Day 5: A Rúa to Quiroga — 29 (?) km
Well, that was a pretty epic day! How far was it? Gronze says 26km, Wise Pilgrim 27, the mojones indicated 29-30, Wendy’s phone said 36 but it’s notorious for significantly overestimating distances (mine said...
Thanks! It's always a struggle to get people to speak to me in Galego, but I've had a couple of successes on this Camino. For historical and cultural reasons, some Galegos think of their language as being suitable for speaking at home with...
Good on you! In 5 attempts, it has never been open! Will try again this October. Once up the hill on the other side is Via Romana winery a beautiful and welcoming friendly spot!
Thank God.
That roadside option was really no fun. And dangerous. No shoulder, a drop-off on the left, and the cars coming out of town flying around the curve aimed at you like giant balls in a game of dodgeball. I didn't like it one bit.
A note on the entry into A Rúa:
There is an alternate path from the dam to A Rúa that avoids the road for the last 2km or so into town. We hadn’t seen discussion of this before (eg in the 2021 planning thread), so we assume it’s quite new...
Hi everyone...
I'm new to the forum...I have done Sarria to Santiago twice with a group of friends...
This year in September I am doing the Central Portugese Route on my OWN 😭😭
So I am.just enquiring I have my passports from the 2 above Caminos...
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