Rob and I walked a short section of the Via de la Plata Camino in April, now it was time to finish the job.
We hopped on a luxury-less Ryanair flight from Manchester to Madrid, and then a luxury train to A Gudina in Galicia.
The train was excellent : at 250kmh you really didn't know you were moving. And it was cheap. Very cheap.
The British train network could learn a lot from Spain.
We spent the night at a 'hostal' (a cheap, but very good hotel) and then took a taxi to where we finished our last leg of El Camino, at Campobecerros. ..in the middle of Spanish nowhere.
Then we walked shortly, downhill, for around 15km to our first night's Albergue accommodation, 6€ a night each.
We know how to splash the cash....
There is a euphemism I relish used by the gardening fraternity to describe a plant that is past its best, they say it's "gone over" - that guy on the sign in your last photo appears to be heading that way.
ReplyDeleteIt's been so hot here that I've felt I may have "gone over" too - although it's pleasantly cool this morning which makes for very pleasurable walking.
DeleteNice one John, hope it all goes well. Enjoy and have fun.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dawn!
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