Recent (not current) fires on the Invierno and Casimiro update

peregrina2000 said:

I am not a very adept facebook user and frankly go there only to see what Invierno, Olvidado, or Geira threads might pop up. Btw, there are lots of all three, so I think these caminos are on the move.

A recent Invierno pilgrim had a comment in his description of the stage from Quiroga to Salcedo (seems like Pacita is still closed and he just walked there from the road turnoff at Castronocelos) saying that much of the went through the area devastated by the fires. But I can’t find the post now to link to it.

Does anyone have more information about that? Scope, dates, location?

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El Cascayal said:

email from Jose Luis at Casa Pacita, they will remain closed until further notice due to illness in the family.

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peregrina2000 said:

So, @Ell Cascayal, you can go say hi!

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peregrina2000 said:

And now for some good news — on a facebook page of some currently walking the Invierno:

Hemos hablado con Casimiro, 95 años, un tío genial.
(We have spoken with Casimiro, 95 years old, a great guy.

So, @Ell Cascayal, you can go say hi! When you are walking down close to the river, you will see a big house over on your left (you will turn right to get into the village). That’s his house. He will tell you stories for as long as you can stay. Hope you get to meet him.

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peregrina2000 said:

Here’s a picture of both the man and his house. Yes, it is a little before the actual village of Montefurado. He insisted that I tell people that they should feel free to go up and find him in his house if he is not out and about. He has a caregiver who lives with him and he refuses to move to whatever city his son/children live in.

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peregrina2000 said:

This facebook page has some pictures of the burned-out landscape between Monforte and Chantada.

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