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In the old days pilgrims got robbed on the way to Santiago, today I got robbed by Ryanair, so things didn't change a lot.
Hi Brandy ....unfortunately the French air traffic controllers strike seems to be the problem... N.B this could effect flights passing through their airspace this weekHola
Day 0 , not a good start. Yesterday with a SMS Rayanair tells me that my flight to Valencia has been cancelled. They will give me the money back but that is all. This is how they make business in this days.
So different plan. This morning I had to go to a different airport fly to Madrid take one train to Porta Atocha and take the high speed train to Valencia. I lost the train I booked and I had to pay extra for the next. Finally I got to the Hostel, they gave me the credential mailed me by Ivar, run to the cathedral to get it stamped and then walk to Decathlon for the stiks.
Now I'm sitting in a nice restaurant waiting for my paella.
In the old days pilgrims got robbed on the way to Santiago, today I got robbed by Ryanair, so things didn't change a lot.
Hola to everyone.
Brandy
Hi @Brandy and welcome to the Levante fan club. I'll be following you in 2 months. Eagerly awaiting your tips.
By the way, where have you chosen to stay in Valencia? Are you buying the English guidebook from the association? Cheers
Hallo GraceHi @Brandy and welcome to the Levante fan club. I'll be following you in 2 months. Eagerly awaiting your tips.
By the way, where have you chosen to stay in Valencia? Are you buying the English guidebook from the association? Cheers
HolaHola
Day 0 , not a good start. Yesterday with a SMS Rayanair tells me that my flight to Valencia has been cancelled. They will give me the money back but that is all. This is how they make business in this days.
So different plan. This morning I had to go to a different airport fly to Madrid take one train to Porta Atocha and take the high speed train to Valencia. I lost the train I booked and I had to pay extra for the next. Finally I got to the Hostel, they gave me the credential mailed me by Ivar, run to the cathedral to get it stamped and then walk to Decathlon for the stiks.
Now I'm sitting in a nice restaurant waiting for my paella.
In the old days pilgrims got robbed on the way to Santiago, today I got robbed by Ryanair, so things didn't change a lot.
Hola to everyone.
Brandy
Hi Brandy ....unfortunately the French air traffic controllers strike seems to be the problem... N.B this could effect flights passing through their airspace this week
You're right Laurie.ah, all that bad stuff will fade from memory as soon as you start to walk! Buen camino, Brandy, really looking forward to hearing how things go for you. Can't believe we are so lucky to have TWO current Levante pilgrims writing on the forum.
If you're a paella fan, go to the Casino restaurant in Algemesi and see if they are making one that day. It was very yummy!
So I take it you are in Algemesi. Is the folklore museum open for you to have a distraction for a short while? Are you in the albergue? How was your walk today? Yes, I know, I am annoying with all my questions, but curious minds want to know the details!You're right Laurie.
Now I don't think about yesterday anymore. It's gone.
The pleasure of walking is much stronger.
The Casino today doesn't offer paella.
Maybe tomorrow.
Brandy
Hola
Day 2 Algemesi Canals.
Still asphalt but maybe it is saturday so there was not much traffic today.
And I was alble to see nice villages like Alzira and Xativa.
The Albergue in Canals runned by the local Police is very very basic and dirty. I would not recommend it.
Something I have not calculated is the heat. In March I didn't think this may be a
problem but it is. I start walking at 630 but around noon I have to stop often and cool down. Any body coming here in May or June must be ready for some real heat. Hola Pilgr do you have the same teperatures I'm having ?
Cheers
Brandy
Hola PilgrWow, 38k in one day to Algemesi! You are in the pro league compared to me. I would venture to say I won't even see you as your daily distance covered is twice mine. I definetly wouldn't be able to keep up at my meagre 4kmh either. Good luck!
Hola Pilgr
Don't worry about kilometers. Worry about experience. The Camino is not only distance it is also time , time of your life you dedicate to yourself.
Brandy
Hola Kanga@Brandy I've just caught up with your thread. I am sorry you had trouble with RyanAir, but your first post did make me laugh. Hope you are enjoying the walk.
Hola
Day 4 Font de la Figuera Almansa.
I have to say the Hostal Amable was very nice and this morning the man that works there and fixed my breakfast, his name is Ramon, when I left he came out with me, in the rain, to make shure I was going in the right direction.
The first 10 km were relatively nice : no wind, light to moderate rain in a nice surrounding.
During the second half the weather was much worst: it was cold, windy and still rainy. Not a funny ride.
For this leg I planned, to make it shorter for weather consideration, to switch from camino de Leavante to the Camino de la Lana de Alicante, which in 2 occasions goes wery near the Levante. This is what I did and I think I really made it shorter. On my GPS to the castillo in Almasa it indicated 26.7 km.
Hola Pilgr can you tell us how many chilometers did you walk during this leg ?
If anyone is interested in the transition from Levante to Lana let me know.
Buen Camino
Brandy
@Brandy, would you kindly pass on brief notes on how to take this route (Lana) from La Font? Is it clearly marked? CheersHola
Day 4 Font de la Figuera Almansa…..
For this leg I planned, to make it shorter for weather consideration, to switch from camino de Leavante to the Camino de la Lana de Alicante ….
