Recent (not current) fires on the Invierno and Casimiro update

[peregrina2000]

I am not a very adept facebook user and frankly go there only to see what Invierno, Olvidado, or Geira threads might pop up. Btw, there are lots of all three, so I think these caminos are on the move.

A recent Invierno pilgrim had a comment in his description of the stage from Quiroga to Salcedo (seems like Pacita is still closed and he just walked there from the road turnoff at Castronocelos) saying that much of the camino went through the area devastated by the fires. But I can’t find the post now to link to it.

Does anyone have more information about that? Scope, dates, location?

 

[SabsP]

I am not a very adept facebook user and frankly go there only to see what Invierno, Olvidado, or Geira threads might pop up. Btw, there are lots of all three, so I think these caminos are on the move.

A recent Invierno pilgrim had a comment in his description of the stage from Quiroga to Salcedo (seems like Pacita is still closed and he just walked there from the road turnoff at Castronocelos) saying that much of the went through the area devastated by the fires. But I can’t find the post now to link to it.

Does anyone have more information about that? Scope, dates, location?

Found this...

El humo y la ceniza de los incendios de Ribas de Sil y Quiroga tiñen Lugo de negro

El fuego ha quemado ya casi 900 hectáreas, según fuentes oficiales, y el viento de componente sur trae el olor hasta la ciudad amurallada

www.lavozdegalicia.es

Declarado un incendio forestal con varios focos en Quiroga

Otro fuego afectó al parque natural de O Xurés, en Lobios

www.elprogreso.es

 

[El Cascayal]

Laurie,
This is heartbreaking. I will be walking through there in the next couple of weeks & will post update.
Also, received email from Jose Luis at Casa Pacita, they will remain closed until further notice due to illness in the family.
Aymarah

 

[peregrina2000]

This is heartbreaking. I will be walking through there in the next couple of weeks & will post update.

And now for some good news — on a facebook page of some currently walking the Invierno:

Hemos hablado con Casimiro, 95 años, un tío genial.
(We have spoken with Casimiro, 95 years old, a great guy.

So, @Ell Cascayal, you can go say hi! When you are walking down close to the river, you will see a big house over on your left (you will turn right to get into the village). That’s his house. He will tell you stories for as long as you can stay. Hope you get to meet him.

 

[VNwalking]

email from Jose Luis at Casa Pacita, they will remain closed until further notice due to illness in the family.

This is really sad news. It is a lovely family- run place.

But on the bright side...Casimiro is ok!:

So, @Ell Cascayal, you can go say hi!

 

[El Cascayal]

And now for some good news — on a facebook page of some currently walking the Invierno:

Hemos hablado con Casimiro, 95 años, un tío genial.
(We have spoken with Casimiro, 95 years old, a great guy.

So, @Ell Cascayal, you can go say hi! When you are walking down close to the river, you will see a big house over on your left (you will turn right to get into the village). That’s his house. He will tell you stories for as long as you can stay. Hope you get to meet him.

I am really hoping to meet Casimiro and will say a big Hello from all of you. Laurie, thanks for the detailed note to his house. Is he before Montefurado? Aymarah

 

[peregrina2000]

I am really hoping to meet Casimiro and will say a big Hello from all of you. Laurie, thanks for the detailed note to his house. Is he before Montefurado? Aymarah

Here’s a picture of both the man and his house. Yes, it is a little before the actual village of Montefurado. He insisted that I tell people that they should feel free to go up and find him in his house if he is not out and about. He has a caregiver who lives with him and he refuses to move to whatever city his son/children live in.

 

[El Cascayal]

Here’s a picture of both the man and his house. Yes, it is a little before the actual village of Montefurado. He insisted that I tell people that they should feel free to go up and find him in his house if he is not out and about. He has a caregiver who lives with him and he refuses to move to whatever city his son/children live in.

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Bless him and thankful for the blessing that he is to all the Peregrin@s. These people of goodwill are the essence of the Camino.

 

[peregrina2000]

This facebook page has some pictures of the burned-out landscape between Monforte and Chantada.

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[VNwalking]

This facebook page has some pictures of the burned-out landscape between Monforte and Chantada.

For those of us who cannot access these, could someone please post screenshots?

 

[peregrina2000]

I don’t know if this is permissible, so will someone please tell me if it’s not — I have saved some of the facebook photos and uploaded them here.

 

[VNwalking]

Thank you Laurie.
Very sad.
It was beautful as it was before the fìre.
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