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Hi Bigg BlueI have like so many others this year had to postpone my Camino, which was to be the VdlP. I rescheduled to begin on Sept 17th and have been watching the COVID related news with a watchmakers eye.
The news coming to the UK was that the increase in cases were in the north and south-east predominantly. Though cases were still being reported in Seville as well. More recently I have read there is now a decline in cases being observed. However, I appreciate this is a moving target which is hard to predict. My puzzle to ponder is as the VdlP is a quieter and initially more remote Camino, is it likely that much of the Camino infrastructure - albergues, cafes, hostals ect... be closed. Plus is it likely to be pilgrim free too. I ask because much as I enjoy walking on my own I delight in the companionship of cafes and albergues, the meeting of new friends who you bump into again and again.
I have to make a decision by the 11th Sept and would appreciate and information about the current situation, and the wisdom of (at least starting - with the option to return to the UK to self-isolate should the need arise)
Thanks
Forgot to add it's on the Gronze website under Via de la Plata.Hi Bigg Blue
If you look up Forum De La Plata, which I have just discovered,you will find up to date information on accomodation which is currently open on this Camino.
It is not linked to the Camino de Santiago forum.
Hope this helps you decide.
Buen Camino
Thanks for that information. Here is a link to the list.it's on the Gronze website under Via de la Plata.
I have like so many others this year had to postpone my Camino, which was to be the VdlP. I rescheduled to begin on Sept 17th and have been watching the COVID related news with a watchmakers eye.
The news coming to the UK was that the increase in cases were in the north and south-east predominantly. Though cases were still being reported in Seville as well. More recently I have read there is now a decline in cases being observed. However, I appreciate this is a moving target which is hard to predict. My puzzle to ponder is as the VdlP is a quieter and initially more remote Camino, is it likely that much of the Camino infrastructure - albergues, cafes, hostals ect... be closed. Plus is it likely to be pilgrim free too. I ask because much as I enjoy walking on my own I delight in the companionship of cafes and albergues, the meeting of new friends who you bump into again and again.
I have to make a decision by the 11th Sept and would appreciate and information about the current situation, and the wisdom of (at least starting - with the option to return to the UK to self-isolate should the need arise)
Thanks
I have like so many others this year had to postpone my Camino, which was to be the VdlP. I rescheduled to begin on Sept 17th and have been watching the COVID related news with a watchmakers eye.
The news coming to the UK was that the increase in cases were in the north and south-east predominantly. Though cases were still being reported in Seville as well. More recently I have read there is now a decline in cases being observed. However, I appreciate this is a moving target which is hard to predict. My puzzle to ponder is as the VdlP is a quieter and initially more remote Camino, is it likely that much of the Camino infrastructure - albergues, cafes, hostals ect... be closed. Plus is it likely to be pilgrim free too. I ask because much as I enjoy walking on my own I delight in the companionship of cafes and albergues, the meeting of new friends who you bump into again and again.
I have to make a decision by the 11th Sept and would appreciate and information about the current situation, and the wisdom of (at least starting - with the option to return to the UK to self-isolate should the need arise)
Thanks
you will find up to date information on accomodation which is currently open on this Camino.
Here is a link to the list.
I agree that caution is required, plus I have a personal responsibility to others, which is my first considerationPlease reconsider as things are getting out of control again in Spain. I believe if you check Ivar’s updates he recommends waiting. Think of the risks to others even if you are willing to take the risk yourself. Especially if you have an asymptotic infection.
Thanks. I think it is changing on a daily basis and Albergues too are closing and opening in a slightly haphazard way. My main concern is after a long day walking it will be frustrating to discover there is nowhere to stay. ~got my thinking hat on and scratching my chin in contemplation. But at the moment I think another postponement is running at 80% probability.This is a good resource, but note that the date of the list is June 27. That seems like several lifetimes ago, and I can’t see that there has been any update, but maybe I’m wrong about that. Spain’s situation has definitely changed since then, so I think you are going to have to make sure about what’s open on a daily basis as you walk.
I have checked the online booking forThis is a good resource, but note that the date of the list is June 27. That seems like several lifetimes ago, and I can’t see that there has been any update, but maybe I’m wrong about that. Spain’s situation has definitely changed since then, so I think you are going to have to make sure about what’s open on a daily basis as you walk.
JohnI was planning to drive down to Salamanca ( just to decrease the risk of plane travel ) from the U K in mid September , park my car somewhere and then catch the bus ( still a risk i know ) down to Seville . I am having trouble finding a hotel in Salamanca where i can park my car for longer than my nights stay . So far i have contacted 3 hotels , one tell me they are closed untill at least June 2021Wow , will they ever open again ?
The second hotel tells me they will allow parking but at 15 Euros per night and the 3 rd has not yet replied .
I am now planning to leave around 4th October in the hope that maybe there will be more info on open auberges along the camino . I have a tent but am loathed to drag it along if i dont really need to .
Any up to date info would be most helpful .
Regards.....John
At the moment i am wondering if i have to leave it another year ( i will be 77 ) will i have the health and fitness to do this camino .
We are all at risk from this evil virus wherever we are ,and on the few occasions i have walked down the local high St i have been close to more people in 20 mins than i would have been in 4 days on the Via . Am i really at more risk on the Via de la Plata that staying at home and living my normal life ?
My main concern was getting to Spain without mixing with too many people , so that is why i thought of my car .
I loath the thought of not being able to do this camino one more time and for me time is a precious commodity .
I am thinking hard about ways to reduce the risk down to an acceptable level for me and am not tied to any particular date , so i will keep digesting info from anywhere that will help .
Regards.....John
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