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  1. sabbott

    I just don't get it!

    That was Alto de Faro, and you're right, it wasn't all day along turbines, it just felt like it. There's a long climb up to the ridge with the turbines, and up to the "Stations of the Cross". I can't comment personally on the other Caminos as I haven't walked them. I actually didn't find the...
  2. sabbott

    I just don't get it!

    I walked the Invierno last year, and I have to say I'm not surprised by the statistics you cite, Laurie. For one thing, I agree with others that many who walk the Invierno probably don't get a Compostela for it. I didn't, for one. I also agree with others that folks may be put off by the...
  3. sabbott

    2017 Invierno guide is DONE and posted!

    Thanks for doing this update, Laurie! I'm looking forward to reading it again as a chance to relive my walk on this beautiful route last spring. If I hadn't had your original pdf (printed out at the last minute at a copy store in Ponferrada) I never could have found my way on the Invierno--and...
  4. sabbott

    Business efforts on the Invierno

    That is interesting, Laurie. I certainly walk past many empty houses and even through empty villages on the Invierno. Some of the places I stayed, such as Asun's home, are in that model of being "home shares" where you are sleeping in a spare room, rather than a more formally set-up albergue. It...
  5. sabbott

    Growth on the Invierno -- finally!

    Well, Laurie, you are my hero, given all of your adventures! You gave me the courage to take the road less traveled. I found a xerox shop in Ponferrada and printed out the digital pdf of your Invierno guide that I had stored in my phone. That was my bible for the next three weeks. Even with...
  6. sabbott

    Growth on the Invierno -- finally!

    I think I slept in that bed too, Laurie! Finding Asun's house was something, I felt like I walked forever through the town in a downpour, following little stencil drawings of her house on the pavement. I stayed a rest day with Asun, and made a chicken dinner for her and her mom. We drove up...
  7. sabbott

    New, illustrated English Guide to Camino de Invierno

    I walked the Invierno with Laurie's pdf last spring, and was with a friend for a few days who had the Spanish guidebook. Both were very useful and seemed to supplement each other. It's a route that requires some faith and improvisation because of the lack of way marking in areas, so the more...
  8. sabbott

    Reporting in from the Camino Less Traveled

    I'm in Muxia now, took the bus from Santiago to Finisterre and then walked here with an overnight in Lires. Putting my feet in the Atlantic felt like the true end to my Caminos Frances and Invierno. A couple notes about the last days before Santiago: --I followed Laurie's recommendation, and...
  9. sabbott

    Reporting in from the Camino Less Traveled

    Yes, Badpilgrim, I also saw those yellow arrows that want to take you off the river walk path and into the woods, but figured I'd better follow Laurie's instructions, and found the asphalt road that takes you up and out of the park. There was an arrow there. No arrows I think from then on, that...
  10. sabbott

    Reporting in from the Camino Less Traveled

    Ok, last report! --Rodeiro is a real farming town, full of manure spreaders. I liked it! I stayed for a rest day, in fact. I highly recommend Hostal Carpinteiras, really nice folks. Also had an excellent lunch at Guerra restaurant. Great salads in Galicia, as everyone has a garden. --the long...
  11. sabbott

    Reporting in from the Camino Less Traveled

    More from my last few days: --In A Vide the off road option has been marked with an x, and locals will discourage you from taking it, saying it is wet and overgrown. Of course I did take, rather than walk on the road. And guess what, it's overgrown and wet! A small river in areas, in fact. It...
  12. sabbott

    Reporting in from the Camino Less Traveled

    I'm in Silleda, so officially and sadly off the Invierno... Thanks, Charrito, for your updates! I hope to try some of your recommendations next year. A couple of reports from my stages: --Barxa do Lor: as Charrito says, Casa Pacita is a good place for overnight and a meal. In fact I stayed 2...
  13. sabbott

    Names of towns with loose dogs

    I really sympathize with your fear of dogs, and am sorry that it kept you so long from enjoying the Camino, and also walks at home. But what I'm trying to say here is that a fear is not necessarily based in reality. Some walkers may be very afraid of a loose dog that barks at them as they walk...
  14. sabbott

    Reporting in from the Camino Less Traveled

    Maybe next year, Charrito, I'm hoping to get back to walk the Invierno again! Looking forward to reading your reports.
  15. sabbott

    Reporting in from the Camino Less Traveled

    Charrito, I am moving very slowly! In Rodeiro for a rest day today at Hostal Carpinteiras, a very nice place owned by very friendly folks. I'm in no hurry to leave Galicia... Any chance you'll catch up with me? It would be fun to meet you! Tomorrow (Tuesday) I'll be in Lalin. Am a bit behind...
  16. sabbott

    Names of towns with loose dogs

    I'm waking the Camino Invierno now, and will be arriving in Santiago in a few days. It's been a wonderful experience. I have two dogs and am not at all "dog phobic", but reading this thread about loose aggressive dogs had me worried about my safety before I started walking here. Instead of...
  17. sabbott

    Reporting in from the Camino Less Traveled

    Hey fellow Invierno lovers! I am in A Barxa tonight at the Casa Rural Torre Villarino, and very nice it is. I'm too tired to write details, but want to give other walkers a heads up that the the traditional Camino trail out of A Vida is a challenge. We pretty much walked in a stream and...
  18. sabbott

    Reporting in from the Camino Less Traveled

    From A Rua to Quiroga The good news is I'm back on wifi and can catch up on reports on my progress on the Invierno before I forget. The bad news is I just drank a big glass of Galician cidre plus half a beer on my way into Monforte on a very warm afternoon, so I am both slightly inebriated and...
  19. sabbott

    Reporting in from the Camino Less Traveled

    Charrito, the bar in Soldan was not open when I walked by there 2 days ago. I can understand breaking the day from A Rua to Quiroga, it's very long. Montefurado is a very interesting ghost town. I would think you would want to time your arrival there close to the train departure, as it is...
  20. sabbott

    Reporting in from the Camino Less Traveled

    Yes, we stayed two nights with Asun in A Rua, then had a challenging but beautiful day walking to Quiroga. Last night we arrived in Barxa do Lor, which is reminding me of Shangra La, the place that time forgot. We decided to stay here at Casa Pacita another night. Pacita and husband Jose are...

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