Thanks for catching that slip, Rebekah. I'm used to being on the receiving end of that, here in Illinois, which is frequently confused with Iowa and Indiana, oh those other midwestern "I" states. So I should be more careful of that kind of embarrassing misstep.
Well, this is good news indeed that you might be interested. You should look at the Asturian friends site, which Sil led me to, at
http://www.caminosantiagoastur.com/ I was just browsing around it last week when I noticed that it had been substantially upgraded, and the site now lists etapas from Leon to Oviedo with good descriptions. That led me to ask if anyone knew if the waymarking had improved, and Javier posted that he had called the organization (I had tried an email but it bounced back) and they said that arrows have been recently painted. So, it seems like it's the time to do it. About a year ago, I translated into English one of Javier's friend's journals and that is also posted in the Camino Primitivo part of this forum. His friend took 5 days, while the site lists four stages.
The web site has an elevation profile, and a quick check looks like one day has 850 meters' gain, two days around 600, and the last day negligible.
Javier has said he might be able to walk on the weekend of Sept. 27-28, so I'm envisioning a start from Leon on the 27th. But I'm flexible. I'm going to be living in Portugal starting in August for the coming academic year, so I can change dates around. But this timing works fine for me.
I'm hoping maybe this exchange will pique the interest of others, it'd be nice to be some of the (21st century) pioneers of the Camino del Salvador, especially since it provides an alternative to the busiest part of the
Camino Frances.
To be continued.... Laurie