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Buen Camino! Keep us posted while on your Way!Hi all.
This post is for adding to the calender that i will start my camino invierno july 9th.
I will land in Madrid, and take the bus to ponferrada, where i am starting.
This is my second camino invierno, i should have walked july last year. It looks like it will work this year.
Hey, i will follow your post here. My plan is the Invierno in September this year. I hope!Hi all.
This post is for adding to the calender that i will start my camino invierno july 9th.
I will land in Madrid, and take the bus to ponferrada, where i am starting.
This is my second camino invierno, i should have walked july last year. It looks like it will work this year.
Hi all.
This post is for adding to the calender that i will start my camino invierno july 9th.
I will land in Madrid, and take the bus to ponferrada, where i am starting.
This is my second camino invierno, i should have walked july last year. It looks like it will work this year.
Buen CaminoHi all.
This post is for adding to the calender that i will start my camino invierno july 9th.
I will land in Madrid, and take the bus to ponferrada, where i am starting.
This is my second camino invierno, i should have walked july last year. It looks like it will work this year.
Wonderful! If all goes according to plan, I will be walking the Invierno in October. I've never walked it before and am really looking forward to experiencing this beautiful way. Please keep us informed about your experience. Buen Camino!Hi all.
This post is for adding to the calender that i will start my camino invierno july 9th.
I will land in Madrid, and take the bus to ponferrada, where i am starting.
This is my second camino invierno, i should have walked july last year. It looks like it will work this year.
Hi Joergen (Danish?Hi all.
This post is for adding to the calender that i will start my camino invierno july 9th.
I will land in Madrid, and take the bus to ponferrada, where i am starting.
This is my second camino invierno, i should have walked july last year. It looks like it will work this year.
And yes, Thomas, from Aalborg, DenmarkHi Joergen (Danish?),
Wow, Río Selma, never heard. Tell us!Thanks for all the replies. I´ll try to update a bit here about accomodation etc.
I will be leaving tommorrow.
The first night i will spend in hostal Rio selma, in Ponferrada, and the day after i will walk to Villavieja.
I Mailed them at this mail:
aytopriaranza@ccbierzo.com
and recieved an answer the day after.
And yes, Thomas, from Aalborg, Denmark
This is very good news. The woman who had taken over the contract as hospitalera (https://www.facebook.com/alberguedeVillavieja) is not renewing the contract, so it seems like the ayuntamiento is running it now. It’s not the best of situations, but at least there is a place to stay in Villavieja!Hostal Rio Selma, ponferrada
Well, i don´t think Villavieja is closed. i got an confirmation e mail about where to find the key, and where to leave the moneyHostal Río Selmo
<p>El placer de alojarse en el centro de Ponferrada en un establecimiento moderno, cómodo y siempre a los mejores precios. Bienvenidos al Hostal RIO SELMO!!</p>hostalrioselmo.com
I am at the albergue villavieja now, and i am no 6 to stay here this month.I am glad i chose to stay here because it is a bit hot to walk today, with temperatures about 28 - 30° c. The albergue is well marked and easy to find. Nice and clean.
I have an reservation tomorrow in Sobradelo at Bar MarWhere do you stay tomorrow? Las Médulas or Puente de Domingo Flórez? It was difficult to find accomodation in both of them, for me...
I have an reservation tomorrow in Sobradelo at Bar Mari Will start early tomorrow, today i left ponferrada at 11.
In Borrenes i took the alternative route to the Mirador de Orellana, because i have been in Las Medulas once. That was a big mistake, it was a very hard and not very used route.
Today's trip was from VillaVieja to Sobradelo. In Borrenes i took the alternative route to the Mirador de Orellana, because i have been in Las Medulas once. That was a big mistake, it was a very hard and not very used route. ( I found it at Wikiloc.) I won't do it again.
No, not dangerous at all. It's not very well marked, i had to use the track at Wikiloc a lot. When you turn left 200 m after La Chana and continue to Orellàn it's not maintained at all, it means high grass and bushes on the trail . At that stretch It's steep and narrow -in my opinion- but not dangerous at all. And the Mirador is worth it, don't miss it. But if you are staying in Las Medulas it's possible to walk up to see it.
