Or maybe this is really where to go from here
Post CF, Finesterre/ Muxia
I'm trying to decide what to do with my time left, including coming home early and eating the costs of changing planes reservations etc
I've looked at the Camino Ingles as it fits sweetly time wise. My current flight out from Santiago is the 16th
BUT in reading posts I'm getting the impression that:
1) a cell is necessary to get albergues open ( I've had no cell service this last 5 weeks, long story)
2) that albergues may not be accessible till 5 or 6 pm????
3) so if the albergue is so unsupported how do you get clothes dry?!
4) esp since I heard reports of many rain days from Pilgrims on Norte and Primativo
I've looked at starting in Porto but ...
I think I'm a bit tired. 37 km today. The break for a couple of days in Muxia will help, but I kinda want to be kind to my body (finally?)
So I have no desire for a hardship Camino or time pressure
But I'm not much of a shopper.
I've thought of heading to Northern Portugal maybe play tourist?
Nanc
Hi, Nanc,
If you are really looking into Ingles there's no rain prediction (just some cloudy days but mostly sun at +-20C) for Ferrol & Santiago in next 10 days. I'd say go for it.
No real need for cell phone on Ingles:
- in Neda (actually that's in Xubia approx.2kms before Neda) there's a beautiful albergue with key stashed on a ledge to the right and up if you stand in front of the door. And hospitalero will come in the evening. Of course you can call him but I guess you can also go in the bar on the main street and ask people there to call him just that he knows you're there.
- in Pontedeume it's a bit tricky because hospitalera comes at first call and leaves 1 key. If that key is shared among other pilgrims that come a bit later it's OK but if you come in a no-pilgrim-present time you'll have to wait till 6PM. One report said that private room was available at Bar ??? for 15€. I'd go for that next time,
- in Mino albergue is opened. No key but you can lock yourself in from the inside. Be aware that albergue is on the edge of the village and you have to go back to buy provisions. Hospitalero will come in the evening,
- Betanzos: absolutely no worry here. This is really a 4 star albergue and hospitalero is there whole afternoon. In the center, everything very close by etc.,
- Presedo: key in post box on the wall by the entry gate, hospitalera will come at 7PM, very good eat and else in only restaurant in the village some 300mts down the main road, nice albergue although basic but with kitchen and nice surrounding,
- Hospital de Bruma: ever present hospitalero/a, kitchen, toilets and shower are so so, restaurant on the other side of the street, all shops, pharmacies etc. 2kms off the Camino (private lodging also) in Meson do Vento,
- Sigueiro: no albergue but enough of private accomm., hospitalero in Bruma will tell you all about it and also makes a reservation for you if needed. I've stayed in "???????" (really can't remember) on Avenida de Grabanxa (when you pass the municipal pool to your left and come to the plaza with Ayuntamiento to your left, just cross the plaza, go up the street and when only possible of turning left or right, turn right and on the left hand side that's it. No sign of whatever, you have to know a street number..., was it 17?). It was private place with rooms for 2-4, fully equiped kitchen, washing machine, large terrace (not much of a view though) and so on.
- Santiago: you already know by now