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The bread was indeed good!We have a lovely evening at Samblismo... everyone raved about the homemade bread but I’m a celiac and could only enjoy the smell of it fresh from the oven
Spanish, Italian, German, Dutch and Argentinian last night in Samblismo.We have a lovely evening at Samblismo... everyone raved about the homemade bread but I’m a celiac and could only enjoy the smell of it fresh from the oven
What can I say except that the downhill to the embalse (reservoir) is a b*tch and much longer than I remember. It just goes on and on and on!
Tomorrow to A Fonsegrada followed by Castroverde then Lugo.
@LTfitWell I just knew there would be one of these days. Irrepressible. That’s what you are.
Probably not. My Dutch friends Ria and Ton who run Albergue Ponte Ferreira leave for Spain on Monday (opening the albergue on July 1) and we are hoping to meet up in Arzúa for a wonderful vegan pizza.Are you going to take the Camiño Verde from Lugo to Sobrado? You could be the advance team.
Miraz?My goodness. Blue sky, sunshine, and an albergue in Galicia (granted, a private one...) that has stuff you can cook with and eat from.
It's all a camino miracle.
May you have many of those!
A string of sunny days in Gallicia?Miraz
Miraz is on the Norte and I read yesterday that they will remain closed this year.Miraz?
I reserved accommodations on the Salvador and initial days on the Primitivo but my "schedule" has been thrown off due to my walking two stages in one day the day before yesterday. In some cases I have able to move the dates back a day in others, the albergue was fully booked. This happened in A Nave in Ponte Ferreira where I planned on staying after Lugo. My Dutch friends run Albergue Ponte Ferreira but are only leaving for Spain by car next Tuesday so I can't stay with them.I am happy to see there does not seem to be any issues with accommodations. Are you reserving ahead of time?
But in Galacia. That is too bad. It will make the walk from Baamonde longer but that is the easier part of the Norte.Miraz is on the Norte and I read yesterday that they will remain closed this year.
A string of sunny days, I have never encountered. That said, I am sure someone has.A string of sunny days in Gallicia?
An alberge in Galicia with utensils, pots, and pans?
Miracle.
(I was joking, @jpflavin1.)
I am just happy to hear accommodations are available. By Fall, w/o another outbreak, they should be in full swing.I reserved accommodations on the Salvador and initial days on the Primitivo but my "schedule" has been thrown off due to my walking two stages in one day the day before yesterday. In some cases I have able to move the dates back a day in others, the albergue was fully booked. This happened in A Nave in Ponte Ferreira where I planned on staying after Lugo. My Dutch friends run Albergue Ponte Ferreira but are only leaving for Spain by car next Tuesday so I can't stay with them.
So I'll be winging it more than expected but that's good as I don't like the idea of having my whole Camino planned out.
Me too!Lee, just ...
'Fit' definitely describes you!
Thank you dor the details and the beautiful photos. I've bookmarked this thread, on the off chance that someday I'll manage to walk the Primativo.
Today Primitivo day 8
Lugo - Ponte Ferreira - Melide 47 km
All is well. It's time for a Clara!
Clara sounds like a fitting end to a 47 km day.Today Primitivo day 8
Lugo - Ponte Ferreira - Melide 47 km
My original plan was to stay in Ponte Ferreira 27 km after Lugo but due to my previous stage changes today the albergue was full. The next possiblity was about 8 km after in As Seixas but it was only 12:30 when I arrived in the hamlet. Why not just continue to Melide? No one will believe me, but I actually thought that Melide was only 13 km from Ponte Ferreira. No. It's 20 km. Luckily I didn't know that while walking, my feet just kept moving. So here I am already in Melide. A sunny and warm 27c. Only two albergues are open here and I got the last bed. In a dorm of 14 only 4 beds are being occupied.
All is well. It's time for a Clara!
p.s. there is a new café in San Román about 19 km from Lugo, a great distance to have a rest stop.View attachment 102559View attachment 102560View attachment 102562View attachment 102563View attachment 102564View attachment 102565
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Today Primitivo day 8
Lugo - Ponte Ferreira - Melide 47 km
I am amazed at your stamina Lee, and it seems you’re not even trying ! I think you would outwalk most teenagers.So here I am already in Melide. A sunny and warm 27c
Wow, and congratulations! I don't know how you do it!Primitivo Day 9 (or day 13 including the Salvador)
I don't know what to say guys but...I've already arrived in Santiago! Who knows what my secret is, my legs just keep moving, my mind follows (or the other way around) and I just keep going.
