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Hi April Jo, as you said there always is a next time.Hello Pilgrims. If you want to walk past O Pedrouza for an intermediate stage, can I suggest you phone ahead. Casa Armenal was full, and the woman was very unhelpful, so I didn't dare ask her to phone ahead for me (chicken!) I walked for 3 more hours (I walk at a snail's pace!) to Lavacolla, which was very pleasantly isolated, but wet, late afternoon/early evening. The lovely man at the desk of the upmarket Hotel Ruta Jacobea coped well with my muddy and disheveled appearance in his elegant foyerand very kindly found me a private room and bath for 35 Euros at Casa Garcas. An early morning start for Santiago tomorrow morning.
Unfortunately I didn't know one has to get at least two sellos per day from Sarria (where I stated) so I won't get a Compostela - but there's always next time! Buen Camino, and thanks to all the wonderful helpful people on this forum, and to Ivar for his magnificent website and services to pilgrims.
hank youHi April Jo, as you said there always is a next time.
The Compostela is just the "cream on the cake "
Wish you a great day tomorrow walking in to Santiago.
Wish you well, Peter.
HooI really don't think anybody is counting sellos that closely at the pilgrim's office in Santiago. I never heard about that two sello rule before when I did my first CF and don't know if I had two per day after Sarria.
When yo get to Santiago, before you get to the pligrim's office, get a couple more sellos. You can get one at the Santiago tourist office and another one at a cafe or bar when you get some coffee or something. You might even be able to get one at the church.
You can also get a stamp at the bar/cafe in San Marcos. If you get one there tomorrow, just write in today's date on it. It's do it yourself sello. Nobody cares what date you put on it.
Ok so I got successfully to Santiago, thanks folks - and I was courteously issues with a Compstela: my credentiale was examined for the towns but the number of sellos weren't counted (maybe my mud-spattered self spoke for itself. A fellow pilgrim said I looked like I'd done the full Frances route, not just from SarriaGood thinking, Mark - I'll do that
Ok so I got successfully to Santiago, thanks folks - and I was courteously issues with a Compstela: my credentiale was examined for the towns but the number of sellos weren't counted (maybe my mud-spattered self spoke for itself. A fellow pilgrim said I looked like I'd done the full Frances route, not just from Sarria
How nice to meet Ivar in person (when I picked up my parcels of excess "stuff" that is posted c/- Ivar from Portomarin and Melide.)
How did the medieval pilgrims get on, with no high-tech equipment, no pilgrim infrastructure, no Forum, and no Ivar?!
By the way, for newcomers into Santiago: have coins in your pocket for beggars and buskers, if that's your thing...
And be warned that it's very confusing finding your way to the cathedral.... The arrows stop before the centre of the city - the current mayor (so I was reliably told today) doesn't like the Camino or pilgrims (!) and doesn't want arrows up!
Perhaps a month without pilgrims in Santiago would change his mind?!
Thank youI am glad you got your Compostela April!
You can get a touristical document at the Pilgrims office ( costs 3 € ) that says you walked the camino from… (Sarria for you)Hello Pilgrims. If you want to walk past O Pedrouza for an intermediate stage, can I suggest you phone ahead. Casa Armenal was full, and the woman was very unhelpful, so I didn't dare ask her to phone ahead for me (chicken!) I walked for 3 more hours (I walk at a snail's pace!) to Lavacolla, which was very pleasantly isolated, but wet, late afternoon/early evening. The lovely man at the desk of the upmarket Hotel Ruta Jacobea coped well with my muddy and disheveled appearance in his elegant foyerand very kindly found me a private room and bath for 35 Euros at Casa Garcas. An early morning start for Santiago tomorrow morning.
Unfortunately I didn't know one has to get at least two sellos per day from Sarria (where I stated) so I won't get a Compostela - but there's always next time! Buen Camino, and thanks to all the wonderful helpful people on this forum, and to Ivar for his magnificent website and services to pilgrims.
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