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  1. André Walker

    Choosing between Primitivo and Sanabrés for my upcoming Camino trip

    This doesn’t mean you’re getting older. You’ll just be adding a year to your youth.
  2. André Walker

    Choosing between Primitivo and Sanabrés for my upcoming Camino trip

    I’m 59. Walked the Sanabres in 2018, Salvador + Primitivo (+ Invierno) in 2022. I totally agree with the previous post by Camino07. So that makes two. But the other way round seems doable too.
  3. André Walker

    Accommodation in Granja de Moreruela - help!

    Could be I'm mixing albergues up. I've stayed in quite a few over the last 10 years. At least I do remember the entrance. I don't remember picking up the key though.
  4. André Walker

    Accommodation in Granja de Moreruela - help!

    On the wall there's a sign that says 'Albergue'. On the photo it's on the left side. Furthermore: I stayed there in 2018. Don't remember if it was nice or not though...
  5. André Walker

    Accommodation in Granja de Moreruela - help!

    There is also a private albergue, right beside the Camino, at the entrance of the town. Don't know if they're open, but worth a try?
  6. André Walker

    Camping Question - Things that go 'bite' in the Night

    I've walked the VdlP in 2018. The wildest animals I encountered were a number of vultures, probably just waiting for walkers to collapse... After turning left to follow the Via Sanabres (instead of joining the Frances) and entering Galicia, I stayed in a small Galician town. After sunset, in...
  7. André Walker

    We are GOING! And I decorated my pack . . .

    Buen Camino!! Great you're going. I hope everything will work out for you and that you'll enjoy this one. I did. I thought the VdlP in it's own regard is a very beautiful one. Although I'm starting this year's Camino on May 9th, it'll not be the VdlP. Anyway, I'm sure you'll have plenty of...
  8. André Walker

    Drinking water availability on the VdLP

    The need for water (also) depends on the time of year you'll be walking the VdlP. In 2018 I started walking the second half of August. Being rather naive I assumed that temperatures would be moderate by then (with autumn on it's way). They weren't. The distances between two towns being longer...
  9. André Walker

    Was this cheating?

    Maybe it's because I'm just not a very intelligent man, but for me it's very simple: I never think of other people cheating. How someone wants to do their Camino (or other things in life) is entirely up to them. It's not for me to judge. If you decide to take a taxi (for whatever reason) it's...
  10. André Walker

    Holy Via de la Plata

  11. André Walker

    Holy Via de la Plata

    After having walked the Frances twice, I now have become a Camino addict. And I like to meet people, but just not in vast numbers. So I'm avoiding Holy Years. Nevertheless, it's an interesting question. The statistics provided by the Pilgrim's Office in Santiago might help. The number of...
  12. André Walker

    When to walk VDLP

    It's quite personal of course. I started my VdlP last year the third week of August, thinking "It's almost September, so fall is getting close". That was a bit naive. When I started, temperatures would reach 48 Celsius (118 Fahrenheit). That was hot. I seriously considered 'moving' to the...
  13. André Walker

    Kick Scooter

    I’ve walked the VdlP last year, but I haven’t seen anyone use a kick scooter. But I also remember walking a lot on sandy paths and gravel roads. Not so much pavement. Except of course in the cities, but (considering the total length), there weren’t that many of them. Or is my judgement obscured...
  14. André Walker

    Vía de la Plata as a first camino

    Of course you're right: its Santa Marta.
  15. André Walker

    Vía de la Plata as a first camino

    Correct: Casa Anita in Sta. Croya de Tera is closed, but on the other side of the river is another albergue (Albergue de Peregrinos Sta. Croya de Tera).
  16. André Walker

    Vía de la Plata as a first camino

    Hi Vendy, In 2018 I walked the VdlP from Zafra to Santiago. Started mid August as well. As someone already stated: it can still be warm that time of year, but doable. But north of Salamanca it wasn't too bad. Cover your head and carry plenty of water and so on... Further south (in the...
  17. André Walker

    VdlP in February?

    Take a look at these 2 websites for more information about the Mozárabe from either Almería or Granada: https://caminosantiagoandalucia.org/albergues-y-alojamientos-para-peregrinos-desde-almeria/ http://www.almeriajacobea.es/p/vivencias-del-camino.html
  18. André Walker

    VdlP in February?

    Hi Sue, I did the VdlP last year. Although my daily distances are a bit longer than what you prefer, I took a quick look. It's possible to walk from Seville to Astorga (assuming you want to do the VdlP and not the Via Sanabres) in 37 days with a daily average of 20 km. As far as I can see...
  19. André Walker

    Camino Via de la Plata Spreadsheet - Distances, Albergues (w/ google map links) & Notes

    From Seville to Santiago: never got lost. And that's quite an accomplishment for me.
  20. André Walker

    How crowded is the route - and how much is on trafficked roads?

    Although I'm not a woman, I met a number of single women walking the VdlP last year (August/September). There were enough fellow pilgrims around to be looking after each other, without even once resulting in a 'bed-race'. I never made a reservation: no problems whatsoever finding a bed...

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