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Buen camino. Have a good trip and have funJust finished (re-)packing my rucksack and leave for the airport shortly for flight to A Coruna. Although the weather forecast is not great I'm looking forward to getting on the road and being in Santiago (hopefully there on Sunday in time for the forum 10th birthday celebrations - party at Ivar's, right!)
Buen Camino
Mig
I will if I see him (but not sure he knows about the party. That will be one hell of a surprise if 30000 members turn upBuen Camino Miguel from both of us and please give our saludos to Ivar for the 10th.
Buen camino and happy party !Let's start the party Sat when I hope to arrive!
Buen camino Miguel. Enjoy.
Would you be able to take note if the Albergues and hostels will be mostly open or closed by November? I have just started the meseta and would like to get a bus from Ponferrada to Ferrol and walk the Ingles. As I am a slow walker it will probably be November before I reach Ponfe. (I walked Ponfe to SdC in May). Thank you and have a nice walk and a great party
Thanks everyone.Buen camino Miguel. Enjoy.
Would you be able to take note if the Albergues and hostels will be mostly open or closed by November? I have just started the meseta and would like to get a bus from Ponferrada to Ferrol and walk the Ingles. As I am a slow walker it will probably be November before I reach Ponfe. (I walked Ponfe to SdC in May). Thank you and have a nice walk and a great party
Thanks Tim, I'll stick up a list when I get back.Have a wonderful journey, Mig - buen camino.
I'd be interested in which non-albergue accommodation you choose.....
Thanks, we would be interested too as we plan on using only private accommodation next year.Thanks Tim, I'll stick up a list when I get back.
Mig
Hi Al, I spoke with the Ingles today. She asked what's going on, you never phone, you never text and she is getting lonely. Suggest you get back here pronto.Take a vino tinto for me at the party. Say hi to the Ingles for me and reassure it it still has a special place in my heart.
Ha Ha Miguel. Tell her that I am sorry but I lost her number. Tell her I think of her every day, I miss her and and I will try and see her again next yearShe asked what's going on, you never phone, you never text and she is getting lonely.
Duly noted in our guide book thank you. Is this accessed before the Cafe Bar 'A Ria', or after it please? We have a memory of the shower area but not exactly where the walkway started.For anybody following Johnnie's guide on this route once you have left Mino, crossed the railway bridge and descended towards the estuary, there is a boardwalk area off to the right hand side which runs parallel to the waymarked route but along the river bank with good views (I would guess particularly at high tide) back to the bay. I believe this is where the cover photo for the guide was taken. The boardwalk finishes after about 500m and pops you back out to the rest area in front of the Bar Almeda, a pleasant place for a refreshment and sello before the next incline.
Thank you John. That is good news.They will all be open on this route.
Thanks Mig. So far so good.Thanks everyone.
As some would put it, I am a tourist, so not staying in the Albergues. I see John has answered your question though.Enjoy the meseta and the Ingles when you transfer to it.
Buen Camino.
Mig
That is interesting, we knew from Johnnie's guide about the place at Sarandones. can you tell us exactly where in Calle please? We had 2kms in our notes, I see that Johnnie has 3kms in the guide and your 4kms is maybe into the centre. Do-able as that would give us 17kms from Meson do Vento and 15kms next day to Sigueiro, with the taxi option if needed. Researching places to stay on the Calle side of Ordés, some suggestions already noted@Tia Valeria
At Calle there is a place where King Felipe II sleep at. And from Calle you have a 4kms walk to Ordes and another 4kms the following day back.
Ondo Ibili !
Congrats reaching Santiago MiguelJust arrived in Santiago from Meson Do Vento. Only one cafe, the one opposite Cass rural in A Rua was open on route until Sigueiro. Hostal Miras looked shut either for refurbishment or permanently. There was paper over insides of all windows but no notice I could see of what was going on. Luckily there are now more accommodation options in town and beyond.
More to follow...
Time to go for a large beer
Just arrived in Santiago ...
Just went from Meson do Vento to Siguerio and stayed at the very nice Albergue de Delia and walked into Santiago yesterday
Just arrived in Santiago from Meson Do Vento. Only one cafe, the one opposite Cass rural in A Rua was open on route until Sigueiro. Hostal Miras looked shut either for refurbishment or permanently. There was paper over insides of all windows but no notice I could see of what was going on. Luckily there are now more accommodation options in town and beyond.
More to follow...
