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The next day, I walked the road to O Cebreiero, instead of the trail, and it was much kind on my knees. There was almost no traffic on that road. Just the occasional taxi or baggage van.
Hi @Bala . I did the road 'ascent' by mistake on my first CF. Somehow I missed the turnoff. I blame the vino the night before...r.
We are on our way to Villafranca and my knee is not doing great so I won't be able to do the alternate route tomorrow. I understand that there is a dangerous section in and out of the highway from Villafranca to O'Cebreiro which I would like to avoid. But I would like to walk as much as is possible and safe.
Looking for advice as to where to grab a taxi or bus to avoid dangerous section. Thank you
Thank you to all for your quick responses and kind advice. My knee is even worse after my walk to Villafranca now, so regretfully it will be a ride up to O'Cebreiro hopefully the rest day will help with the decent on the other side the day after.
Thanks again!
Thank you to all for your quick responses and kind advice. My knee is even worse after my walk to Villafranca now, so regretfully it will be a ride up to O'Cebreiro hopefully the rest day will help with the decent on the other side the day after.
Thanks again!
I understand that there is a dangerous section in and out of the highway from Villafranca to O'Cebreiro which I would like to avoid.
Thank you to all for your quick responses and kind advice. My knee is even worse after my walk to Villafranca now, so regretfully it will be a ride up to O'Cebreiro hopefully the rest day will help with the decent on the other side the day after.
Thanks again!
Cant couch for October but we saw the sign, and then the pilgrims on horseback last June.It might be possible to make that "a ride up to O Cebreiro" quite literally, as it might be possible to get up there on horseback.
Does anyone know if this is still the case, and if so if that possibility exists in October ?
This smacks of judgmental “taking a taxi or bus doesn’t count” - in whose book??? Pilgrimage with aches, pains, and other issues can be about planning and flexibility and acceptance of what is. Putting an opionated judgment on someone only increases their burden not lesssns it.I've done this twice this year and, like the guys above, wouldn't describe the route as dangerous.
You'll need to be alert when crossing the road but that's it.
If your knees are still giving you trouble, why not stay at the delightful Casa del Pescado in Ambastmesas (charming Russian owners, great food and truly amazing home-grown veg and salads) and then get up early and take a horse ride up to O Cebriero from the village of Las Herrerias. If you arrive later than 9 o'clock there's a risk that all the horses are booked and on their way.
The great advantage of this is that horseback riding is a bonafide means of Camino travel, the others being your own legs or a bicycle.
Taking a taxi, bus, train etc doesn't count I'm afraid.
But, as they say, its your Camino and you must decide what's best.
But don't worry about a dangerous road - just the steepness of the trail up to O Cebriero if indeed you choose to walk.
Good luck !
For horseback up to O Cebreiro check out the info/links in this earlier forum thread.It might be possible to make that "a ride up to O Cebreiro" quite literally, as it might be possible to get up there on horseback.
Does anyone know if this is still the case, and if so if that possibility exists in October ?
Agree. I focus on the river to the left and not the road on my right. I have also done the other route and it definitely has steep ascent and descent. I’ve chosen the low route two of my three Camino’s.I actually quite enjoyed the walk up the road. Some may find it boring, but I thought it was relaxing. You walk up through a river canyon, so you have the sound the the river most of the way. There are plenty of wonderful big trees for shade and when there's a breeze, the leaves make nice music. I enjoyed that section both times I walked it. And both times, I had intended to walk the alternate route, but both times I wasn't feeling quite up to snuff and chose the easier route along the road.
It seems from the context of the original post where the offending word was used, that this is the sense in which it was being offered, not as a judgment, but as a statement of fact.
Paul
Thank you Paul.
You will know from your own experience, as I do from from mine, that the question is asked upon arrival at the Compostela desk in SdC.
I walked every single step from SJPDP to SdC twice this year, and it was important to me to do just that.
Yes, of course that's a personal thing, but I was both humbled and surprised by the many, many pilgrims, especially those considerably older that I, who had every ambition to do just that.
What did surprise me was discovering that in more than one American guidebook to walking the CF, the suggestion is made to "skip" the Meseta and take a bus or train for no other reason than it is considered (by the writer/compiler) to be 'boring'.
I wasn't 'bored' for one single minute of my Caminos, so have absolutely no idea from what sort of mind such extraordinary thoughts have their origin.
Possibly the same sort that jumps onto a thread like this and accuses a fellow pilgrim of being judgmental perhaps ?
This smacks of judgmental “taking a taxi or bus doesn’t count” - in whose book??? Pilgrimage with aches, pains, and other issues can be about planning and flexibility and acceptance of what is. Putting an opionated judgment on someone only increases their burden not lesssns it.
Best luck with the recovery of the sore knees. They can be quite challenging to deal with.
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