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Perfectly feasible on that route though you will need to pay attention to where you might be at your companions walking limit. Taxis will be available in urban areas and in more rural situations any bar-owner will call one for you. Getting a pick up in the middle of the woods might be more difficult unless you have fluent Spanish.Hey,
We've booked to walk from Sarria to Santiago at the beginning of May. Unfortunately my travel companion has an injury and is being advised that it's too much for her to do.
Rather than cancel the whole thing (flights and travel package already paid for) she's considering walking 8-10km a day and getting a bus or taxi to the town/village we're due to be stopping in each day. Our route is
Sarria to Portomarín
Portomarín to Palas de Rei
Palas de Rei to Arzúa
Arzúa to Arca
Arca to Santiago de Compostela
Does anyone know if this would even be possible?
Is it a crazy idea?
I suppose she would like to experience some of it rather than cancel it completely.
Thanks,
Neasa
Not totally sure but I think it will be a lot easier to get a taxi to come TO a given albergue; then it would be better to walk together to a final destination du jour (just in case help is needed etc.)If not consider that an alternative is for her to taxi forward to a suitable point (village/bar/cafe) and wait for you to catch-up and walk the final kilometres together.
Yes, but that would be really early in the morning and Spanish cab drivers in small towns don't really like to get up that early. Also walking in the cooler part of the day might be better than later in the day. There are places to stop in towns where the road crosses and at bars and cab drivers will likely be happy to stop and pick up there.IMHO it is absolutely possible and I LOVE this suggestion (vs the other way around)
Not totally sure but I think it will be a lot easier to get a taxi to come TO a given albergue; then it would be better to walk together to a final destination du jour (just in case help is needed etc.)
Good luck and Buen Camino!
Yes, it is possible. There are also taxi cab adverts along the way. There really isn't a central dispatch though for private cab drivers except perhaps in Santiago.@J Willhaus - reckn you'd know better being a hospitalera. Is it still possible to perhaps reserve a taxi a night before?
Yes I do agree with the weather; my day started around 6:00-6:30 am
BTW the gentleman I just spoke of is Philip A Towndrow who does Phillip A Towndrow Hikes on YouTube (I belive I wound up in 2 of his clips ... there was my 15 mins of Fame!) We still keep in touch and he just came off del Norte about 6 months ago
Sounds like a good plan B considering the circumstances. My sisters and myself have the same idea if any day the walk is too much for any one us. Meet up at next overnight stop.Hey,
We've booked to walk from Sarria to Santiago at the beginning of May. Unfortunately my travel companion has an injury and is being advised that it's too much for her to do.
Rather than cancel the whole thing (flights and travel package already paid for) she's considering walking 8-10km a day and getting a bus or taxi to the town/village we're due to be stopping in each day. Our route is
Sarria to Portomarín
Portomarín to Palas de Rei
Palas de Rei to Arzúa
Arzúa to Arca
Arca to Santiago de Compostela
Does anyone know if this would even be possible?
Is it a crazy idea?
I suppose she would like to experience some of it rather than cancel it completely.
Thanks,
Neasa
No....not crazy at all!! Whatever your friend can manage to walk will be worthwhile. Lots of people take public transport or taxis for all sorts of reasons - do not cancel your plans .... go for it!Hey,
We've booked to walk from Sarria to Santiago at the beginning of May. Unfortunately my travel companion has an injury and is being advised that it's too much for her to do.
Rather than cancel the whole thing (flights and travel package already paid for) she's considering walking 8-10km a day and getting a bus or taxi to the town/village we're due to be stopping in each day. Our route is
Sarria to Portomarín
Portomarín to Palas de Rei
Palas de Rei to Arzúa
Arzúa to Arca
Arca to Santiago de Compostela
Does anyone know if this would even be possible?
Is it a crazy idea?
I suppose she would like to experience some of it rather than cancel it completely.
Thanks,
Neasa
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