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Wondering if you are stuck, without a bed, in the middle of the Camino, in a very small town...can we expect to get a taxi to another location where beds might be available?
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Wondering if you are stuck, without a bed, in the middle of the Camino, in a very small town...can we expect to get a taxi to another location where beds might be available?
I can only go by Google Maps...to my eyes...Zubiri looks like in the middle of nowhere.You’re not going to be in the middle of nowhere. You’re going to be in Spain, and the Camino Frances isn’t a wilderness trail like the Appalachian. If all else fails, suggest going to a bar and asking very nicely if someone can help you call for a taxi.
As you’re seeing, Zubiri is surrounded by forests, hills and mountains. You descend from Roncesvalles to Zubiri on the Camino. But although its a small town, there are local taxi drivers nearby (numbers available via internet search, bars in Zubiri etc), and in fact the NR135 (a national highway) runs by it to PamplonaI can only go by Google Maps...to my eyes...Zubiri looks like in the middle of nowhere.
You do know that every one of the Camino villages, towns, cities, hamlets, etc. ARE connected by drivable roads?I can only go by Google Maps...to my eyes...Zubiri looks like in the middle of nowhere.
On our first camino in 2013, I felt that we were mainly walking far away from main roads. On arrival in Villamayor de Monjardin, we got the key to the "castle" and then walked up the hill behind the village. It was a revelation, seeing the land spread out before us, as in an aeroplane. The nearby roads, including motorways, were revealed! So not as remote as we had felt!You do know that every one of the Camino villages, towns, cities, hamlets, etc. ARE connected by drivable roads?
You are not in Sahara or Gobi. You're not even on Inca Trail or AT. At very worst you are moving through some paths in the fields and or through a bit of forested land. I don't think you are ever more than 5 miles from some inhabited place... well maybe the much talked about 17km after Carrion des Condes...
If need be download one of the Camino apps: WisePilgrim, Buen Camino or Camino Ninja to name a few. That'll give you an idea where you are on the scheme-of-things- Camino, not merely your current location on Google maps.
Do not panic and do not get discouraged. It's a lot easier than it seems.
Buen Camino![]()
Thanks! Never knew this! Great to know!This has a 'share my location' function which you can send to anybody that is also on WhatsApp on a temporary basis. I have used this function, it led the driver directly to me.
As others have said your best bet is walking into a bar. When I was on the VDLP I met a pilgrim who said he needed a taxi as his knee was acting up. We were on a secondary road. I googled taxis in the closest town and found one. I told the driver I would send the location in Whatsapp. Added the number to Whatsapp and sent the message that this was the person who just called and dropped our location. The driver said it would be about 20 minutes. My new friend told me to keep walking and I gave him my number and told him to call me if the driver did not show up. I also told him to download Alertcops if all else failed and to call them. Got a text from him in about 15 minutes that the taxi arrived.Wondering if you are stuck, without a bed, in the middle of the Camino, in a very small town...can we expect to get a taxi to another location where beds might be available?
I did when for part of the Camino I had to be on crutches and I had to meet my walking wife at our next stopping place for that day. I even rode in a taxi that was a Tesla! Just ask the local albergue/restaurant folks. Have a great time! I did.Wondering if you are stuck, without a bed, in the middle of the Camino, in a very small town...can we expect to get a taxi to another location where beds might be available?
That is when I noticed there are two yellow arrows going different directions. We chose the one that did not point to the hill and happily discovered the walk along the river into Pamplona; flat, shaded, an occasional bench, and a bus stop at the edge of town.
So this is my long way of saying take the river pathAND no matter what, it will be okay, you might not find a taxi, but you'll make memories and friends trying to figure out what to do if you don't.
yep, all you need is a bar with a name or at least a reference (eg. church) in a village. you will also need a taxi number to call...Wondering if you are stuck, without a bed, in the middle of the Camino, in a very small town...can we expect to get a taxi to another location where beds might be available?
I did Roncesvalles to Pamplona in one hump in 2003 because of a bed shortage in Zubiri/closed refugio at Larrasoaña.Each of our four CFs began in September. There were crushing numbers of pilgrims hiking from Roncesvalles. We spoke with one pilgrim that started the day in Roncesvalles and he intended to stay in Zubiri, but not a single bed was available. He decided to check "the next town" and no beds were available. He ended up hiking all the way to Pamplona to get a bed. The lack of beds can continue for days. I recall one CF that pilgrims arriving at 1 pm in Hornillos del camino, but the entire town was "completo". Many pilgrims divided into small groups and ordered taxis they could ride together (and share costs) to other towns. Our last 3 CFs, we've made advance room reservations every night and never had problems. Bob
Even if the food truck had existed in 2006, our budget plan excluded such luxuries!And patience. It took 4 requests to the bar owner and over 3 hrs to get a taxi from the Alto de Erro food truck into Zubiri. If I had known it would take that long I would have walked! The bar ownr kept telling me 20 minutes, 20 minutes.
Berking.con. yes!!In my experience if you have cash a taxi driver can find you anywhere. That said local bars are the best resource for taxis, possibly a bed that isn’t on Berking.con and even a drink while you’re waiting for the taxi
On that stretch, I was with a peregrina who became quite ill and was unable to carry on walking. I phoned the next albergue/bar and they sent us a taxi. Even that path is available to vehiclesYou are not in Sahara or Gobi. You're not even on Inca Trail or AT. At very worst you are moving through some paths in the fields and or through a bit of forested land. I don't think you are ever more than 5 miles from some inhabited place... well maybe the much talked about 17km after Carrion des Condes...
At Oasis Trails, when we were full, we always made phone calls to other albergues and/or taxis for the pilgrims we could not host. I suspect 90% of albergues would do the same.Wondering if you are stuck, without a bed, in the middle of the Camino, in a very small town...can we expect to get a taxi to another location where beds might be available?