- Time of past OR future Camino
- Frances 23, Primitivo 24, San Salvador 24
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Buen camino!Just feel like a race horse stepping eager in its startbox now.
Buen camino!
If you have energy to burn, take yourself up to Naranco. The two Visigothic churches up there are gorgeous. It's uphill, but not grotesquely so. Maybe an hour's walk?
Thanks for the advice, I might do!Buen camino!
If you have energy to burn, take yourself up to Naranco. The two Visigothic churches up there are gorgeous. It's uphill, but not grotesquely so. Maybe an hour's walk?
They're closed for restoration, alas.Depending on your plan, you may want to wander up to the churches about when they open
How to post? The button for pictures not possible to click at..K,
Well done ,your on your Way...
Hope all goes well, Buen Camino, looking forward to some pictures
Laurence
Yes, perfect balance alone/company actually, most spanish, a woman from Germany, a man from Holland, more coming to the alb, nice to chat at evenings but allowed to walk aloneGreat to see you on the way. Have you seen many fellow pilgrims? (Other than the one in your photo)
I went the day before and though they are closed, the visitor center was open and I thought it was fantastic!They're closed for restoration, alas.
But it's still not a bad idea to do that, as it's more or less in the same direction as the Primitivo.
Yes they do a fabulous job.the visitor center was open and I thought it was fantastic!
Interesting!!How fast can you walk, @KariannNor ?
If you can cover a fair bit of ground the Invierno could be walked in 9-10 days from Ponferrada. But that's fast. 12 is more reasonable.
Sounds like everyone else is down on the CF; you are a Pathfinder and free spirit!18 in the alb, why am I the only woman? Same last night
I wouldn’t panic just yet and pre-book everything. But maybe try to adjust your walking schedule to stay in-between the popular guidebook / gronze stages.Hi Kari,
Thanks for the updates, I start the same route in 2 weeks. I have only booked a hostel in Oviedo, was hoping to wing it from there..May have to look a bit closer now.
Buen Camino
Dang. Bad luck to be in such a bubble. It can so uncomfortable when that happens.18 in the alb, why am I the only woman? Same last night
:::chuckle::: That's a bit more limiting on the Primitivo in the early stages than on the Frances. Strongly recommend Gronze plus Wise Pilgrim or Buen Camino to see all your possibilities.I wouldn’t panic just yet and pre-book everything. But maybe try to adjust your walking schedule to stay in-between the popular guidebook / gronze stages.
I think you misunderstood me. I mean it was a shame to miss that walk, because it's completely through farmland etc and a little wilder, not because of the views. I know you were keen to get away from the roads and that's exactly what the Hospitales does.Yes, Peter, maybe a shame to miss Hospitales, but I didn't come for the views you know. And when it's dense fog and you're trying not not look more than you have to out of the poncho, not much fun anyway.
Ok, I understandI think you misunderstood me. I mean it was a shame to miss that walk, because it's completely through farmland etc and a little wilder, not because of the views. I know you were keen to get away from the roads and that's exactly what the Hospitales does.
You may recall that I was trying to discourage you from taking the Hospitales for exactly the reasons you ultimately did - the weather!
Absolutely, it is!Swish swoosh in the shoes and tramping rain on the head can be seen as a kind of meditation?
Also a wholehearted yes!And isn't it childishly nice to step right into all the pools of mud? But, nice warm temperatures.
Uh-oh...........Lesson today: plastic cover on phone!!
The walk between Lugo and Melide is lovely but quite a bit of tarmac. Still...lovely. I stayed in Ferreira at Albergue Ponte Ferreira, a very nice place.Very in doubt about what to do after Lugo or Feirreira. Salvador (with repaired or new phone it has to be), Invierno, Ingles or what.. what a luxory
The San Salvador is a fantastic Camino but be prepared for a couple of things:Salvador
To be fair, it is exactly what I intend to do on my next Camino Primitivo (since the Salvador/Primitivo combo is one I will definitely repeat). It seems that some of the best places to stay, by many reports, are between the established stages that I stuck to in the early part of my Primitivo.:::chuckle::: That's a bit more limiting on the Primitivo in the early stages than on the Frances. Strongly recommend Gronze plus Wise Pilgrim or Buen Camino to see all your possibilities.
Thanks! Ive prepared a tentative plan for the Primitivo starting next week and avoiding the main stage towns seems pretty easy. I’ll make an update post once I’ve finished.To be fair, it is exactly what I intend to do on my next Camino Primitivo (since the Salvador/Primitivo combo is one I will definitely repeat). It seems that some of the best places to stay, by many reports, are between the established stages that I stuck to in the early part of my Primitivo.
Hi,Thanks! Ive prepared a tentative plan for the Primitivo starting next week and avoiding the main stage towns seems pretty easy. I’ll make an update post once I’ve finished.
Sorry late answer. Blankets everywhere I've been, private albergues, not D or M. I like to book in the morning. But use my sleeping bag too thought it always end on the floor.@KariannNor - how is the temperature / availability of blankets situation in the albergues you are staying in? I’m currently trying to decide if continuing with the Primitivo after the San Salvador is a good idea or not.
Thank you so much, really helpfull for me.The San Salvador is a fantastic Camino but be prepared for a couple of things:
- no railings at the upper bunks in Cabanillas
- railings only on one side in Poladura and Llamos (but there are lots of beds so it’s highly unlikely that you need to get a upper bunk)
- it’s cold! I’ve been wearing (Lightl gloves for the last couple of days in the mountains but the weather is meant to get better
- confirm food for Poladura and Pajares before you leave Pola de Gordon (so even if it’s two / three days in advance). We nearly got caught out by a surprise closure of the restaurant in Poladura
- some steep descents. You said that you walk slow on the downhills so factor that into your time plannings.
- definitely use the 2022 Ender Guide - almost all info is still spot on and it’s so much more detailed than any of the apps.
That is absolutely a good tip, will consider.@KariannNor
Have you thought of getting an umbrella to use as a sunshade?
… and in the rain, of course.
You can fix any umbrella to your pack shoulder straps.
It would make a real difference to the temperature around your head and shoulders.
Buen Camino!
Wish you all the best and a wonderful walk. So beautiful nature, will do it again and the hole, but must be winter time.Hi Kari,
I have enjoyed your posts, thank you for sharing your honest experiences.
I am starting the Primitivo next Sunday and looking forward to it, I hope to stay away from the electric fences though..
I’ve sent you a PMHi Kari,
Thanks for the updates, I start the same route in 2 weeks. I have only booked a hostel in Oviedo, was hoping to wing it from there..May have to look a bit closer now.
Buen Camino
Hello!Thanks! Ive prepared a tentative plan for the Primitivo starting next week and avoiding the main stage towns seems pretty easy. I’ll make an update post once I’ve finished.
Ah, and first now I saw this post. How goes the Primitivo plans?@KariannNor only now I found out that you are from Norway :-D
Det er morsomt å lese det du skriver, du har åpenbart en litt annen opplevelse av Primitivo enn den jeg hadde i april-23
Hvor langt har du kommet nå?
Buen Camino, peregrina!
Its reindeer skin, waterproof under and warm fur, the most useful thing I brought.Super-stylish placemat, I must say
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