The day began cool and invigorating, but a strong headwind appeared, followed by rain and hail on and off all day, with brief periods of sunshine. Much of the path was very wet from overnight rain, and we made a couple of detours onto the road, which lengthened our day (only 21 km, officially). We were constantly putting rain gear on and off as lovely warm sunshine would appear for brief periods.
We stopped for a bite in El Vacar, where we were aiming for the panderia but ended up in the first bar, which had really bad food and questionable hygiene. Just a bit further down the road was the lovely panderia. All of the peregrinos made the same mistake. I would like to put a big sign there to warn future peregrinos, or have the warning added to the pilgrim guide.
We are now settled in the pleasant modern albergue in Villaharta with our own room for 10 euros each. There is a tienda in town and a kitchen here, plus a bar nearby.
G: vandaag best een mooie wandeling, maar de vele regen in de nacht maakte de paden soms... Lastig. Het weer was erg variabel, de voorspelling was droog en zonnig maar we kregen vier keer hagel en mijn broek is zes keer nat geregend maar net weer opgedroogd voor we aankwamen. En dat is het lekkerst. We slapen in de gemeentelijke herberg vandaag, daarvoor moesten we ons voor 14.00 uur aanmelden want daarna is het gemeentehuis dicht.Read more
Laurie ReynoldsAlbergue in Villaharta! Great news. When I was there, the couple running the bar/pilgrim rooms place were very eager to retire. I showed up at the last minute and was very lucky that they put me in a bed in their garage! Is the albergue a municipal one?
TravelerYou call before 2pm that you want to reserve a spot, and then tell that you will arrive after 2 pm. Then they will give you another telephone number that you can call when you arrive at the albergue. They then either will give you the keybox code or in this case she came over to hand us the key.
Laurie ReynoldsAlbergue in Villaharta! Great news. When I was there, the couple running the bar/pilgrim rooms place were very eager to retire. I showed up at the last minute and was very lucky that they put me in a bed in their garage! Is the albergue a municipal one?
TravelerYep, it is a municipal one. Reservation before 14.00 hours as the ayuntamiento then closes.
TravelerSo you have to be there in person by 2pm or can you call them?
TravelerYou call before 2pm that you want to reserve a spot, and then tell that you will arrive after 2 pm. Then they will give you another telephone number that you can call when you arrive at the albergue. They then either will give you the keybox code or in this case she came over to hand us the key.