- Year of past OR future Camino
- Camino Frances 2005,2008,2010,2015.camino Portuguese 2007 .primativo2012.camino Norte 2009.sjpdp to finisterre and muxia 2007. Le Puy to jpdp 2006. Via francigena vercelli to Lucca 2014. Lucca to Rome 2016.
Tally Ho folks....looks like we're on the road again!!
Wonderful photos VN/Theatregal
We may have been too early for the Las Vegas to open so had some cake in our room and a coffee before we left
On the way out of the village the cafes were opening for the day
In retrospect,and as we were only walking about 18 km that day we should maybe have taken our time a bit more and relaxed over breakfast at the hotel or in one of the cafes
We did see the sign to Salcedo at the village of Barxa do Lor but decided to follow the arrows in case we got lost!
Most of the day was spent in forest tracks and we stopped for a while at the little forest house/ chapel photographed above
I do remember a fierce barking dog on the way but can't remember exactly where....As we passed by him though I remembered what other forum members had said about him....he was on a chain and a short one at that poor dog
We had also been forewarned about the little "black flies/ mosquitos" in the forest!!
I will try and put a screenshot of the problem with the mosquitos on here .when I was doing the Live posts
The forest opened out just befor the village of Castroncelos and with some open fields
We reached the crossroads where Jose Luis picked us up for the 4 km distance to Salcedo
Again, in retrospect we could and maybe should have walked this stretch as we arrived so early at the hotel
The little complex itself was a beautifully relaxing place to stay....a .rustic room with a huge bath. There was also a swimming pool but we gave that a miss!
Half board was €60 and not €80 as I put on the live post
We were the only ones staying there that night
Jose Luis drove us back to the crossroads in the morning
This is a service that Jose Luis lays on for pilgrims and which Charrito had told us about before we left for the Camino
Jose Luis is a very pleasant and welcoming man
Wonderful photos VN/Theatregal
We may have been too early for the Las Vegas to open so had some cake in our room and a coffee before we left
On the way out of the village the cafes were opening for the day
In retrospect,and as we were only walking about 18 km that day we should maybe have taken our time a bit more and relaxed over breakfast at the hotel or in one of the cafes
We did see the sign to Salcedo at the village of Barxa do Lor but decided to follow the arrows in case we got lost!
Most of the day was spent in forest tracks and we stopped for a while at the little forest house/ chapel photographed above
I do remember a fierce barking dog on the way but can't remember exactly where....As we passed by him though I remembered what other forum members had said about him....he was on a chain and a short one at that poor dog
We had also been forewarned about the little "black flies/ mosquitos" in the forest!!
I will try and put a screenshot of the problem with the mosquitos on here .when I was doing the Live posts

We reached the crossroads where Jose Luis picked us up for the 4 km distance to Salcedo
Again, in retrospect we could and maybe should have walked this stretch as we arrived so early at the hotel
The little complex itself was a beautifully relaxing place to stay....a .rustic room with a huge bath. There was also a swimming pool but we gave that a miss!
Half board was €60 and not €80 as I put on the live post
We were the only ones staying there that night
Jose Luis drove us back to the crossroads in the morning
This is a service that Jose Luis lays on for pilgrims and which Charrito had told us about before we left for the Camino
Jose Luis is a very pleasant and welcoming man