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  1. ConnachtRambler

    Cáceres

    That is what we did. By stopping a night in Valdesalor we were able to arrive in Caceres early and had the best part of a day to sightsee. It is indeed a wonderful city.
  2. ConnachtRambler

    Veteran pilgrim advice

    I walked the VdlP with my wife in 2014. It was an amazing experience. There were days when we didn't meet other peregrinos and a few nights when our albergue was full. We had no time constraints and so we were on the Camino for a total of 54 days, including three sight-seeing days. We averaged...
  3. ConnachtRambler

    Where to start?

    We caught the bus from Seville to Almaden in late August 2014. It was very hot but we managed the remainder of the VdlP by generally keeping the stages short and starting early in the day. We were walking for 51 days and used three additional days to see the sights in Merida, Salamanca and Ourense.
  4. ConnachtRambler

    Via de la Plata - Pilgrim numbers in decline / flatlining

    We haven't given up walking entirely and will be setting out from Porto on May 22 - following the Litoral.
  5. ConnachtRambler

    Via de la Plata - Pilgrim numbers in decline / flatlining

    The VdlP is the most wonderful Camino, if time is not an issue. We spent 54 days walking from Almaden de la Plata to Santiago in 2014. We started In late August when it was very warm and we decided to avoid the long lonely stage prior to Almaden because of the heat. Three of the days were...
  6. ConnachtRambler

    Sevilla-Salamanca in June?

    We planned to start from Seville on August 27, 2014 but decided to bus it to Almaden de la Plata because of the heat. Much of the 30km stretch into Almaden is off road and without services and we thought it prudent to avoid that. Since then two peregrinos have died on that section. From...
  7. ConnachtRambler

    The Rionegro Restaurant.

    I had forgotten the name Rionegro but your description of the restaurant brought it all back to me. We also had a memorable meal there in October 2014, although my notes just say that we had our best meal to date and that the sign above the door read "Asociación Gastronómica"
  8. ConnachtRambler

    Arrived SDC on October 20

    Pauline and I arrived in Santiago on October 20 after 51 days of walking and three days of sightseeing - Merida, Salamanca and Ourense. We should also have allowed a day for Zamora. It has been a wonderful experience. We met many more people than we expected to, saw fascinating places we never...
  9. ConnachtRambler

    Railway construction between Zamora/Granja

    We twice ran into problems between Montamarta and Granja de Moreruela. Just over 4km north of Montamarta a way marker pointed sharp right off a good path to a poor path. Marking after that was virtually non-existent. As we approached the N630 the path was so poor that we turned back. However we...
  10. ConnachtRambler

    VDLP Sept 2014

    Just reviewing the above posts and realise that we met Tom (above) back in Grimaldo. We have now reached El Cubo de la Tierra del Vino. Staying at F y M Albergue and would recommend. We reached here from Calzadar de Valdunciel walking along the road as we were informed of problems on the...
  11. ConnachtRambler

    VDLP Sept 2014

    Thank you - we have reached Alcontara and at the rate we are going the distance between yourself and Vanessa and ourselves is likely to increase, but I do hope our paths cross again. Liam
  12. ConnachtRambler

    VDLP Sept 2014

    It was in May that we finally decided to attempt the Via de la Plata, with a start date in September. I was reluctant to announce it too publicly as there are too many imponderables when you get to my age. Now that we have 14 days walking behind us I feel more comfortable in announcing our...

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