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Hi Jill. Now you mention it that's not such a bad idea. The Camino Ingles is next on my list. What dates are you thinking about? Best wishes Maggie
Hi Jill. I'll look into it. Rest assured if I were to come I would do my own thing. However good sometimes to know there is someone else in your vicinity aware of where you are etc. Best of luck with your Camino xHi Maggie, I plan to start walking from Ferrol on Mon 10 Feb, taking 6 days to Santiago, but will see how it goes. Jill
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Should I pack my electric coil so that I can heat water in my mug?
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Will you let me know where you stayed in Ferrol? Thnx.
-In Ferrol there are two military castles San Felipe and La Palma in both sides of the ria.Flights booked – I got a good deal on Angolan Airlines, from Johannesburg to Lisbon via Luanda. Alsa bus to Santiago, then bus to Ferrol.
Recommendations please for interesting things to do in Ferrol as I may have a full day there. Thanks!
Jill
I’m staying at Albergue Sixtos in Santiago on Sat 8th (it’s near the bus station) – my Alsa bus arrives from Lisbon about 18:15 – then I’ve booked Hotel Almendra in Ferrol for the 9th. (Will report back!) Not sure whether to get the 9:30 bus to Ferrol on Sunday 9th or the 14:00. Then nothing else booked until my flight home, hoping to stay at the municipal albergues.
I leave home next week. Camino Inglés in February – should I pack a couple of emergency meals (tuna satchets, dehydrated mashed potato, noodles) in case I get to an albergue and there is no shop or bar nearby to make/buy an evening meal? If so, which are the likely places?
Leaving home tomorrow morning . . . Angolan AirlinesPack in the Hold . . . with a lot of luck I hope to arrive in Ferrol Sunday morning with everything still in one piece and ready to roll .
Hi,So lucky - didn't have to use my new umbrella today - maybe tomorrow! I am at Neda albergue tonight - lovely position by the river. I see the camino signs continue alongside the busy road, yet there is a delightful river walk. MapsMe shows it goes all the way into the centre of Neda, where I can connect to the main path again. Any reason why I shouldn't take the river path tomorrow? Am I likely to get stuck in a mud flat???
If I can put my hands on my notes in the morning, I will see if there is anything else you might find helpful. You are not really alone, not with this 24 hour forum on your side!Thanx Kirkie! I am all alone here and it's a bit lonely!! I can't work out how to connect to the wifi, so I am doing a bit of a pub crawl this evening. Well, that's my excuse. I had to go back at 8pm to register - it's gone up to 8 euros now by the way. With all the free tapas I don't have to make my own supper . . . And the music is good in the bars around here . . . Haven't heard the Doors, Steppenwolf and Led Zeppelin for years . . . Out of season caminos are SO different . . . And the locals are friendly.
Those bands bring back fond memories for sure...loved them all back in the day of my teen years!Haven't heard the Doors, Steppenwolf and Led Zeppelin for years .
Thanks, @jsalt, for your posts. It is valuable on both ends, particularly so that those at home can virtually accompany you ! Wasn't that serendipity that you found the bar with the English ex-pat!I can highly recommend the river route from Neda albergue - it joins the road route at Santa Maria church. I got to try out my new umbrella today - it works! A nice day despite the rain showers. The key to Pontedeume albergue was available at the tourist office after they opened at 4.30pm, so went in the bar nearby and ordered a beer. The guy on the bar stool asked if I was English. I said: is my Spanish that bad? No, just that only the English say "por favor" when ordering a drink! He's an expat from London, been here 12 years, and we chatted for an hour. Didn't expect that! The albergue is very basic, hot water but no heating, but that's OK for only 5 euros. I'm the only one again so far. Walked around town (lovely place) looking for a cool bar with wifi and music instead of TV shows. Found one! A huge slab of tortilla came with the vino. Happy peregrina.