If anyone is interested in the transition from Levante to Lana let me know.
Buen Camino
Brandy
Hola GraceWhat a super detailed reply @Brandy. I don’t know how you get all that technology sorted while on the road.
I’m a bit of a GPS gumby but have managed to download the Levante stage maps to Maps.me on my iphone. I hope that’ll be enough to get back on track if I ever get lost. I’ll print off your ‘Lana’ route as well. Thanks again
Well, you've missed one nice albergue in AlperaDay 5 Almansa Alpera
Late start today, so I could check the weather before starting another day. So I started around nine and went to the center to see the castel and the cathedral. After that I started moving to Alpera.
It was a solitary trip, not even rabbits where visible , so windy was it. At end the sun came out and things were better.
Elected to go to the hostal El Cazador.
Alpera seems to be very quiet.
Buen Camino
Brandy
Hola Grace@Brandy, did you get an Orange SIM in Valencia? How’s the signal?
HolaWell, you've missed one nice albergue in Alpera
Hola GraceHi Brandy, I’ll be interested to see whether you head to Albacete or stop at Chinchilla. Good to know what accom options there are in Albacete. Thanks for the Hoya Gonzalo albergue update. Where did you get the key from? easy?
That's really one nice albergue in Hoya Gonzalo!!! You staying there brought back memoriesHola
Day 6 Alpera Hoya Gonzalo
Really few things to talk about. I stayed on the caretera and joined the camino after 11 km. Very windy and clear sky. Had lunch a la Posada in Higueruela where staff is nice. And then continued to Hoya Gonzalo walking near farmland and windmills.
A surprise was the brand new Albergue in Hoya Gonzalo , very clean with automatic air conditioning and heating sitting right on the Camino. (10 euro)
Buen Camino
Brandy
Hi, Grace,Hi Brandy, I’ll be interested to see whether you head to Albacete or stop at Chinchilla. Good to know what accom options there are in Albacete. Thanks for the Hoya Gonzalo albergue update. Where did you get the key from? easy?
make sure u get one of the two heaters they have there!Hola
Day 8 Albacete La Roda
My hotel was near the cathedral so it was easy to find an open bar at 630 in the morning. After that I elected to take il camino Sureste to La Gineta because is it easier to follow and a little bit shorter. After a quick lunch in La Gineta I continued to La Roda calling Antonio , the man that takes care of the Albergue in La Roda.
We met at the plaza de toros where I learned that there were 3 more German pilgrim. So the place left for me was in the kitchen. The Albergue is less than basic, But Antonio is very nice.
Speaking about albergue the germans told me they slept in La Gineta where after long waiting and discussion they were presented with a substandard polideportivo place they said can not be called Albergue.
I hope it will not be too cold tonight.
Buen Camino
Brandy
This is how polideportivo in La Gineta looks like.Hola
Day 8 Albacete La Roda
My hotel was near the cathedral so it was easy to find an open bar at 630 in the morning. After that I elected to take il camino Sureste to La Gineta because is it easier to follow and a little bit shorter. After a quick lunch in La Gineta I continued to La Roda calling Antonio , the man that takes care of the Albergue in La Roda.
We met at the plaza de toros where I learned that there were 3 more German pilgrim. So the place left for me was in the kitchen. The Albergue is less than basic, But Antonio is very nice.
Speaking about albergue the germans told me they slept in La Gineta where after long waiting and discussion they were presented with a substandard polideportivo place they said can not be called Albergue.
I hope it will not be too cold tonight.
Buen Camino
Brandy
What's your next leg, Brandy? Mora or further on to Almonacid de Toledo?Hola
Day 11 Villa de dom Fedrigue Tembleque
Very little to say about this leg , quite boring mostly following the caretera with a small displacement.
In Tembleque Hostal Balcon de la Mancha in the center, 20 euro.
Buen Camino
Brandy
Tomorrow il is forecasted rain so I plan for Mora. Then will see.....What's your next leg, Brandy? Mora or further on to Almonacid de Toledo?
Wow, I just realised (Laurie reminded me of that) that you're almost in Toledo!!!Tomorrow il is forecasted rain so I plan for Mora. Then will see.....
Brandy
Brandy, you’re a star! I’ve added your deviation to my maps.me by saving ‘bookmarks’ along your route based on the map you posted above. Very helpful. Thanks (I believe maps.me only uses kml or kmz files. I’ve not worked out how to load gpx files to it.Hola
On the previous post the colored line is the camino, the red line my track. It is a very safe track and it gives you the opportunity to see the city from a very high stand poing where the camino stays lower.
Anybody interested in the gpx just let mi know.
Cheers
Brandy
Hola
Hola LaurieOh, Brandy, fingers crossed that you get good weather, the next few days are MAGICAL!!!!! Buen camino, Laurie
Hola@Brandy, is that the Almorox to San Martin problem ? Do you have a kml file ?
@Brandy, is that the Almorox to San Martin problem ? Do you have a kml file ?
@gracethepilgrim
The kml files already out there are fine. What happens on the Camino is that you look to take a trail and you find nothing. As Brandy says, it is just a bunch of trees and bushes. But no worries. If you simply continue on the road you ALREADY are walking, you will run into the Camino again in several hundred meters. It will make sense when you are there looking at the kml files and map.
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