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Thank you so much. This was exactly the feedback I was hoping for! I had heard there were certain legs where caution on food was needed, but never identified. Thank you!The Gronze Via de la Plata guide is very useful in showing where there are bars or shops in intermediate towns and villages. There are certainly long stages without services where food and water are necessary. The ones which immediately spring to my mind are Castilblanco to Almaden, Casar de Caseres to Cañaveral, Carcaboso to Baños de Montemayor, and Villafranco de los Barros to Torremejia. There will be others. Of course a lot depends on your own ideas of what constitutes a long time/distance between food stops.
Great advice…thank you!I tend to prefer the less walked routes so always carry some food. I keep a small stock of energy bars for emergencies. I always carry a tin of tuna so any type of bread makes a reasonable meal. I also carry a few oranges as they do not need to be washed before eating. Besides that, I do not find it overly important. We can easily go for a day or two without food and it is water that is most important. I always drink as much water as I can before I leave in the morning and carry about 2l.
I walked Gibraltar to Muxía, mid-April to late May. I found that carrying food for at least one meal was prudent. Sometimes breakfast was available early morning, but most often not, especially mid-section of the Via and Sanabrés. Bars and grocers yet to open at 9 or 10 am. The guide may show food available, but timing matters. I tried to keep food to last me through 24 hours.While I appreciate it is always prudent to carry some rations (and I'm talking food in this sense) at all time while walking in Spain, I'd be interested to hear from those pilgrims that have walked on their identification of those specific towns where you ABSOLUTELY must visit the supermercado before walking to the next town. While a good few guides provide caution on water, I've not noted similar advice on food rations. Is it just a given, with the VdlP, that you carry, as a minimum, your lunch requirements?
In typing this question it all sounds a bit silly...and I think I've answered my question just in this process of putting it down in writing (yes...carry enough food for at least lunch), but I'd still appreciate VdlP veteran's thoughts on how they managed their daily rations.
Thanks in advance. Kev
Thank you. Good point on timing. Pilgrim hours sometimes don’t readily align with traders. Something to keep in mindI walked Gibraltar to Muxía, mid-April to late May. I found that carrying food for at least one meal was prudent. Sometimes breakfast was available early morning, but most often not, especially mid-section of the Via and Sanabrés. Bars and grocers yet to open at 9 or 10 am. The guide may show food available, but timing matters. I tried to keep food to last me through 24 hours.
That is one of the differences between the VdlP and the Camino Frances. The more-or-less all day menu peregrino has not really made itself felt on the VdlP. Bars, restaurants and shops operate on traditional Spanish hours.Thank you. Good point on timing. Pilgrim hours sometimes don’t readily align with traders. Something to keep in mind
While I appreciate it is always prudent to carry some rations (and I'm talking food in this sense) at all time while walking in Spain, I'd be interested to hear from those pilgrims that have walked on their identification of those specific towns where you ABSOLUTELY must visit the supermercado before walking to the next town. While a good few guides provide caution on water, I've not noted similar advice on food rations. Is it just a given, with the VdlP, that you carry, as a minimum, your lunch requirements?
In typing this question it all sounds a bit silly...and I think I've answered my question just in this process of putting it down in writing (yes...carry enough food for at least lunch), but I'd still appreciate VdlP veteran's thoughts on how they managed their daily rations.
Thanks in advance. Kev
I am thinking of walking Gibraltar to Muxia.I walked Gibraltar to Muxía, mid-April to late May. I found that carrying food for at least one meal was prudent. Sometimes breakfast was available early morning, but most often not, especially mid-section of the Via and Sanabrés. Bars and grocers yet to open at 9 or 10 am. The guide may show food available, but timing matters. I tried to keep food to last me through 24 hours.
P.S. Restaurant kitchens often close 3:00-3:30 and reopen about 7:30. If you are an early to bed - early to rise as I was, making it to a restaurant before it closes for the afternoon was/is imperative.
Hi Kev, I walked this year, water is a must depending on time of year. As for food, I never eat lunch, and I did not carry food with me. But my walking schedule was early start, eat if possible along the way, and finish walking around 1300-1400 plenty of time to ensure I had the menu da día with light dinner at night. Buen CaminoWhile I appreciate it is always prudent to carry some rations (and I'm talking food in this sense) at all time while walking in Spain, I'd be interested to hear from those pilgrims that have walked on their identification of those specific towns where you ABSOLUTELY must visit the supermercado before walking to the next town. While a good few guides provide caution on water, I've not noted similar advice on food rations. Is it just a given, with the VdlP, that you carry, as a minimum, your lunch requirements?
In typing this question it all sounds a bit silly...and I think I've answered my question just in this process of putting it down in writing (yes...carry enough food for at least lunch), but I'd still appreciate VdlP veteran's thoughts on how they managed their daily rations.
Thanks in advance. Kev
I found when I walked the Camino Portugues from Porto on the coastal route in 2019 I had no problem finding shops and restaurants and water, nicely spaced along the way. On the Invierno this year, there were sections noted in the Brierley guidebook where there would be no food available, and I usually could be prepared except once or twice when I forgot the next day was Sunday. Some of the water taps he said were available were not, but I heard he is updating this guidebook now.While I appreciate it is always prudent to carry some rations (and I'm talking food in this sense) at all time while walking in Spain, I'd be interested to hear from those pilgrims that have walked on their identification of those specific towns where you ABSOLUTELY must visit the supermercado before walking to the next town. While a good few guides provide caution on water, I've not noted similar advice on food rations. Is it just a given, with the VdlP, that you carry, as a minimum, your lunch requirements?
In typing this question it all sounds a bit silly...and I think I've answered my question just in this process of putting it down in writing (yes...carry enough food for at least lunch), but I'd still appreciate VdlP veteran's thoughts on how they managed their daily rations.
Thanks in advance. Kev
I kept a notebook journal, but haven’t published it. Let me know if you would be interested in a recap (food & water situation, closed hostels, bedbugs, weather, nice towns, etc) or have questions.I am thinking of walking Gibraltar to Muxia.
Do you have a log or a blog to share your experience.
Thanks
We have always, on every Camino hike, carried a few snacks and often cheese, salami or other lunch meat, and bread from shops along the way. If we expected there not to be supplies as we continued along the way, we had enough of the above for several days.While I appreciate it is always prudent to carry some rations (and I'm talking food in this sense) at all time while walking in Spain, I'd be interested to hear from those pilgrims that have walked on their identification of those specific towns where you ABSOLUTELY must visit the supermercado before walking to the next town. While a good few guides provide caution on water, I've not noted similar advice on food rations. Is it just a given, with the VdlP, that you carry, as a minimum, your lunch requirements?
In typing this question it all sounds a bit silly...and I think I've answered my question just in this process of putting it down in writing (yes...carry enough food for at least lunch), but I'd still appreciate VdlP veteran's thoughts on how they managed their daily rations.
Thanks in advance. Kev
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