Roamer35
Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Camino Frances, 2009, Camino Finisterre, 2009, Camino Portuguese, 2009, Via de La Plata, 2011. Pending: VdlP April-May 2014
Hello All,
Some friends and I are considering walking the Camino Frances in September. Our plans are not firmed up but there might be anything from two of us to a group of five. I have been checking youtube videos and posts on this site regarding the availability of accommodation. Some of the things I have read and heard about problems people are having to find a place to rest their weary heads at day's end are a real buzz kill. I have done a few other walks in Spain and of the 150 or so nights on my previous walks never once did I have trouble finding a bunk in a municipal, religious or private albergue. Has all that changed? Now it seems it's all about "booking ahead." Planning every day to the last mile. Spending time on a cell phone looking for accommodation. What is your experience this year? Are my days of carefree wandering in Spain at an end? Heaven forbid!
Some friends and I are considering walking the Camino Frances in September. Our plans are not firmed up but there might be anything from two of us to a group of five. I have been checking youtube videos and posts on this site regarding the availability of accommodation. Some of the things I have read and heard about problems people are having to find a place to rest their weary heads at day's end are a real buzz kill. I have done a few other walks in Spain and of the 150 or so nights on my previous walks never once did I have trouble finding a bunk in a municipal, religious or private albergue. Has all that changed? Now it seems it's all about "booking ahead." Planning every day to the last mile. Spending time on a cell phone looking for accommodation. What is your experience this year? Are my days of carefree wandering in Spain at an end? Heaven forbid!