As I reach my proposed destination (today it was going to be O Pedrouzo) I decide whether to stop or continue. I continued. The next stop was going to be Lavacolla, just 10 km from Santiago. I even reserved a bed, but the sun came out (we had had 2 major downpours and thunder during the day) so I just carried on. And there was absolutely no line at the Pilgrim's Office. I walked right in after signing up using the QR code at the entrance. The nice guard helped me out with the scanning. I treated myself to a lovely glass of Godello which I am still feeling while writing this.
My final day:
Melide - Arzúa - O Pedrouzo - Santiago 52,8 km per Gronze
Primitivo Day 9 (or day 13 including the Salvador)
I don't know what to say guys but...I've already arrived in Santiago! Who knows what my secret is, my legs just keep moving, my mind follows (or the other way around) and I just keep going.
As I reach my proposed destination (today it was going to be O Pedrouzo) I decide whether to stop or continue. I continued. The next stop was going to be Lavacolla, just 10 km from Santiago. I even reserved a bed, but the sun came out (we had had 2 major downpours and thunder during the day) so I just carried on. And there was absolutely no line at the Pilgrim's Office. I walked right in after signing up using the QR code at the entrance. The nice guard helped me out with the scanning. I treated myself to a lovely glass of Godello which I am still feeling while writing this.
My final day:
Melide - Arzúa - O Pedrouzo - Santiago 52,8 km per Gronze
What a mixed bag today! There were lots of groups walking, mostly young people with "coches de apoyo" (vans carrying drinks, food and packs) but I also had periods where I saw no one. Thunder and a couple of heavy torrential downpours made for a wet walk but I was lucky to dry off in between and the sun even came out in Lavacolla.
Strangely enough I took lots of pictures. The sky was at times spectacular!
I'm in San Martin Pinario for the first time in years as in the past I stayed with a fellow Forum member. Tomorrow I will stay to visit the cathedral (only had a short peekView attachment 102667View attachment 102668
today) and figure out where to get a PCR test to return to The Netherlands (yes, even though I'm already vaccinated twice).
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There are few more beautiful things than sunlut black clouds from a receeding shower.The sky was at times spectacular!
Totally agree about that ramp although I am glad they replaced the overpass/bridge over the highway made of old wooden planks.There are few more beautiful things than sunlut black clouds from a receeding shower.
Loving your pics, especially the one with the 2 pilgrims and reflections in the puddle. It's so evocative. As is the photo of the entrance to San Martin Pinario. (And that concrete ramp? Grf. It was so much better before...)
Thanks Joe!Lift:
Congratulations, have a safe trip home.
I was wondering were there any covid related issues. I know you mentioned spacing in Albergues. Were masks required anywhere? Were locals wearing masks? How about Santiago?
Thanks,
Joe
I have thoroughly enjoyed your posts, @LTfit. I cannot say I am envious, you have your own joy in what you can achieve in your caminos - far beyond my short little legs in the same time frame! My delight is really for you, to be covering ground, camino wise, even in the aftermath of the brave venture that you had to abandon, of your Albergue dream. Buen camino! Hope you are enjoying being a grandmother!Thanks Joe!
Covid regulations are definitely still in place with reduced capacity in albergues and many still closed.
Mask wearing is still mandatory both inside and outside although may be taken off when eating or drinking in a café or restaurant. Within an albergue between pilgrims it's a mixed bag. You do not have to sleep with one on.
Locals in small towns sometimes did not wear a mask when in the street (I always put one one when passing through) but always in cities! Here in Santiago is no exception.
The mandatory mask wearing I expect will change as more of the population gets vaccinated but who knows!
Thank you LT.Thanks Joe!
Covid regulations are definitely still in place with reduced capacity in albergues and many still closed.
Mask wearing is still mandatory both inside and outside although may be taken off when eating or drinking in a café or restaurant. Within an albergue between pilgrims it's a mixed bag. You do not have to sleep with one on.
Locals in small towns sometimes did not wear a mask when in the street (I always put one one when passing through) but always in cities! Here in Santiago is no exception.
The mandatory mask wearing I expect will change as more of the population gets vaccinated but who knows!
I did and it is open! In fact I just had pimientos de padrón with Sybille.Goodness @LTfit what a fabulous walk. The information about albergues and accommodation will be invaluable for those walking soon. And Lee - did you go to Rûa do Franco and was Bispo open?
I did and it is open! In fact I just had pimientos de padrón with Sybille.
Fabulous.In fact I just had pimientos de padrón with Sybille.
Know you're being sarcastic but I've actually done that twiceCongrats and thanks so much for sharing with us your adventures on the Salvador and Primitivo.
What's next? : the francés in twenty days?
Ha! Not suprised. You would be an excellent candidate for La Pontevedrada, which is a fundraising walk from Pontevedra to Santiago, 67 km non-stop:Know you're being sarcastic but I've actually done that twice
don't forget the Pastel de heladoThe bread was indeed good!
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