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So glad you are over the tummy bug. Lovely to keep up to date with your camino, thanks for posting.#4 Jaca to Arrés via SJdlP (Thurs)
Thankfully i was feeling much better by this day though not yet 100%. We took the advice from many on the forum and took the bus from Jaca up the monasteries. It was a really good service. The bus left Jaca at 9:15 and looking at the huge climbs and hair pin bend i was very relieved we didn't try to walk. The driver and staff there were super helpful and minded our bags, ferried us from the new to old and back again. We had a fabulous visit and it really is unmissable if in the area. After a picnic on the balcón, we were back on the bus around 2 and the driver kindly left us off at the Camino around 2km from Santa Cilia. As far as i know the albergue there is open but not until 6:30pm. We were aiming for Arrés anyway. The first section to Puenta la Reina was fairly ugh, easy but boring so while the climb to Arrés was tough we really enjoyed it. Apart from the smelly evil looking mushrooms along the way!!! We arrived at Arrés at 6:30. There were already 6 other pilgrims so i think with us 2 they were full in theory (50% capacity) but i don't think they would turn pilgrims away if they could? Carles and Jermane (?) both from Valencia were the hospis and again we enjoyed a most wonderful welcome. The communal meal was extremely generous and tasty, served at 8pm. There were 5 French (3+2) and 1 German in addition to ourselves 2 Irish.
#5 Arrés to Ruesta (fri)
This was a long enough stage for me but we broke it up but having a delicious lunch at Artieda. The albergue is open there but i wanted to stay in Ruesta. I loved the last hour /5km or so through the forest to Ruesta. Same 8 pilgrims there. We were glad to have had our lunch as dinner was served quite late here. Still i really enjoyed this, it was so unusual and beautiful.
#6 Ruesta to Sangüesa (Sat)
Maybe it was just as well that i didn't look at the profile of this stage though i might have had one less beer had i realised the big climb for 7km! (stomach all better now!!) We had had a night of torrential rain and thunder and lightning but thankfully it had passed on leaving only spots of mud to negotiate. The descent and ascent to Undues de Lerda was tricky and tough on the feet, especially as i have /had a blister brewing. We stopped for a picnic 2nd breakfast there which we had bought at Ruesta. UdL looks like a lovely well maintained town but the Albergue /bar there remains closed (por accidente laborale).
The next stretch to Sangüesa was a bit of a head down and press on. My brother went ahead as he had to get a bus from there to Pamplona and onto SS in order to fly out today. I caught up with him in Sangüesa before he left.
I stayed in the pension as the only guest, it was comfy and a nice break. The albergue there is open but was full with 7 or 8 pilgrims (the same asin Arrés and Ruesta plus another 1 or 2 new, i think Spanish.
Thanks for this. I was wondering about this variant.#7 Sangüesa to Lumbier (Sunday)
I didn't fancy a long stretch to Monreal today as i have a small blister and want to give it a chance to heal. Again i had learnt about the Foz de Lumbier variante from various contributors here, thanks again. I enjoyed this so much. I managed to go wrong exiting Sangüesa and missed the arrows and walked all the way to Liédana by road. Not ideal but traffic was light and the sun not high enough to hit the tarmac. I righted myself at Liédana though actually briefly went astray when the Camino must take a short cut to the cia verde, i missed an arrow and ended up down at the river bank. But not for long.. I found the arrow and joined the via verde. What a stunningly beautiful route, the birds were amazing - the giffon vultures just enormous and so many of them! I was lucky i came through early as by the time i got to the other side of the 2nd tunnel there were lots of walkers, big family groups, walking groups etc. It had been quite peaceful for me.
In staying at the IruBide which is just lovely - i phoned yesterday and got a room for €40 (b00king had one for 65 i think). They were at pains to warn me that i couldn't have dinner this evening which suits me fine as i prefer to eat during the day. I'm now stretched out on my terrace like a beached whale after a most delicious menú - more expensive than usual camino fare but with it. Fabulous food. So thanks also for the hotel tip!
I see that tricky spot on the map, thanks for your description so I don't follow in your footsteps, precisely. These posts are very helpful. Did you find GPS tracks of the variant through Lumbier? I was just going to use my best guess. Thank you for taking the time to share with those following along.#8 Lumbier to Monreal (Monday)
Initially this was straightforward, the way from Lumbier was well marked with an initial spell on the main road (and a very dangerous place to close when following the arrows) followed by nice country lanes leading to the little aldea of Aldunate. That's where i ran into some trouble. Coming up from the village, you come to a junction with the main na2420 Road and there were absolutely no arrows or hints as to where to go! I easily spent a half hour going up and down the hill... I tried phoning a taxi to pick me and just take me to Izco but no reply! Thankfully i have a GPS app (gaia as recommended by someone on the forum and the gronze tracks downloaded), so i was able to figure out how to get to main camino route from Sangüesa. At that junction from Aldunate, you need to walk up the hill (ie take the right). Then watch out for a left a bit up the hill, easy to miss as it switches back to the left. Follow that for about a km and you meet the other camino route, take a right (left if coming from Sangüesa)
All's well that ends well... I had lunch in Izco no services but a few flowing fuente - i had a lovely tortilla sandwich from the hotel in Lumbier.
I got to Monreal about 3pm having set out at 8am or so. The albergue there is fine, you need to call the hospitalera to come and admit you. I took the opportunity to get a menu del día in the bar nearby before they closed for the afternoon. We were 5 pilgrims that night 3 Spanish 1 French and me.
Got it. I use Gia so I’ll have the main route. Enjoy the rest of your walk, and thanks again.I didn't have GPS tracks for the variant but could see where i was relative to the main camino. This screenshot from the time might help? All was OK until Aldunate. The arrow shows my position having taken the right at the junction and then the left.
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