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Buen camino!
You can just drop into albergues, municipal and private. There are not a lot of choices on the Camino Ingles.
Everyone has a stamp, albergues, bars, hotels, ayuntamientos, restaurants. Two each day are recommended for the last 100 km.
Trains are almost never full, so you can book when you get to Santiago. Ferrol is reached easiest by bus from Santiago.
I walked the CI in Apr this year. You have chosen a delightful path for your first camino. In response to some of your questions:
a. you can but don't have to make a reservation at private albergues. It is possible to just arrive, but if you wish to be certain about your accommodation for the night, ringing ahead is a good idea. I wouldn't book the whole lot at once, but take each day as it comes, but that is your call.
b. you will find stamps in bars, albergues, and various institutions. The CSJ guide is a good source of information on places that you might not otherwise consider. I got a sello at most places I stopped, except for the bar just past Bruma where I forgot to ask. I then found there were no more places open (on Palm Sunday) along the day's walk!
c. I travelled by bus from Santiago to Ferrol, rather than train. I bought my ticket on arrival at the Santiago bus station without any problem. The train option looked more complicated and time consuming.
Two a day from different locations. One should be the place you stay.Do you mean obtain two stamps at each location?
That might be an overstatement, but the Camino Ingles is not as busy as the Camino Frances. You can call ahead to the private albergues, or stay in hostales and pensiones.Does this mean that there are plenty of beds
That is always a good recommendations!it seems as I research this, I need to let go
Sorry, but I usually plan everything down to the minute and it seems as I research this, I need to let go, and allow things to unfold. Easier said than done, but I am willing if that is what this pilgrimage is all about.
Thanks again!
Cold is relative to what you are used to - that's a nice summer in England!Daily average of temperatures in northern Galicia is in June in the range of 16 to 22º Celsius (60 to 72º Farenheit).
Sorry, but I usually plan everything down to the minute and it seems as I research this, I need to let go, and allow things to unfold. Easier said than done, but I am willing if that is what this pilgrimage is all about.
My wife and I are contemplating the Camino Ingles in June. We have always wanted to visit Spain, and a couple of years ago, upon learning more about the Camino, we have decided to give it a go. We are hopeful the Ingles will provide a "toe dip" in the water, to test our resolve...hopefully leading to the Frances in the next couple of years. If it matters, we are 50, generally fit, enjoy hiking/camping and have a desire to enjoy this physical and spiritual journey. I will definitely download the CSJ guide/Johnnie Walker/anything else that makes sense for planning purposes.
He are my general questions/thoughts:
1) I have searched this amazing archive and have seen the various posts/recommendations regarding accommodations (and so many more things) along the way from Ferrol to Santiago. So, if we want to stay in one of the private Albergues (as opposed to the municipal - and feel free to correct me if I misunderstand the basic premise) do we need to make reservations or just show up and hope there are rooms???
2) Is there only one place in each stop to obtain a stamp, or does each Albergue offer this service?
3) Our plan is to fly into Madrid, get over any jet lag and a day or so later train to Ferrol. We want some flexibility to spend an extra day if one of the stops along the way peaks our interest, or if we decide to stay an extra day in Santiago, so instead of pre-booking a train or flight from Santiago to Barcelona (where we will visit and fly our of) is it easy enough to get train tickets once we arrive in Santiago?
4) Last (for now, but I'm sure there will be many more later) is mid or late June a good time to go? We are somewhat limited as my wife is an educator and has June-August off...I figured June is more temperate than July or August.
Thanks for any guidance!
You're absolutely right, Al. Those are nice AVERAGE temperatures in Spain too ¡¡¡.Cold is relative to what you are used to - that's a nice summer in England!
The normal reporting of average temperatures is the average maximum (and average minimum) rather than the median temperature for the day, as this post would suggest. A good presentation of the averages and their range of values can be found here for Santiago. If you have the necessary plugins installed, you can open the dashboard and see the absolute maxima and minima. The search bar gives the option to find the same data for other cities.You're absolutely right, Al. Those are nice AVERAGE temperatures in Spain too ¡¡¡.
What I mean is that having an average of 15º you can have something like 8-9º in the early morning when you start walking and then 18-20º at noon and again 8-9º in the evening. So I will not discard some warm clothes for that early morning and late evening hours.
We are thinking of starting in Covas by staying in Ferrol and taking a bus out to then walk back. Does anyone know which bus, if any, runs to Covas and the times. We will not be staying in the albergue but 2 nights in Ferrol so the plan is to catch a morning bus. We assume that the start is near the church in Covas.
We are thinking of starting in Covas by staying in Ferrol and taking a bus out to then walk back. Does anyone know which bus, if any, runs to Covas and the times. We will not be staying in the albergue but 2 nights in Ferrol so the plan is to catch a morning bus. We assume that the start is near the church in Covas.
Thank you, but this is the other Covas, which we expect to walk to from Viveiro after walking west along the coast etc. The Covas we are looking for bus info to reach is about 9kms out of Ferrol to the NWArriva bus #3 A Coruna - Ferrol - Viveiro. Walk 2 km from Viveiro to Covas.
Arriva
http://www.arriva.es/#home
Arriva #3
http://www.arriva.es/documentos/horarios/2012-2013/3-Coruña-Viveiro.pdf
Thank you, but this is the other Covas, which we expect to walk to from Viveiro after walking west along the coast etc. The Covas we are looking for bus info to reach is about 9kms out of Ferrol to the NW
Tia, Google maps shows a local bus service being run by MONBUS operating from one of the city bus stops (ie not the bus station). When I got to the Ferrol bus station this year, it was early afternoon, and the place was deserted, so I caught a taxi instead. It cost something like 12 euro, and dropped me at the supermarket on the main street, a few hundred metres short of the church.We are thinking of starting in Covas by staying in Ferrol and taking a bus out to then walk back. Does anyone know which bus, if any, runs to Covas and the times. We will not be staying in the albergue but 2 nights in Ferrol so the plan is to catch a morning bus. We assume that the start is near the church in Covas.
Thanks Doug - definitely the shorter route across the peninsular, but it will be good to know where not to goTia, my previous response assumes that you want to walk around the headland back into Ferrol, about 28 km and a very nice walk. If all you want to do was walk back across the peninsular into Ferrol, I haven't done this and you can safely ignore my earlier directions
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