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Luggage transport 2024 updates (San Salvador/Primitivo)???

AZsunnyhiker

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Sept/Oct 2023 Camino Frances July 2024 TBD where
Hello All! I was hoping to do the combined San Salvador/Primitivo in July/August. Is it correct that there still are no transport services available for the S.S.?? I was really counting on having it as an option in case I can't handle the constant up and down and heard in a FB group that none are available. I'm hoping that this is old information:) and there are now options!

Thx so much! Can't wait to do Camino #2!!!!
 
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Here's some info

We completed the Salvador in mid April 2022 (through snow- but thats another story!).

I wanted to report about luggage transfer experience.

We are old, so had booked mostly hotels, and an apartment rental in Pajares. But we also did the Primitivo after the Salvador, so had a suitcase each with spare clothes and gear.

We arranged for luggage transport on the Leon side of the pass with Juan Morales, who took our gear from Leon to Casa del Embrujo, and finally the next (snowy) day from there to Pajares. (We were staying at the Parador in Leon, so taxied back from La Robla for an extra night there, went back in the morning to La Robla with our luggage on its way to Poladura).

His number is +34 620 99 01 79. He preferred to use WhatsAPP which worked great. I used a translator app to create the messages in English and translate Spanish. (and then had my wife who is fluent check them, and it worked very well). She read the replies and I know enough spanish to figure them out also.

We never met him in person, his compadre picked things up. But very reliable and dependable service, and reasonable when you consider how far the drive is and how remote some of the towns are.

He has a website, moralesbus@viajesmorales.com
and email also; moralesbus@viajesmorales.com

After the Pass, we had transfer on the Mieres/Olviedo side from Joaquin Moran.

He was recommended by the Hotel Albar in Mieres, which BTW is a wonderful alternative to staying in the student housing there. (The only place I've ever stayed where they hang fresh bread on your doorknob in the morning for breakfast!)

Again, all done by WhatsApp: his number is: +34 619 14 6726.

He took our luggage from Pajares, to Campomanes, to Mieres and finally to Oviedo; total cost of all that was only 89 Euros which was a good deal IMHO. Again, very reliable and responsive to What's App queries.

This may be more expensive than Correos, but the Salvador is a unique experience, we only saw 3 other walkers the whole time, so there is not a lot of demand. Given the difficulty of the walking, it was nice to have pack that only had the (much-needed) foul weather gear, food and water in it.

I just wanted to give a shout out to these folks who were very helpful. I suspect you costs might be cheaper if you can get a group together to share the taxi services, (but you'd have to talk to them about their rates.)

Buen Camino to you all. Enjoy the Salvador!
 
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...and ship it to Santiago for storage. You pick it up once in Santiago. Service offered by Casa Ivar (we use DHL for transportation).
Very helpful. Thank you :)
I used his service in May last year - he only goes to Pajares, from there Joaquin Moran offers a service to Oviedo - it is not cheap , in effect a taxi service, but fair.
They both respond to WhatsApp.helpful
 
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