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- Aug 5, 2023, 3:33pm
- ☀️ 28 °C
- Altitude: 1,024 m
- SpainCastille and LeónLubián42°2’6” N 6°54’7” W
Requejo - Lubián (18,5)
August 5, 2023 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
This stage has had a lot of changes. I'll describe here what I did (also have a look at the photos).
Almost all tracks on Wikiloc are slightly different. I followed the mojones and official signs, which keep you away from the N-525 almost until Padornelo.
Ojo: when walking out of Requejo, past the Botas Peregrinas and at the corner of the cemetery, the deviation sign is still there. I ignored it and followed a nice path through an oak forest. It ends up at the former AVE construction site.
The downside is the climb on a cement construction road. I walked there still early in the morning, but it must be really hot in the middle of the day.
The official path leads you underneath the N525 and A52 and makes a little loop around the valley. Longer, but IMHO nicer than walking along the N525. The last part until Cruz de Peregrino is on a cement path.
I had a quick stop at the little bar in Padornelo, a peculiar place which also seems to be the day care for the local 'loco'. 😅
After a couple of boring kms along the N525 the Camino follows a very nice path through a forest and the village of Aciberos. It sometimes follows a stream which means walking on pebbles and I don't know how high the water level gets in other seasons.
The municipal in Lubian is basic but great IMHO. We were there with 8 pilgrims in total (of which 2 bicigrinos) and had to pay 5 euros instead of the advertised 3 euros. Still very cheap. After a shower and a wash, I spend a big part of the afternoon with a Spanish couple and a South-Korean pilgrim in the local bar.
There is a shop in Lubian, but the shelves were rather empty. It isn't easy to lay your hand on fresh fruits and vegetables in these little villages. I stocked up as much as I could, as it would be Sunday tomorrow. I bought a pomelo, an orange, 4 servings of yoghurt, oreo cookies, rice, a courgette, a can of artichokes and a jar of garbanzos con espinacas.
At the albergue I started mealprepping. I boiled rice and made rice with chickpeas, spinach and garlic as dinner, rice with courgette, artichokes and some cheese as lunch for the next day and put rice, chickpeas, garlic and courgette in another plastic container to heat up in the microwave in the next albergue.Read more
Traveler Thanks for detailed information. Yeah... don't think I'd fall in love with that cement either