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  1. Jay Es

    Salamanca to Santiago February and March

    It's a good time of year, done it in 2020 doing it again now. Everything is pretty much open. The weather cool and changeable, we have come up from Almeria on the Mozarabe this trip and had a heat wave and rain 2020 we had snow too. Bring clothes to cope with the wet and cold and hot sun...
  2. Jay Es

    Shorter Stages on VdlP - Can't find the Thread

    Taxis and buses will be available on most sections that are longer. We walked our VdlP in early 2020. There really are very few areas where there is no alternate transport. Staying in one place a couple of days and asking for a pick up from the owner will also be possible in some accommodation.
  3. Jay Es

    Sanabres - Is it possible?

    It's not all on hard shoulder, but yes you are quite correct. I did it last week and the diversions before Lubian is actually very nice. I'd also miss out the bit out of Zamora too as it's pretty boring.
  4. Jay Es

    Sanabres - Is it possible?

    Why not just start from either Requejo oe Puebla?
  5. Jay Es

    Drinking water availability on the VdLP

    We have just come off the VdlP. It's been a very dry spring so far and the only time any fonts were running was after this weeks rain and snow in Galicia. We carried the days water from each albergue.
  6. Jay Es

    Hospitalera along the Vía de la Plata

    Sadly I don't think we will make it by mid February,.. We are dawdling North from Seville presently.
  7. Jay Es

    Anyone else walking Via de la plata January/February 2020

    We are arriving on the 16th in Seville. You'll be miles infront by the time we get going as we are spending a few nights exploring Seville before heading off. The weather looks O.K at least for the first part, though. Buen Camino.
  8. Jay Es

    Just wondering, will I or won't I?

    We are starting out on the VdlP in January. We are all different. Especially as we age differently, it is hard to say what one can do from another. When planning the VdlP we used godesalco and gronze. Its generally do able in less than 20km a day except there are one or two 30km days. where...
  9. Jay Es

    Salamanca to Santiago, please comment

    municipal albergues and parochial albergues generally dont allow booking ahead. Fortunately.
  10. Jay Es

    Salamanca to Santiago, please comment

    If you are using Booking.com than they don't show all the rooms available only those given to booking.com. accommodation doesn't put all their rooms on at one time. people shouldn't be too worried. Try a phone call instead.
  11. Jay Es

    Winter camino

    This is where a bivvi may have been useful. https://www.europapress.es/madrid/noticia-rescatado-navacerrada-peregrino-sintomas-hipotermia-intentaba-hacer-camino-santiago-20191122193542.html
  12. Jay Es

    Winter camino

    T Its the "just in case" bit the bivvi is for. emergencies. Id rather be snug in a bivvi bag than not.
  13. Jay Es

    Winter camino

    We are arriving in Seville on the 16th January and making our slow way up the Via de la Plata. Not planning too much, as we like the adventure. Reading around open and closed albergues it seems pretty hit and miss anyway. Though our experience of Camino and Spain is that some thing always...
  14. Jay Es

    bivy on via de la plata

    Alpkit. One of us has a Hunka the other has a Cloke. Can't fault Alpkit gear.
  15. Jay Es

    bivy on via de la plata

    we camped about half the time along the El Norte and possibly had better nights sleep than with 40 other snoring pilgrims. We used auberges too for the other half the time. it was good and we enjoyed both. we met plenty of others doing the same. WE are planning the VdlP but intend to use...
  16. Jay Es

    Embalse albergue is OPEN!

    Wow! The Camino provides!!! I've just started planning the Via de la Plata for next year and was wondering how I was going to walk 38 kilometers on my arthritic knees. Thats the best news.

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