Day 3 - Camino Invierno - Las Medulas to Sobradelo - Day 42 Overall
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- Опубликовано: 5 апр 2024
- Day 3 of my Camino Invierno, and today was 21 kms from Las Medulas to Sobradelo. This was Day 42 Overall since leaving Sevilla. I hope you enjoy the views!
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Day 3 of the Camino Invierno (Day 42 Overall)
The first part was all downhill, losing all the height that I had gained over the last two days. It was a nice dirt path like gravel, which was easy to walk on, and the views were stunning. About a kilometre and a half out of Las Medulas I took a detour up to one of the lookouts, which was definitely worthwhile. It was just a kilometre round trip to that with great views back over Las Medulas.
And then after about 8 kilometres, I was down very close to Puente de Domingo Florez, which is a mix of old and new in terms of the town and the Camino takes you through some of the old parts, which were really nice. And then coming out of Puente de Domingo Florez I found a really good bar to get some breakfast.
Puente de Domingo Florez was quite an interesting little village that has quite a new part and an old part. The Camino takes you through the older part of the town, and as described in most of the guides, there are lots of facilities there. I stopped at the El Cruce Cafe for breakfast and had the standard toast with ham and tomato, and coffee and orange juice, which was all very nice. And along with a tin of Aquarius to top up my water bottle. All of that comes to €8, which is fairly reasonable.
From there I started to walk out of the town and heading towards Sobradelo. The path then took the route through Pumares and then finally to Sobradelo. Most of the path was on dirt tracks through woods next to the railway line with stunning views over the reservoirs along the way. The view of Sobradelo, when I arrived there, was, well it looked like some kind of Alpine mountain train set. There was the river, the train lines and the village. Absolutely stunning.
I may pass through a couple of small villages on the way, I’m not too sure. Leaving the town there was a little bit of a climb which was shown as a little blip on the Gronza elevation guide clip. It takes a bit to get up and over it. And then following the railway track next to the reservoir was really nice. So I’m about halfway.
I’m expecting to get there at Sobradelo at about 1:30 or 2:00 o’clock where I’ll be staying in Bar Mar that gets very good reviews online. Most are private rooms, with I think a shared bathroom, I’m not altogether sure as I had to book it on the phone.
The hostel is above a bar and the bar was closed. So, I wandered around trying to find the hostel with no luck. Then I rang the bar owner and he asked where I was and I said I was near the bar. I was finally met by the cleaner, who let me in. She took my washing to do my washing, and gave me the keys. I asked the cleaner who I should pay and the cleaner said the owner. So, I ended up texting the owner and saying “how do I pay you?”
We’re going to meet outside the closed bar at 6:30 in the morning so that I can pay him. It’s all is rather informal, but it seems to work. I have a reasonable room with a shared bathroom. And very close by there was a bar where I had a great menu del dia, which is very busy into the evening, so I think I won’t be getting an early night. The noise from the bar is quite substantial. But not to worry, I’m going to have an early start tomorrow and I’ll have a day of about 20 kilometres, I think, to A Rua de Valdeorras. Another great day on the Camino Invierno.
Wow. Very picturesque. Thanks, Rob.
Glad you like it. The scenery is really stunning. I loved all the hills and the views from the top. Though I had been walking already for 40+ days so my legs were quite strong. I seemed to go the same speed up the hills as on the flat! Starting my Camino in Ponferrada, might have been more of a struggle 🙂
Thank you I just happened to be watching a different video of yours and this popped up. Much appreciated.
Glad you enjoyed it. I try to post one every 2-3 days from this Camino. 18 days to go......
Hi Rob. I stayed at that same hotel in Las Medulas a year ago when walking the Invierno, but there wasn’t a lot of choice! Lol! The old Roman goldmines there are spectacular well worth a quick side-trip. Really enjoying watching your Invierno videos… it’s one of the most beautiful Caminos in my opinion.
We must have been there a similar time...... I think if I was to stay there again, I'd stay at the other end of town at that 'resort' style place. Though I had a great Trout lunch at the Hotel!
Good to see more Invierno videos! I'm heading that way in June :)
Lucky you! Buen Camino 🙂
I am planning to walk the Invierno next spring. Thanks for sharing your experience.
You'll love it!
@@robscamino I think so as well, but I see I will need to plan for fewer services.
@@robscamino What time of year did you walk? You may have said but I missed it.
The Invierno was 3-16 May 2023. I started in Seville on 25th March.
Thank you so much!
Oh no, you didn't explore the park? It was wonderful!
I missed that turn off where you were talking about distances. The marker was there, but for some reason I just wasn't paying attention. I got another 2kms down before I started thinking that I hadn't seen a marker in awhile!
I did walk through the park. Just didn't take much video. There are some pics here: robscamino.com/villavieja-to-las-medulas-gallery/
Can easily happen 🙂
Lovely! My husband says that this is the most beautiful camino in terms of the views. When are you doing the Camino this year?
I have to say, the views were breath taking at times. If there weren't so many other routes I want to walk, I would walk it again! Not sure if we will get to the Camino this year, due to work commitments. If we do, it might just be a short one, like the Sanabres from Ourense.
@@robscamino I am not sure why I was under the impression that you and Pat were walking the Camino Frances this year 😃
@@joanbelmont5450 No, that's never been on the cards. I've already walked it three times and Pat twice. If Pat joins me it will just be for 10-14 days. So those we are thinking of and that I may have mentioned are 1) Le Puy for 2 weeks, 2) Sanabres from Ourense, 3) Madrid for 2 weeks, 4) Muxia-Fisterra-Santiago. I might have mentioned the Frances in terms of volunteering.
Regarding your “point on the water” and your “conservative view” on hydration, a consistent theme running throughout all of your videos is “know thyself”. When your body talks to you, pay attention… take a break…drink some water…smell the sunflowers, but don’t ignore it. Wise words to walk by. Gracias.
Very true. Perhaps I'm conscious that I carry a lot more water than most. I did a whole video on "listen to your body" here ruclips.net/video/-NBo4HgDEYU/видео.html