Time to go for a large beer
Hi Nate and Faith, I go home early tomorrow so I don't think that we will link up this time My visit was a courtesy call to say hi to you both and as a thank you for the facility you have set up for Pilgrims.Sorry we missed you today, Miguel. Will you still be in Santiago tomorrow? We'll both be working, and would love to meet you! CONGRATS on finishing! Always a big accomplishment, and it sounds like you enjoyed it. Hope to see you soon.
Hi Nate and Faith, I go home early tomorrow so I don't think that we will link up this time My visit was a courtesy call to say hi to you both and as a thank you for the facility you have set up for Pilgrims.
I'll be back in May though, so no problema, maybe we meet next time?
Hello Miguel,Just finished (re-)packing my rucksack and leave for the airport shortly for flight to A Coruna. Although the weather forecast is not great I'm looking forward to getting on the road and being in Santiago (hopefully there on Sunday in time for the forum 10th birthday celebrations - party at Ivar's, right!)
Buen Camino
Mig
No problem, Miguel. I will. Thanks for the advice.Sorry Helen, I am already home but didn't visit the Albergue at Bruma. You could open a new thread in the Camino Ingles forum and ask your question again for anybody walking that way in the next few weeks.
Sorry I couldn't help.
Mig
The kmz file in the first post has been updated with @mylifeonvacation 's stopover suggestions, plus some extra hotels in Naron, Pontedeume, Ferrol, accurate positioning of the Albergue in Mino and slight change to the route between Casa Julia and Bruma (the bit up the hill) which on review was not quite correct. I have also added the Pension Chocolateria in Betanzos but only with an approximate position, could not spot the place on Street View. If anyone can confirm the exact location that would be great?Thanks for this additional information, some of those establishments are already marked but some are new. I will try and get them added in due course but will PM if I need any further info to locate.
Hi mig,Hi, apologies for the delay adding to this thread. Some further updates.....
Credencial in Ferrol - I visited the main tourist office in Rua Magdalena for 9am but this turned out to be closed for the winter. There is an alternative set up in the Government building approx, left and approx. 100m up from the tourist office in the square. They also opened at 9am but do not hold a stock of Pilgrim Office credencials. They offered a Camino Inlges Pilgrim Passport filled with map, elevation profiles, stage descriptions and most importantly a sello section to collect 10-12 stamps. There is only room for this amount so if intending to walk for more than 5 or 6 days or you are an avid sello collector then a full credential would be better. I was also told that the pilgrim passport was not accepted by the Pilgrim Office in order to claim a Compostela. I checked with Johnnie Walker at the office and this is not correct (the sellos from 100km + are the important thing) so I continued with the passport. It is a nice fold out document in itself and a nice souvenir of the Ingles. A proper credential can be obtained from one of the churches in Ferrol (I can't recall the name) but this did not open until 10am (I heard from a walking companion later in the week it was actually about 10:30am).
Diversions - There was a temporary diversion for works, signed at the industrial estate immediately after Cafeteria Vilar do Colo on the stage to Pontedeume. The diversion is very clear and takes you through rather than behind the industrial estate but only for about 750m. There are major roadworks on the Rúa dos Basquiños on the way into Santiago city. Although closed to road traffic there is pedestrian access, clearly marked. I don't recall anything else (@Travellingman, any other updates you can think of?)
Albergues - I did not stay in Albergues but the ones that I passed directly (Neda, Pontedeume, Bruma) were either already open or had contact details for the keyholder posted nearby. I am aware that people also stayed in the Albergues at Mino and Betanzos that week.
Hotels - I stayed in the following. Almendra - Ferrol (very near train and bus station for those arriving late into Ferrol and very cheap), Eumesa - Pontedeume, Garelos - Betanzos, Pension Meson Nov0 - Bruma (Meson Do Vento 1km diversion from route), PR Hortas - S de Compostela. All extremely comfortable, all reserved through Booking.com with free cancellation up to 1-2 days before. Meson Novo was excepted from this but the cancellation/amendment fee was minimal. Garelos was pretty expensive (EUR 50+ incl breakfast).
I had a report that the San Vicente, 4km after Sigueiro, was comfortable but expensive (approx EUR 75 with dinner and breakfast). However, it does leave you just a 12km walk into Santiago, important if you wish to make the midday Pilgrims' Mass on the day that you arrive.
Travel - if arriving on the Heathrow - Coruna flight at 20:15, provided it is on time there is sufficient time to catch the 20:45 airport bus (EUR 1.50) into Coruna and transfer to the either the train or bus station for Ferrol on the 21:30 departures. Get off the airport bus on Av. Alcalde Alfonso Molina. Go left for the bus station or right over the bridge over the main road to the train station. Bus driver will advise correct stop.
