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  1. Stivandrer

    Bed race on the VDLP…

    You have got to ask the pilgrims that meet the full up albergues as to which category their albergue was. I have not met albergues that were full up, what can I say....
  2. Stivandrer

    Bed race on the VDLP…

    I am in two minds about these conceptions of "bed race". If you take for a minute the premise that an albergue will not willingly let all the beds be in the prebookable status, and thus will have a percentage of beds available for the first come, first serve category, - then some of the...
  3. Stivandrer

    Ourense to SdC

    The train from Madrid to Ourense is fast and not very expensive, to be recommended 2½ hours shorter in traveling time.
  4. Stivandrer

    Ourense to SdC

    one good tip: If you last leg is too long before SdC, check in at Reina Lupa, situated just a small distance from the track in Susanah. In this way, you will be just 10K south of the city and will arrive rested before your end goal. The hostel is near the restaurant at the main road in, but set...
  5. Stivandrer

    How busy is Ourense - Santiago in August?

    Grelo is nice when there is only few staying and very loud when bikers arrive en masse...
  6. Stivandrer

    A short walk on the Sanabres

    I also found it a nice piece of stretch that I recommend others to do, when they want a nice stretch of only one week and no crowds. Apart from that it is beautiful and tranquil... I recommend to end up 10 Ks before SdC and stay at Reina Lupa in Susanah, have a nice night and have an early...
  7. Stivandrer

    Puebla de Sanabria - albergue Casa Luz

    Last season they were in need of staff and was closed down, as well as they usually are closed in winter season. Good to hear it is open again Stayed here a couple of times
  8. Stivandrer

    Autumn 2022 on the Via - Overview and costs.

    35€ is right on the money for me too on the VdlP, same mix of basic albergues and sometimes split accomodation through booking.com, in a privat setting due to fx a festival in Caceres where everything was taken.. Gone are the days of yore with 25€ daily on the CF, too, I suppose.....
  9. Stivandrer

    How busy is Ourense - Santiago in August?

    with that in mind, here´s a golden tip: Do stop in at a last leg before Santiago, and book in at Albergue Reina Lupa. This will be a short 10 km before the end. It is new and good and it will be a better, shorter stretch the next day w/ a twoyearold.... The residing Mama runs a very tidy ship...
  10. Stivandrer

    Highlights of Via de la Plata

    Have you found a Camino app for the stretch ? https://play.google.com/store/search?q=via%20de%20la%20plata&c=apps for instance this, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.caminoguide.via by Gerald Kelly, who is also found on FB in the group Camino de Santiago All Routes...
  11. Stivandrer

    Last Minute VDLP with no planning, where credencial, which train station to arrive?

    Always go to this, when UR lost : https://www.rome2rio.com/map/Madrid/Seville#r/Train/s/0
  12. Stivandrer

    Ourense to SDC

    - in that case, do this: there is a most prized albergue just shy of 10K before SdC. As you get nearer the end, you will have the N525 main Road on your left, very near to the walking path - Reina Lupa, in Susana, will give you good accomodation, and a very short entry into Santiago the next...
  13. Stivandrer

    Ourense to SDC

    Nuts - of course doable - most probably you will love this stretch, lovely people and unforgettable vistas
  14. Stivandrer

    Walk from Ourense to Cea

    yr.no says good weather for tomorrow morning, wish I was there You lucky Spud... https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/hourly-table/2-3114965/Spain/Galicia/Ourense/Ourense?i=1
  15. Stivandrer

    Walk from Ourense to Cea

    I took the easterly route, which goes straight up for quite some time, but is quite beautiful. I had some long lonely walking hours, which was good for my bad foot at the time.. Brierleys map says elevation 0 to 510 meters in 7 kilometres, do not let that discourage you !
  16. Stivandrer

    Sanabres over Laza or Verin?

    Out from A Guidina, I mistakenly took the route down the street by mistake and went to Verin, but it being a Sunday, found many things closed, and was not able to rest and resupply ..this was ´19. Someone said to me, it was mainly a bicycle route and I went to my supply of extra food, beef...
  17. Stivandrer

    Ourense to SDC

    https://www.rome2rio.com/map/Lal%C3%ADn/Ourense#r/Bus/s/0
  18. Stivandrer

    Camino Sanabres November 2022

    Ourense is accessible by AVE train from Madrid, if you come from overseas. A pleasant ride in high speed trains, in lieu of taking a plane...by the way
  19. Stivandrer

    Camino Sanabres November 2022

    A very good choice, make sure to, if possible , to land in Susana and stay in Albergue Reina Lupa, so as to get a fresh morning entry to Santiago the last 10 kms. It is close to the path and on the main road...
  20. Stivandrer

    Spring Sleep Systems

    why tumle dry when freeze therapy works as well - four days at 18 dgr Centigrade or 0 Fahrenheit. https://www.bedbugs.umn.edu/bed-bug-control-in-residences/freezing Okey Okey, mebbee you are on a trip and you do not want to stay 4 days!

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