers is not available. So we will walk all...
  15. QuailHiker

    Lodging Labaniego to Cobrana?

    Having trouble locating a pilgrim-oriented place to stay in Labaniego through Cobrana. We had planned to stay in the hostal above the bar in Losada, but I just received a message that it is closed. Casa Rurals are too expensive, and the one in Labaniego has no vacancy anyway. There is a place in...
  16. QuailHiker

    Lodging in Pandorado or Riello

    Two of us will be walking the Olvidado in mid-May. We’re having trouble finding accommodations in either Riello or Pandorado, even after checking the guides and Laurie’s thread. I’ve seen a reference somewhere to a new albergue, I think in Riello. Any ideas?
  17. QuailHiker

    WiFi On the Olvidado y Invierno?

    Thanks, Laurie -- you've been a wealth of information! I think we've got the right info about the mountain alternatives and are looking forward to them and the entire trip. There are several threads from the past year I need to read through completely, but I'm building my knowledge base -- as...
  18. QuailHiker

    WiFi On the Olvidado y Invierno?

    Two of us are planning to walk the Olvidado and Invierno in April/May of this year. How would you compare WiFi access on these routes to say, the Primitivo? Thanks. Fred
  19. QuailHiker

    Olvidado and Invierno?

    Is starting in late April from Bilbao too early for the mountain stages of the Olvidado?
  20. QuailHiker

    LIVE from the Camino Starting the Olvidado on Sept 18 2019

    Looking forward to your reports, Mike. hope to do the Olvidado next spring. Buen Camino!

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