For those that asked in the thread about private accommodation on and between the stages, I have updated my Camino Ingles google map with latest routing and as many accommodation details as I can locate. I will post it up later tonight or tomorrow.
Saludos
Mig
Hi Wendy,Hi mig,
you seem like a high tech guy and I'm a bit of an old tech paper and pen person but I'll be walking the camino Ingles next year with a new samsung phone.
How can I best get the route with accomodations along it on an android device . Do I need to have google maps and use your kmz file above or is there a method that uses less data? I will have a Spanish sim card in it. I note the app used by "mylifeonvacation" on her iphone.
I'm just learning a lot of this for the first time.. so please excuse the silliness of the question.
The Chocolateria is on Pza. Padre Francisco Blanco, 2 - 15300 in Betanzos - Street view does not go into the plaza. but it is near Rua Pinto Seijo Rubio.......... I have also added the Pension Chocolateria in Betanzos but only with an approximate position, could not spot the place on Street View. If anyone can confirm the exact location that would be great?
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Many Thanks
Mig
Ahhhh very spooky miguel.Hi Wendy,
To be honest I don't walk using the maps as I don't have a foreign data plan but if you install the Android Google Earth app, download the kmz file and click on it once downloaded it should automatically open in Google Earth. You will probably need to have a data plan attached to your Spanish sim card to make best use while walking otherwise you could just view when connected to wi-fi. If I get time at the weekend I will experiment a bit to see whether there is any element of offline or cached mapping in the Google Earth app or alternatively whether the file can be saved and used in an offline mode in the Google Maps application.
I am walking the Ingles again myself next year, taking a group along, so I have a vested interest in getting it working and distributing the file to them.
Bear in mind that there are some changes to the route coming along on the stretch before Bruma, I think it will now completely bypass Casa Julia and the steep hill beyond it but I don't know what progress has been made on putting that into place.
I'll post back as and when I have more information.
Spookily, my mother-in-law turned up tonight with a brand new Samsung Android and I have spent the last few hours configuring it and transferring stuff from her old phone. As part payment for that (as she has already promised a bottle of Torres Cognac) I took the opportunity to download Google Earth to it and tried the download of the kmz and it worked perfectly. I didn't play around with the caching/off line maps as three hours of mother-in-law is enough for one night
Mig
We will be there 3rd week in June.....At what stage of the year do you anticipate being there?
Hi @Tia Valeria , @miguel_gpThe Chocolateria is on Pza. Padre Francisco Blanco, 2 - 15300 in Betanzos - Street view does not go into the plaza. but it is near Rua Pinto Seijo Rubio.
I found the information here in Paxinas Gallego
When we stayed there in 2011 we had to go to the actual Choclateria to be taken to the hostal, then back to the cafe to pay and receive the key. You could just pay etc but they wanted to show us the room first.
I hadn't thought that far ahead?Enjoy, Annie! I'll be on the Inglés in July and am booking ahead everything as well. Are you breaking up Betanzos - Bruma at all?
Yes it does help Faith.Hi Annie, I haven't walked it yet so I can't recommend anything per se. Presedo does have an albergue 12 km from Betanzos.
I know @Tia Valeria and @TerryB stayed in O Mesón Novo (in Mesón do Vento) for two nights, getting dropped off where they had stopped the previous day (https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/our-slow-camino-inglés-may-2015.34739/). When I walk in July I've got two nights in Betanzos booked, so I'll be walking as far as I can the day after Betanzos and then hopefully getting a bus or taxi back to Betanzos.
Hope something in all that helps you plan. Stay cool and Buen Camino! It really is hot out there. Take it easy.
Faith
I tried to book tonight but when I called I was told the boss wasn't there and to try tomorrowThoroughly recommend PR O Meson Novo. They are a lovely family and a great place to stay. Only 7 rooms though so book tonight if you can. Hotel Canaima is the other option in Meson but you would need a taxi there and back the next morning.
I tried to book tonight but when I called I was told the boss wasn't there and to try tomorrow
- would booking dot com give the same price as calling direct ?
Annie
Of course you are right with 9 Johnnie. It's Father's Day and I am spoilt rotten and have consumed several vineyards!Now 9 rooms with more to come!
O Meson Novo's own site lists 2 phone numbers the first is their landline the second is a mobile number.I tried to book tonight but when I called I was told the boss wasn't there and to try tomorrow
- would booking dot com give the same price as calling direct ?
Annie
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