Hi,I opened the door this morning to check the weather (there is no window at Pontedueme albergue) and the sun was shining. Yippee! It was a serious climb out of town, but then a fabulous walk to Mino. Got there at lunch time so left the camino in search of a menu del dia, and found a great Estrella Galicia Bar just past the post office and church. 10 euros and really good. Only half way to Betanzos though so had to keep moving. I love walking in the afternoons - it's so quiet, and even the dogs can't be bothered to bark at me. Arrived about 6pm and found the albergue near the Santiago church. Wow, nice. All alone again, so chatting to you guys from the bar with good music to the right of the church, which the English expat recommended to me.
Good to see your report. What is it like to be in an albergue with no windows? Sounds odd. I love your understated account of the serious climb! I hope the sun shines again for you tomorrow. look forward to your next post.I opened the door this morning to check the weather (there is no window at Pontedueme albergue) and the sun was shining. Yippee! It was a serious climb out of town, but then a fabulous walk to Mino. Got there at lunch time so left the camino in search of a menu del dia, and found a great Estrella Galicia Bar just past the post office and church. 10 euros and really good. Only half way to Betanzos though so had to keep moving. I love walking in the afternoons - it's so quiet, and even the dogs can't be bothered to bark at me. Arrived about 6pm and found the albergue near the Santiago church. Wow, nice. All alone again, so chatting to you guys from the bar with good music to the right of the church, which the English expat recommended to me.
I really enjoyed the 24kms today to Bruma, even with the rain showers and hills. Just took my time. I wasn't expecting there to be any bars at all, so the bar on the far side of Presedo, about half way, was a very welcome surprise. A bit later a woman slammed her breaks on next to me, leapt out of her car, and presented me with an apple and a buen camino, and then sped off - how nice was that? Really enjoyed that apple at the top of the next hill. Finally reached Bruma and there are 2 peregrinos here, so not alone tonight. I am in the restaurant now though. Had nothing to eat all day, except a snack bar and the apple, so devouring a plate of egg and chips. An early night I think. I passed on a shower as there is only a curtain, no door, in the mixed ablution block outside, and no door to the ablution block itself. And it's cold and damp in there! But the dorm is warm and cosy, so all well on the Camino Ingles tonight.
There is a bar on the main road as you leave Cos, which was open, but I didn't go in. After Presedo there is another bar, 10kms later, at As Trevesa. The elderly men were enjoying their game of cards. So there are 3 bars altogether between Betanzos and Bruma, which are on the camino and all open.Looking at the map (google) it appears that there are 2 more bars (before Bruma) easily accessible with minor, short diversions from the main trail. Next week (when I will be there) I will report more precisely if they are open.
Are they open in Feb?The Last Stamp
I think Roots and Boots is also closed, but Mundo Albergue was open when I passed a few days ago ... if I remember right ... Sorry, need to go now! BC SY
PS Send me a text when you can't find anything!
I have just sent a whatsapp to Roots and Boots and they are open, so on my way there. Thanks so much! Jill
All well in Santiagoland - thanks so much for your support. Checked into Roots and Boots - very friendly. A few others staying. Back at Rua Bella though! I never see any other pilgrims here but they are very pilgrim-friendly. They keep piling different tapas on me, and I've only had one glass of vino blanco so far. They seem to know how hungry we get after a good day's walk!
I am going to walk to Negreira tomorrow. Would have loved to stay over - maybe next time. By the way, the hiking stick you gave me last year was fantastic, and I left it at a gite near Castres in France, so it may find its way back to Santiago one day!Very glad to hear that! I only just came home - that would have been a long wait for you! How long are you in town?
BC SY
Thanks for your account, and well done. Bar Avelina, it was a hive of activity when we dived in out of the rain last August! I don't usually recall the hard bits much, the general impression stays with me more. I did enjoy the Ingles and that included the deluge...The Ingles Is now over.
Very few people on the way and in SdC too.
No queue at all for the Compostela.
Now few concluding remarks.
Walking in february+March Is very reccomended.
The Ingles Is just nice but not really outstanding. Too much tarmac.
I suggest to follow the old trail in the third stage to Bruma. Not very much signed but very interesting spots. Ask fo the Ruta dos Amilladoiros.
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