If you want to walk from León without taking the bus, I can recommend an albergue on the alternative route in Oncina de la Valdoncina - only 11 km from León. It's Albergue El Pajar de Oncina, and the hospitalera there is wonderful, and you should...
Thank you. A lot of albergues use the plastic coated mattresses and pillows, so I'm not sure you'd see anything. However, now I'm lifting up mattresses and examining floor edges and walls with my torch before I settle anywhere!
Sorry you got...
Odd, these long threads, aren't they. One does not want to read a single word anymore about the thread's topic and yet one cannot help opening the thread again and again to see what has been posted since the last time one had a look ... :cool:
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This made for an exciting morning for me and a few pilgrims in the hills just before El Acebo today.
A Spanish lady took charge and had us sit down…not sure that was the right course of action, but it calmed him down until he moved on.
Nature...
Hello Marbe2,
I was putting off answering some questions to avoid further controversy, but everyone deserves the best I can offer.
My plan is to walk for 34 days from SJPP to Muxía.
I will arrive in Madrid on October 1st and then fly to...
Yes, this completely changes my perception.
I would also like to add that all the information provided by the various messages is very enriching, and that here we are "talking about a topic", no one is responsible for anything. I truly believe...
"What is wrong with arriving after sunset" - that is such a good question to think about.
Although, nobody in the thread said anything about arriving at the Roncesvalles albergue around 8 pm being an issue because the albergue allows arrivals...
My experience is from May this year, a month that is quite busy, but not the busiest month for the most problematic section. Here's my thoughts:
- The Xunte de Galicia has been promoting the final stretch of the camino heavily for years...
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