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Seems that the bed race has reached the Primitivo. Pilgrims turning up at the Grado donativo at 1130 this morning. It doesn’t open until 2pm. Phone calls every day asking if we take reservations. Last night the town was full pilgrim bed wise.
Where is it? I’m walking to Santiago when I’ve finished here.The same happened im the beginning of july. There are peaks of starters in the beginning of every month, especially july and august, but for sure also september. Many people still seem to have holidays per the beginning of a month. Next week it will go down a little again with again enough beds available.
Our albergue is 7-9 days walking from Oviedo, so we will have our monthly peak next week.
You never know a person's reason for stopping. Maybe they started at 5:00AM, or sick or with blisters or just don't want to walk further. If you said that to 10 pilgrims I bet you would get 20 answers to why they stopped.Why don't you encourage those that arrive so early to keep on walking?
@Thomas1962 is now hospitalero at the albergue at Ponte Ferreira, a day out of Lugo. https://www.ponteferreira.com/ I was there under the “former management” and it is a wonderful place. An old stone house, lovely surroundings, just a really nice place. I hear the new hospitaleros are doing a phenomenal job!Where is it? I’m walking to Santiago when I’ve finished here.
highly recommended, it is a shocking, unique place, so old, and the wall carvings and paintings are just UNIQUE, as in the type of place you would not find anywhere else. Not to be missed!@Thomas1962
(As an aside, and if you are interested in ancient things like Roman crypts, I would recommend that you consider taking the very slight detour to Santa Eulalia da Bóveda, with its 4th century (?) painted crypt. Just amazing).
Like @peregrina2000 wrote already, albergue Ponte Ferreira, 27 kms from Lugo.Where is it? I’m walking to Santiago when I’ve finished here.
Thank you @peregrina2000@Thomas1962 is now hospitalero at the albergue at Ponte Ferreira, a day out of Lugo. https://www.ponteferreira.com/ I was there under the “former management” and it is a wonderful place. An old stone house, lovely surroundings, just a really nice place. I hear the new hospitaleros are doing a phenomenal job!
(As an aside, and if you are interested in ancient things like Roman crypts, I would recommend that you consider taking the very slight detour to Santa Eulalia da Bóveda, with its 4th century (?) painted crypt. Just amazing).
I remember that @Juanma used to have instructions on his page about how to walk the detour. Not sure if you accept reservations, but if you do, it is a great option for people to visit Santa Eulalia and then not have to worry about a bed.Thank you @peregrina2000
Santa Eulalia de Boveda is indeed an amazing place, still difficult to believe that such a place is just there! The people from the village who open up the place whenever there are visitors are so nice!
Grado was "completo" too, when I arrived there last year on June 13th (a Wednesday). I was forced to walk on to San Juan de Villapanada which was hard, but turned out fine because of the wonderful albergue.
I would encourage those who arrive so early because they have just walked from Escamplero either to walk on to San Juan de Villapanada or Cabruana, because I think it is somewhat unfair to pilgrims arriving tired after a long walk, to force them to walk on.
yes, we are hospitaleros, not the distance police! Most of the walkers who stop here have walked from Oviedo, some 26km away.You never know a person's reason for stopping. Maybe they started at 5:00AM, or sick or with blisters or just don't want to walk further. If you said that to 10 pilgrims I bet you would get 20 answers to why they stopped.
Should be OK...all the teachers will be back at work!Hola, If all goes well we start from Oviedo on September 24th, date picked to be hopefully clear of holidays. A slow Camino suitable for 2 x plus 80's. Finish in Santiago on 12 October also if all goes well! Sounds worrying. Is there still likely to be a bed race going on at this time? There are only two of us geriatrics.
I start walking from Oviedo on the 26th, so this thread is really helpful. I think Escamplero to San Juan and as many intermediary stages to Lugo May be my plan. After that, I will divert to the Verde....The Primitivo was like this way back in 2010 during August and the latter parts of July and Early September so it's not new, and it happens every year.I would like to walk the Primitivo again and in an August so I would have consider a tent or being creative with my ending sections.
Buen Camino
The actual building is kept locked. If it is not open (and there are no other directions/instructions) - with the crypt on your left - go on down the road a short distance and there is what looks like a garage/store shed - also on the left hand side of the road. A little place with information and also the key is kept there. (At least it was when we visited)Thank you @peregrina2000
Santa Eulalia de Boveda is indeed an amazing place, still difficult to believe that such a place is just there! The people from the village who open up the place whenever there are visitors are so nice!
These dates should be no problem, it is getting much more quit by then.Hola, If all goes well we start from Oviedo on September 24th, date picked to be hopefully clear of holidays. A slow Camino suitable for 2 x plus 80's. Finish in Santiago on 12 October also if all goes well! Sounds worrying. Is there still likely to be a bed race going on at this time? There are only two of us geriatrics.
We are still working on our website, this will be there for sure too...I remember that Juanma used to have instructions on his page about how to walk the detour. Not sure if you accept reservations, but if you do, it is a great option for people to visit Santa Eulalia and then not have to worry about a bed.
And their studens as wellShould be OK...all the teachers will be back at work!
Most of the pilgrims here have walked from Oviedo, 26km away. The egress from Grado is a steep climb and it is quite warm. How much further should I tell them to walk?
yes, we are hospitaleros, not the distance police! Most of the walkers who stop here have walked from Oviedo, some 26km away.
Maybe, but traditionally there was a priority order for AdPs in something like this order - walkers, horse riders, cyclists, then others. In the past is a walker arrived and an AdP was full someone else could be asked to move on. Its a lot easier going another 10k on a bike!["I do not think, that on peak-days with many pilgrims expected to arrive it is wrong to ask those who have come to Grado by bus or only the short distance from Escamplero (13 km) and seem physically capable to walk on, to walk to one of the next albergues and to leave the beds in Grado for those who have walked the entire way from Oviedo"]
How do you know about peoples physics, do you really think you can tell who can walk more and who can't? You Don't know all their problems and reasons to come by bus etc. It's very arrogant of you to judge people like that, I think.
["I do not think, that on peak-days with many pilgrims expected to arrive it is wrong to ask those who have come to Grado by bus or only the short distance from Escamplero (13 km) and seem physically capable to walk on, to walk to one of the next albergues and to leave the beds in Grado for those who have walked the entire way from Oviedo"]
How do you know about peoples physics, do you really think you can tell who can walk more and who can't? You Don't know all their problems and reasons to come by bus etc. It's very arrogant of you to judge people like that, I think.
I think, you can see very clearly, who is capable to walk on. You see who is old and/or tired, disabled, limping, suffering from blisters or depressed. If I were
As a pilgrim, you should also think about your fellow-pilgrims and be willing to leave your bed for someone who is more tired, has less money etc. than you. You can not force someone to walk on, if he does not want to, but you can appeal to his common sense.
Well the muni n Grado only has 16 bunks so it is hardly surprising that it should fill up quite quickly, especially as it is actually quite a comfortable albergue with full time volunteer hospitaleros and good facilities.Actually, I was wrong about the bedrace. The muni was “complete” 2 nights ago, when I was in Grado. I walked straight to La Quintana
The next village with an Albergue Municipal is San Juan de Viillapañada, about 5 km further. But they don't accept reservations, being a municipal albergue and it's almost 1 km off the main Camino. So call heading there to find out availability. The "Hospitalero" Domingo is very helpful and willing to throw one or two mattresses in the kitchen area. About another 1 km or so is the Albergue de Cabruñana.Most of the pilgrims here have walked from Oviedo, 26km away. The egress from Grado is a steep climb and it is quite warm. How much further should I tell them to walk?
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