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  1. Donna Sch

    Sanabres "Glitch"

    How was the waymarking? That stage was Type 2 fun back in 2015 but it is beautiful.
  2. Donna Sch

    Ourense to SDC in March- any pilgrims?

    Remember you will get people joining in from A Laxe from the Invierno so that adds more people for the last 2-3 days.
  3. Donna Sch

    Demographic of VDLP pilgrim in recent years

    I was a 46 year old female when I walked the VdlP. I was one of the younger ones walking. Until I hit the Sanabres I only came across two other women. One was a bicigrino and the other part of a couple. Did come across a couple of Uni students. Solo women are a bit of a rarity and the number of...
  4. Donna Sch

    First aid kit recommendations for Via de La Plata

    K-tape (preferred) or leukoplast for feet of chafing Some kind of lubricant eg bodyglide one bodyglade lasts about 400km for feet. Fixomul strips. A couple of bandaids Kunzea cream for muscle aches or Voltaren gel An emergency blanket for hypothermia. Nail scissors. Paracetamol and an NSAID...
  5. Donna Sch

    Why so few pilgrims on the Via de la Plata? Article from local website.

    Is the fishing lodge still open?
  6. Donna Sch

    Why so few pilgrims on the Via de la Plata? Article from local website.

    Walking into Zamora is the best. Whether via the VdlP or the Levante, it really is a spectacular entry.
  7. Donna Sch

    Why so few pilgrims on the Via de la Plata? Article from local website.

    That book is excellent. I read it before I left but played chapters again as an audiobook after I left. It really helped me make sense of certain things I had seen and appreciate the impact of Franco.
  8. Donna Sch

    Why so few pilgrims on the Via de la Plata? Article from local website.

    The VdlP was my first Camino. The things that attracted me to it? 1. If I was going to only do one Camino in my life, let it be the 1000km. And the physical challenge of long distances between towns. I was already very fit so I didn't doubt that I could do it. 2. The Roman history - I did Latin...
  9. Donna Sch

    Why so few pilgrims on the Via de la Plata? Article from local website.

    I think women have always been in the minority on the VDLP. A lot of women don't have the confidence to walk solo on what is a very quiet route. And the distances will also put off some. People who do the VdlP are a different breed.
  10. Donna Sch

    Questions about the Camino from Seville

    Second the umbrella comment! Dropping the temp around your body by 1-2 degrees can make all the difference and keeps you sane especially when walking on hot roads that are absorbing heat. I'm from Darwin so am used to heat. I found I had to carry 3 litres of water plus extra drinks as a rule...
  11. Donna Sch

    Questions about the Camino from Seville

    I walked the VDLP in June/July. It is a dry heat similar to that of Central Australia. The worst part for heat is Extremadura and you need to carry large amounts of water. Have fun exploring the forum here; this is a wonderful route.
  12. Donna Sch

    Thoughts on starting Via de la Plata in May

    I started on June 7, 2015 arriving in Santiago 0n July 23. It was hot but I acclimatised easily coming from Darwin. The heat is like Central Australia with that dry heat where the sweat evaporates off you quickly. Parts of the Sanabres remind me of Central Otago in NZ. There was a heat wave that...
  13. Donna Sch

    Arrows on the VdlP

    Even though theoretically you are heading North, you will find yourself facing East most mornings when you leave towns walking into a sunrise. Just to confuse things further.
  14. Donna Sch

    Returning to sanity: Planning my next, Post-Covid Camino.

    Yes, definitely. I started the VDLP during the second week of June and the northern part of Extremadura was stinking hot especially on the day we walked to Banos which is a lot of road walking. When the temp hits 35C the umbrella tends to come out. The other bonus of a silver umbrella is that...
  15. Donna Sch

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

    And crocs and jellyfish (box and irukandji) and sea snakes... You don't get in the water unless it is a bathtub or a swimming pool.
  16. Donna Sch

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

    Deer, pigs, wolves, vipers, newts, salamanders, moles... Don't touch the salamanders and newts - poisonous secretions on their skin. I did come across a wolf print on the Invierno. Nothing like Australia though! My partner is a professional wildlife spotter and loves his reptiles. Useful person...
  17. Donna Sch

    Via De La Plata In November

    Now that is a Camino Mixto route I would like to try. Have done the Levante, VDLP (including a detour to Verin) and Invierno so there are a few spots in common.
  18. Donna Sch

    Virtual (and very detailed) plan to walk the VdlP and Sanabrés (planning while in confinement)

    Bar Rio which is first on the right in Ponte Ulla does a very nice sit down lunch if you feel like a treat and should you not feel like moving far afterwards, also have accommodation which was freshly renovated last year. Rather pleasant watching pilgrims enter town over the bridge. First time I...
  19. Donna Sch

    What did you love best about walking la Plata?

    The VdlP was my first because I wanted to follow the Roman road and it did not disappoint. The people, the history, the food, the scenery, the joy. The hard moments taught me a lot about myself and the 5 years since have been very different to what I think they would have been. And the beauty of...
  20. Donna Sch

    Virtual (and very detailed) plan to walk the VdlP and Sanabrés (planning while in confinement)

    Troubadours by Donna, on Flickr

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