Declining numbers recorded on the Via de la Plata

[C clearly]

Going without food when arriving at the wrong time in the small villages.

Ah, yes. Fond memories! I am old and like some comfort too, but don't mind if the universe laughs at them occasionally. My Easter Sunday dinner in Alija del Infantado (on the way to Astorga) was memorable. Even the gas station had run low on supplies. I started with house wine (awful) with some kind of crispy snack. As I recall, it was followed by honey-barbeque-flavoured peanuts (even worse) and a Magnum ice cream bar (it is hard to spoil a Magnum bar).

Do you recall where Easter fell whilst you were walking that year,

Walking into Salamanca on a sunny Palm Sunday was fabulous - arriving at the cathedral just in time to join the procession arriving there. At least at that time (2017), the albergue didn't take reservations so it was possible for those who arrived early enough.

 

[J.Patrick]

Thank you all for your thoughts. I’ve never been more inclined to do the VDLP than I am now after hearing of your experiences. Grateful here.