Hey folks,
I'm organizing for two groups of fellow college students to walk the last 100k of the Portuguese Way and the Via de la Plata respectively. I'm slightly concerned about the latter, so any advice would be greatly appreciated.
There'll be about 30 in the group, and we're starting out at Ourense next March. Planning on reaching Santiago after four days of walking. My question therefore relates to the refugios - while i was walking the French Way last year this wasn't a problem, but do you think there will be enough space in each town for such a large group? And could someone with some knowledge of the route tell me whether the following itinerary would be best, as suggested by the route planner, or are there any larger towns along the way where we'd have a better chance of getting accommodation:
Ourense - Oseira - A Laxe - Ponte Ulla - Santiago.
I've also a slight concern about staying at the monastery at Oseira, based on other people's experiences of it - is it best avoided? Are its rules more strict than those in most other alburgues?
Thanks a million in advance to anyone who can help!
Conor.
I'm organizing for two groups of fellow college students to walk the last 100k of the Portuguese Way and the Via de la Plata respectively. I'm slightly concerned about the latter, so any advice would be greatly appreciated.
There'll be about 30 in the group, and we're starting out at Ourense next March. Planning on reaching Santiago after four days of walking. My question therefore relates to the refugios - while i was walking the French Way last year this wasn't a problem, but do you think there will be enough space in each town for such a large group? And could someone with some knowledge of the route tell me whether the following itinerary would be best, as suggested by the route planner, or are there any larger towns along the way where we'd have a better chance of getting accommodation:
Ourense - Oseira - A Laxe - Ponte Ulla - Santiago.
I've also a slight concern about staying at the monastery at Oseira, based on other people's experiences of it - is it best avoided? Are its rules more strict than those in most other alburgues?
Thanks a million in advance to anyone who can help!
Conor.