Accomodation query

[Sorcs]

Hi everyone, I'm starting the last part of the French Camino with my 75 year old father tomorrow. We're walking about 12 km per day. We will probably leave Salceda on day 3 and it looks like Lavacolla has the next closest accomodation. This may be too much of a stretch for us. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks

 

[SYates]

Have look here: http://www.gronze.com/etapa/arzua/pedrouzo-pino and here http://www.gronze.com/etapa/pedrouzo-pino/santiago-compostela
Plenty of accommodation to choose from. Buen Camino, SY

 

[Anemone del Camino]

You can also taxi back and forth, cutting a stage in two, while still walking all the way: book for two night, in the morning leave your bag and walk until X, take a taxi back. The next morning grab your bags, call a taxi and have it drop you off where you finished the day before and walk to the end of the etapa.

There is a heat wave in Spain at the moment. Please make sure your dad stays well hydrated, perhaps add electrolytes.

 

[Sorcs]

Have look here: http://www.gronze.com/etapa/arzua/pedrouzo-pino and here http://www.gronze.com/etapa/pedrouzo-pino/santiago-compostela
Plenty of accommodation to choose from. Buen Camino, SY

Thanks. That's a great table to have. Unfortunately the one hotel along that stretch is booked out. Thanks for replying so promptly

 

[Sorcs]

You can also taxi back and forth, cutting a stage in two, while still walking all the way: book for two night, in the morning leave your bag and walk until X, take a taxi back. The next morning grab your bags, call a taxi and have it drop you off where you finished the day before and walk to the end of the etapa.

There is a heat wave in Spain at the moment. Please make sure your dad stays well hydrated, perhaps add electrolytes.

That's a very good idea, never thought of that. Sounds like taxis are easy to get. Good advice about heat too, he is an experienced hiker but has a few stents in his heart. The Camino has been a life times ambition of his so I'm so delighted to be walking it together. Thank you

 

[SYates]

... Unfortunately the one hotel along that stretch is booked out. ...

Have you tried the hotel directly or booking.com? Often there is still a room at the inn when booking.com claims that there is none ... Buen Camino, SY

 

[GettingThere]

Thanks. That's a great table to have. Unfortunately the one hotel along that stretch is booked out. Thanks for replying so promptly

@Sorcs there are quite a few small hotels and pensions in Pedrouzo, between Salceda and Lavacolla. That would be a good intermediate stop - I walked with my mother last year and we stayed in Salceda and then Pedrouzo, then Lavacolla - short days but all we could manage at that point! There are details here: http://www.gronze.com/etapa/arzua/pedrouzo-pino (some are on Booking.com but don't give that site all of their rooms, so it's definitely worth calling places direct (or emailing if they have email or a website). We stayed at Pension Platas which was fine.

 

[Sorcs]

Have you tried the hotel directly or booking.com? Often there is still a room at the inn when booking.com claims that there is none ... Buen Camino, SY

Thanks, I didn't try hotel directly, only booking.com

 

[Sorcs]

@Sorcs there are quite a few small hotels and pensions in Pedrouzo, between Salceda and Lavacolla. That would be a good intermediate stop - I walked with my mother last year and we stayed in Salceda and then Pedrouzo, then Lavacolla - short days but all we could manage at that point! There are details here: http://www.gronze.com/etapa/arzua/pedrouzo-pino (some are on Booking.com but don't give that site all of their rooms, so it's definitely worth calling places direct (or emailing if they have email or a website). We stayed at Pension Platas which was fine.

Thanks, I was hoping to do more than 8kms but if it's extremely hot, that might suit us well. Good to get a recommendation