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...But just one question. I THINK that if you just stay on the road and do not follow the stations of the cross and do not want to go up to the chapel, you will never pass the picnic area. The picnic area will only be passed by those who are coming down from the Ermita. In other words, the picnic area is to the left of the second picture.
Make sense, everyone?
YesOk, so I think we´ve got it straight about following the Camino without going up to the Ermita. The route is simple, really no need for any explanation other than to say that you pass by the stations of the Cross, turn right at the next T-intersection, pass the picnic tables on your right, and then reach picture number 3.
I haven't been to the Ermita myself so can hardly picture where you descend. But if you haven't descend on Way of the Cross or havent pass turn off for it again then I guess you're right here.But what about coming down from the Ermita? I took the path that was off to the right of the ermita (standing with your back to the Ermita) at a path that started at or near the ornate cruceiro. I think that then I turned right at the bottom, and probably joined the Camino at that T`-intersection (my picture number 2) coming from the road off on the left. So at that T, isn't that the spot where the Ermita people meet up with the people who didn't go up to the Ermita, and then they all walk together and see the picnic area on their right.
Your photo number 01 is maybe 20-30 meters before your photo 02 and about 150 meters after my photo 01 (SV link).And just to confuse us more, if I look at your google street photos that you have linked, where is my photo number one (the way of the cross turnoff) in relationship to those pictures?
Couldn't agree moreMy goodness, Kinky, it would be so much easier for us just to go back there!
I will try and explain what I found peregrina, for what it is worth.
I had absolutely no problems following the guide words from Penasillas to Alto de Faro and the ermita. I followed the Stations of the Cross up the hill, had lunch, and then followed the directions to the cruceiro and the arrows behind it, down to the car park. It was here that the confusion arose for me. There was an arrow pointing me across to the right and downhill from the carpark. I followed it for about 100 meters and decided that it felt wrong. It felt as if I was going backwards, and as I didn't actually have a map of the Camino itself, I decided I would make my own way. I retraced my steps looking for more arrows, and with the absence of any - plenty of other signs in the car park, but no Camino signs - I headed to the lookout tower. ( There were neither people nor signs anywhere, and so I headed straight down (a steep) hill opposite the tower, to the road at the bottom.)
If the right turn on the edge of the car park is correct perhaps a comment to that affect in the guide would help - that is what threw me and caused me to follow my own route. I understand that the path may well have appeared to have gone "backwards", but knowing that would help. I had in the back of my mind that if I went downhill and it was wrong, I'd have to go back up again - a discouraging thought!
Hope this helps rather than hinders. I cant figure out how to make photos smaller to add them so that I could show what I mean. Sorry. Janet
I think that drawing is the right situation and simplest way to describe the text. Maybe even put it in the guide. Why not? And the text is also very clear. Good work for use of future pilgrims.Hi, Janet, this is helpful. You definitely did not want to descent straight down from the lookout tower. I hope you didn't have a lot of problems with that! I think that you probably should have kept going at the spot that it felt wrong, I think that in fact that was the right way. Look at my infantile drawing below. If you look at it in conjunction with the three pictures that appear in the second post in this thread, I hope it will be clearer. My guess is that you never made it to those windmills that you see in the third picture, do you remember how you got yourself into Rodeiro?
Of course, what looks simple from our computers is never that way in real life. The really confusing thing about the Alto de Faro is that it is filled with criss-crossing roads that are all unmarked!
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