Hello, I will be walking the Via de la Plata in 2006. I have done a lot of reading about this Camino and have several unanswered questions:
-- Is a lot of the path along the side of roads/highways, or are you usually off road on paths? My main concern is the amount of time I will have to walk on pavement.
-- I have seen several mentions of walker encounters with "vacas bravas" , wild pigs, and even bulls. I am hoping that this is one of those myths that just doesn't die, sort of like the myth about all the wild dogs of Galicia. Can anyone corroborate or de-bunk this?
-- I see the Via de la Plata breaks off into two, so the decision is between Ourense and Astorga, and I saw another instance in which there were two short parallel routes in Galicia that separated and then rejoined. Any experiences on the differences among these choices?
-- Is a lot of the path along the side of roads/highways, or are you usually off road on paths? My main concern is the amount of time I will have to walk on pavement.
-- I have seen several mentions of walker encounters with "vacas bravas" , wild pigs, and even bulls. I am hoping that this is one of those myths that just doesn't die, sort of like the myth about all the wild dogs of Galicia. Can anyone corroborate or de-bunk this?
-- I see the Via de la Plata breaks off into two, so the decision is between Ourense and Astorga, and I saw another instance in which there were two short parallel routes in Galicia that separated and then rejoined. Any experiences on the differences among these choices?