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Started in Leon 4 days ago. This walk is stunning. Very beautiful with quiet Albergues/pensions. Last day tomorrow. Big climbs and many steep paths. If you are fed up with the battle for beds on the Frances - I would recommend this.
Hi, Kathryn, it's one of my favorites too. Just wondering how crowded it is now, when I was there a few weeks ago there were usually about six of us. You say quiet albergues and pensiones, can you give us an idea of the numbers?
5 of us. (2 Spanish, 1 Irish, 2 UK)
5 days (La Robla, Poladura de la Tercia, Pajares, Pola de Lena, Oviedo).Oops, I see you answered my question before I asked it. What stages did you do? By any chance did you get to the wonderful new albergue in Bendueños?
Started in Leon 4 days ago. This walk is stunning. Very beautiful with quiet Albergues/pensions. Last day tomorrow. Big climbs and many steep paths. If you are fed up with the battle for beds on the Frances - I would recommend this.
Uhm yes, the views are stunning... I just thought it was Really. Really. Hard. I promised myself, in Oviedo, that I would never do it again. Then again, I did it in 4 stages, so perhaps I was pushing myself too hard. The thing is that other pilgrims I met also did it in four or five stages and they were like "Ok it's a bit hard..." and then they would shrug their shoulders. Am I really the only one who actually suffered?
/BP
It is tough at times but the views make it worthwhile. The hardest part is the overgrown green lanes/paths. They always lead to amazing vista's though...and Oviedo is beautiful.Uhm yes, the views are stunning... I just thought it was Really. Really. Hard. I promised myself, in Oviedo, that I would never do it again. Then again, I did it in 4 stages, so perhaps I was pushing myself too hard. The thing is that other pilgrims I met also did it in four or five stages and they were like "Ok it's a bit hard..." and then they would shrug their shoulders. Am I really the only one who actually suffered?
/BP
Hi BPUhm yes, the views are stunning... I just thought it was Really. Really. Hard. I promised myself, in Oviedo, that I would never do it again. Then again, I did it in 4 stages, so perhaps I was pushing myself too hard. The thing is that other pilgrims I met also did it in four or five stages and they were like "Ok it's a bit hard..." and then they would shrug their shoulders. Am I really the only one who actually suffered?
/BP
Are albergues open in La Robla and Buiza. Website says closed.Started in Leon 4 days ago. This walk is stunning. Very beautiful with quiet Albergues/pensions. Last day tomorrow. Big climbs and many steep paths. If you are fed up with the battle for beds on the Frances - I would recommend this.
Yes, they are closed. There are two pensiones in La Robla, but I would definitely recommend contacting them to see about a bed. I have not had any direct contact with them because the people I called for wanted to walk on to Pola de Gordón.Are albergues open in La Robla and Buiza. Website says closed.
Leaving Leon for San Salvador tomorrow. Super excited. Meeting Ender in La Robla in a couple if days. Thrill of a lifetime Got taxi service for backpacks thank GodOops, I see you answered my question before I asked it. What stages did you do? By any chance did you get to the wonderful new albergue in Bendueños?
Glad you got taxi service for your packs, that was something that seemed unclear — you should post more about that when you get back so others can find it more easily.Leaving Leon for San Salvador tomorrow. Super excited. Meeting Ender in La Robla in a couple if days. Thrill of a lifetime Got taxi service for backpacks thank God
I will tell Ender. Hope i can meet up you at some point, perhaps in Santiago I will post more later on my experiences. Buen camino. P S you will probablypass meGlad you got taxi service for your packs, that was something that seemed unclear — you should post more about that when you get back so others can find it more easily.
And tell Ender not to forget that I’m coming a few days behind you, fingers crossed!
Buen camino, @Canche!
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