tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841399249557747138.post8036318241530766732..comments2024-03-18T02:36:04.673+00:00Comments on John Hayes Walks: Day 21 The Big Iberian Tour - El Real de la JaraJohn Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03351092993224063387noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841399249557747138.post-24157686817737728352020-01-01T08:55:47.330+00:002020-01-01T08:55:47.330+00:00Hi there
The simple answer is yes. There is pilg...Hi there<br /><br />The simple answer is yes. There is pilgrim accommodation in all the significant towns on the route. Because you're cycling and able to cover greater distances than the walking pilgrim you actually have a bigger choice. Accommodation is not a problem and if you stay in pilgrim accommodation you'll meet lots of other people.<br /><br />Have a great trip<br /><br />JohnJohn Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03351092993224063387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841399249557747138.post-4398842655790011132019-12-31T07:22:38.905+00:002019-12-31T07:22:38.905+00:00HI John I am planning on cycling from Seville to S...HI John I am planning on cycling from Seville to Santiago this May. (May 2020). I will be solo unless I find others along way. Are there many pilgrim alburgues along the way? such as those on the Francis or Del Norte?Neatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02004851575976865772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841399249557747138.post-50826405752288825672019-11-07T16:36:22.447+00:002019-11-07T16:36:22.447+00:00Hi John, Apologies for not thanking you earlier. I...Hi John, Apologies for not thanking you earlier. I couldn't find my question (and your response) amongst your many pages :-)<br />Thanks for your help. <br />We're definitely going ahead with our trip - Malaga to London via Santander/Portsmouth in May 2020.<br />We'll probably book a few days accommodation ahead, and keep booking as we go along. As you say, probably no need to, but we feel slightly more comfortable knowing we are sorted with a bed and shower. <br />As to exact route, I shall not plot this until April of next year - hopefully your Cicerone guide will be out by then.<br />Once again, many thanks for your help.<br />And more importantly, your inspiration.<br />Best, Dave HarrisDave Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926172016475594564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841399249557747138.post-32732612571903150482019-10-03T17:50:39.648+01:002019-10-03T17:50:39.648+01:00Hi Dave
Thanks for your kind comments about the b...Hi Dave<br /><br />Thanks for your kind comments about the blog. <br /><br />You'll definitely enjoy the RVP although to be honest I enjoyed the off-road version, which I did last year, more than the road version, which I did the year before. Both are good, but off-road is amazing. My Cicerone guide, which comes out next year, will have a recommended best of both world option.<br /><br />There is loads of accommodation. Because it's a pilgrim route there is pilgrimage accommodation every 15 miles or so. What I tended to do was choose my accommodation the day before just to make sure I found somewhere I liked but finding places to stay will not be a problem in May.<br /><br />There are GPX routes for both on and off-road on Viewranger.com. If you set up an account, you can find me and then down load all the stages. <br /><br />Feel free to ask anything else.<br /><br />Best wishes<br /><br />John<br /><br />John Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03351092993224063387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841399249557747138.post-259195369481249072019-09-30T17:37:14.427+01:002019-09-30T17:37:14.427+01:00Dear John,
I've been looking for Trans Spain r...Dear John,<br />I've been looking for Trans Spain routes for a while, and have come across yours. It looks fantastic.<br />I'm planning to go next May (the whole month, 50-60 miles per day with rest days) with my wife (we're both 65, but pretty fit - we did the sustrans LEJOG last year, and London to Milan this year - http://drltm.blogspot.com/).<br />I've looked at your blog - very detailed, a good read with great pics - I've a lot to learn :-)<br />We are planning to have our bikes couriered to Malaga and fly out to meet them. We'll cycle to join the Ruta in Seville. At Leon, we will head North East to Santander to ferry back. A 'coast to coast' trip.<br />I hope you don't mind me asking a few questions:<br />We usually book our hotels/b+bs in advance for the whole trip. I know this has disadvantages (eg. you have to get there!), and perhaps this isn't the best plan for this trip. How did you do it? Was it easy to find accommodation?<br />Do you by any chance have gpx files of the route? This would be our main method of navigation although we usually take a 1:100,000 paper map as backup.<br />Best, Dave HarrisDave and Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15597762049855945344noreply@blogger.com