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    70 people sleeping outside on the Camino Primitivo?

    Hello Laurie and Rebekah, I had to just smile a bit thinking of Don Blas and all his friends from Fuenteroble. :D There a few photos in the refugio there taken on this annual outing. There is a saint's name involved or is it Maria Vergine? It looks as though we will be starting on the...
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    Up-to-date pilgrim's synopsis

    Hello and thanks for a good account of the VDLP. It doesn't seem to have changed much since 2005 and 2006. I was a bit surprised about the four people who said there was no marking or albergues between Sevilla and Merida. Have I misunderstood? The first mark is a concha on the wall of a...
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    Anyone interested in a detour from Leon?

    We were wondering about this camino as well and have read the excellent translation of Javier's notes. We hope to be starting from Madrid but it will be a bit later - in October. The idea is that we walk the Camino de Madrid up to Rebekahs place in Moreno and then on to Leon to try the Camino...
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    Today Pamplona

    Fantastic photo Javier. Is it San Fermin or something of that nature? I seem to remember it's about that time of year. By the way, hope to see you in the autumn when we will set out to walk to Santiago from Madrid. All the best, Kevin and Kari
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    The Peaceable: A New Place to Stop on the Meseta

    Hello Rebekah and thanks for the good news. My wife noticed a great deal of activity round your house when she passed through in October last year. This year we hope to be walking from Madrid to Santiago starting around the 10th of October. To get to Moratinos it seems to be fairly easy...
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    Via de La Plata without map or guide book?

    Hello again Blacksmith, it was nice to hear about the camping idea. Just ask the locals, I'm sure it will be okay. Alison's Little Blue Book as I call it also points out where the "tiendas" are. So you know where you can buy food. Carcaboso to Aldeanueva del Camino is a long stretch (about 40...
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    Via de La Plata without map or guide book?

    Interesting question really. I agree with Johnny, but let's face it, guides are often more trouble than they are worth and they take away a lot of the spontaneity. I often get the impression in the forums that people think they are walking in the more remote parts of Mongolia and not in Spain...
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    Brandon's VdlP Notes

    Hello Laurie, I read your note and thought about that long slog from Cacaboso. It's not hard, the terrain is relatively flat (and very beautiful) and the way is well marked. You can get water at a farmhouse at Venta Quemada about 11km from Cacaboso, and again at the museum at Caparra. After...
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    Brandon's VdlP Notes

    Hello Brandon and thanks for the interesting notes. We sent in a few remarks after walking the VDLP in the autumn of 2005 and the spring of 2006. Interesting to note that the ref. at Canaveral has been moved from the centre of town (it was a sewer!) to beside the Hotel Malaga on the main road...
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    Sevilla or Mérida to Santiago

    Hello Evan, you have a great sense of humour, which is, lets face it, all you really need to walk in Spain. Have a great time on the "La Plata". There is a nice coffee bar right next to the first "concha" if you start early. Buen Camino amigo. Kevin PS Thanks for the blog!
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    Sevilla or Mérida to Santiago

    Hello Evan and Ivan, there you go Evan, you might just have to walk a bit fast to catch Ivan!! Seriously, Evan, we noticed in the Spring of 2006 that there were (relatively speaking) quite a few people out walking. One evening we were as many as ten people in the refugio, which is a lot for Via...
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    Sevilla or Mérida to Santiago

    Hello Evan, good to hear from you again. 35 + 5 days sounds very good. Its lovely to wander round Caceres for a day and the Museum and the Theatre in Merida must be seen! Not forgetting Salamanca and Ourense. Alison has an alternative route which turns right at Granja de Moruerela and goes...
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    Sevilla or Mérida to Santiago

    Hello Evan and thanks for all the info you once sent me about the Primitivo. You would make Santiago on the 4th of June if you start walking from Sevilla on the 28th of April. There would be no "rest" days though. You could have a short day walking into Merida in the morning and having the...
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    Thinking of walking via de plata april 12

    Hello again Suzanne, you are quite correct. I have been lucky enough to walk the Via de la Plata both in the Autumn and the Spring. By sleeping pad, I presume you mean those rubber bedroll things. We never found them to be necessary on the "La Plata". I know Alison mentions "roof and floor"...
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    Thinking of walking via de plata april 12

    Hello Suzanne, the Camino is very well marked with the first "concha" on a wall directly across the road from "La Giralda" - the Cathedral in Sevilla. Use the Raju guide. Aprart from a few small differences it is still very accurate. Take a light sleeping bag. There are no crowds and you...
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    hostal LindaMar (formerly Hostal Miraltajo)

    Hello Peter, agree entirely with Johnny. You can rest at Linda and Maartens place. Use their veranda if they are not home. There is a steep hill when you leave their place, but once on the top the terrain is relatively flat until you descend to Canaveral. We found the refugio there to be...
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    Road to Guillena blocked?

    Arrived there in Ocotber 2005 and found the stream in full flood. Too dangerous. Walked about 1500 metres to our left and found a bridge on the main road.
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    Via de la Plata End of Oct to mid-December?

    Hello John. We walked the Plata from the 12th of October until the 17th of November in 2005. We had a lot of rain in Andalucia at the start. They had some sort of freak weather with floods in Cordoba and elsewhere. After a few days it became clear and much more typical I suppose. Rather cool...
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    walking sticks and pilgrim passport

    Passport first. You are going to Seville and will therefore see the great Cathedral. Around the side of that is the pilgrim office and there you can get your passport. If not you can no doubt get one from CSJ before you leave. Send them a mail on "Contact us". Walking sticks are fairly...
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    hola!

    Sounds as though you are going to do it! You will love it! Don't worry about losing your way, it really is well-marked. Ask people for help getting out of Caceres and Merida. The best time for the flowers is April and May though you might encounter the mud Lynne mentioned. Then you can...
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