Planning for the Geira — GO FOR IT!!!

[David Tallan]

it's a logistical nightmare getting to Lobios or Entrimo from my home city of Salamanca

It won't be a logistical nightmare for me this autumn, but I'm sure it will take a lot longer!

 

[Charrito]

I noticed San Xes is not in the book that Wendy translated. Maybe it is considered too far off the Camino? Laurie suggests it is a ways out of town.

Just two kms out of town. Easy stage from Cortegada, so a nice stroll out there after lunch.

 

[peregrina2000]

I noticed San Xes is not in the book that Wendy translated. Maybe it is considered too far off the Camino? Laurie suggests it is a ways out of town.

Just two kms out of town. Easy stage from Cortegada, so a nice stroll out there after lunch.

I’m surprised that San Xes was omitted from that book. It is, according to googlemaps, 2.4 km from the center of town. An afternoon stroll is one way to do it, but you can also just head straight there when you get to town. If you’ve slept in Cortegada, as you likely will, the total is still under 20 km. I wanted to have the whole afternoon for poking around Ribadavia, as well as a nice lunch, so going to the church on the way in worked best for me.

 

[Charrito]

I finished my fourth complete Geira from Braga a couple of weeks ago (another five times from Ribadavia!), but I don't have much more to say about the route to add to what I've already posted.

Before leaving I had the pleasure of meeting up with @gracethepilgrim in Salamanca, before she set off first on the Camino Torres and then onto the Geira. What a lovely lady! I was also in touch by phone with another nice lady, @Peacewalker, who started out from Braga. Hopefully, I was able to give them both useful information. A pity that the weather spoiled a few of the beautiful stages on this marvellous camino.

I walked the first part, from Braga to Ribadavia, with my wife, but then she had to get back to Salamanca for work. However, two good friends drove up to Ribadavia (they walked with me from Braga to Ribadavia last September) and the three of us carried on from there.

@gracethepilgrim tells me that she'll be recounting her experiences here in the forum, and I hope that @Peacewalker will also have things to say.

The numbers of pilgrims walking this route is going up and up, so for those of you who still have doubts GO FOR IT!!!