Just to second what @Joergen said about danger, there is none. I walked it in 2018 and was lucky that the path was not overgrown. I’m guessing that it hasn’t gotten much traffic in a few years. I enjoyed it very much and especially coming into the mirador in the afternoon sun (which is the best time for light).When you say very hard was that because it was hard to follow or it was extremely steep, dangerous, i.e. narrow path with steep drop or some other reason?
Jorgen,todays route was a very easy walk.
So now I'm in A Rúa, at Hostal O Pillabàn. Unfortunately they are closed on Mondays, so I'm the only one here. A very nice and clean room. No eating here tonight.
Today was a very nice route. Lots of up and down along the Rio sil. Just outside the little city of Os Albaderos, the one with the funny signs, they have made an improvement with an rest area. If I remember it right from 2018. Today's hostel is Hostal quiper, Quiroga.
No, they are not working today.Yes I don't think I have seen the giant tree-woman before. It must be new?
Hostal Quiper is great. The rooms must be even fancier when they have finished renovating. I hope the people working on them don't make too much noise for you?
Today I'm on the new Hostal in Monforte de Lemos. It's a really nice place and only five minutes from the city.
The hospitalero is really helpful and even arranged a tour for me tomorrow at "colexia dos escolapios"
As i Will be staying here tomorrow.
By the way it's possible to call and book a bed, you don't have to use booking.com. the phone number at gronze is incorrect and he is going to change it
Thanks for info! Is that 5 minutes walking distance? What price for 1 night?
Just wondering if the two most recent live forum pilgrims on the Invierno either have any interest in adding comments to Wise Pilgrim’s app. If not, I would be very happy to do it if you give me the green light.It's about 5 minutes walking distance till you are in town. The price is 12 Euro. There is a washing machine 5 euro.donative coffee and tea.
Do you have the right telephone number for the Monforte albergue?It's fine for me that you do it
Just wondering if the two most recent live forum pilgrims on the Invierno either have any interest in adding comments to Wise Pilgrim’s app. If not, I would be very happy to do it if you give me the green light.
In case you are not sure what I’m talking about, look at this thread. I figure that the more exposure and use I get, the less likely that I will have a meltdown when I’m actually on the camino and trying to use it. So it would be a pleasure for me to try to do it if you are not inclined.
I just put the information into the App. And I notice that in an earlier post, you said the price was 12. I have put 17 in as the price.The price is 17 euro
So the 5 € charge for the washing is in addition? Sorry, I don’t mean to beat you to death with details, but this is the kind of information that many pilgrims on a budget really need.17 euro is the price
this has been a challenging time for unfrequented singletracks, the overgrowth is massive in places because nobody has been walking lately. The climb to Orellán and its viewpoint is particularly rewarding, in my opinion. Once on top of the mountain, I am pretty sure you can detour to las Pedrices, I have seen this waypoint photo in wikiloc.No, not dangerous at all. It's not very well marked, i had to use the track at Wikiloc a lot. When you turn left 200 m after La Chana and continue to Orellàn it's not maintained at all, it means high grass and bushes on the trail . At that stretch It's steep and narrow -in my opinion- but not dangerous at all. And the Mirador is worth it, don't miss it. But if you are staying in Las Medulas it's possible to walk up to see it.
I'm in Lanin now. I called the hotel/ albergue in Rodeiro yesterday, but she said "Todo completo" for today. As i could see it, my only alternative was to walk all the way to Lalin today, and it's a bit too long for me. So I decided to take a taxi to Rodeiro this morning, and start my walking from there. So now I'm in the albergue Lalin Centro. Nice and pretty albergue in the centre of the town. I've got a single room with two beds, they have a kitchen with refrigerator.
Washing machine 4 euro and dryer 4 euro.
Albergue is 12 euro.
I'm in Lalin now. I called the hotel/ albergue in Rodeiro yesterday, but she said "Todo completo" for today.
Today I'm in the albergue or Outeiro. There is 4 of us here. The kitchen is closed, but the hospitalero can order food from a local pizzeria.
Tomorrow I'll go to Santiago, and further on to Finisterre.
I'll stop posting now because the camino invierno is done
Buen camino para todos
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