train

[Michael P. Barham]

Thanks for the info -- I would love to start in Ponferrada -- I remember the
castle well (I walked from St. Jean in 2001).  Unforunately, I am leading a
group of people who are under time constraints - I would have started
closer, but I want them to have the experience of climbing the big
mountain - it is such a good purgative event.

peace,
Michael B
----- Original Message -----
From: "robert j toy" <rjtbetoyaNETSCAPE.NET>
To: <GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 1:29 PM
Subject: train


> Michael: we took the train from Leon to Ponferrada this summer to get
> through a rainstorm. At least two trains daily, probably more. Fifty
> miles....1 plus hours. Consider starting from Ponferrada....Templar
> castle...Beautiful grape-growing countryside enroute the 20 miles or so
> to Villafranca. Plus you get the bonus of Cacabelos enroute, one of my
> favorite towns along the way with a great refugio!...bob
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