The next camino walk, Etapa 10b will take place on Friday 29th March with the following itinerary:
- 08:00 Bus departs Jávea bus station
- 09:40 Stop for 20 minute comfort break & coffee at Bar “El Encuentro” south of Ontinyent
- 10:15 Bus drops walkers at camp de tiro (or at road junction near top of hill if driver can be persuaded)
- 10:25 Bus returns to Ontinyent with non-walkers for a visit to the textile museum, then proceeds to Restaurant La Cova, Fontanars dels Alforins (With optional visit en-route to one of Bodega Los Pinos, Bodegas Los Frailes or bodega El Poblet)
- 14:15 – 14:45 Walkers arrive at Restaurant la Cova (time depending on bus drop-off point)
- 16:00 – 16:30 Bus departs Fontanars
- 17:50 – 18:20 Bus arrives Jávea bus station
The walk distance will be from 15 to 17 km, depending on how far the bus driver is prepared to take us up to the drop-off point. Walk duration is therefore expected to be 4 – 4.5 hrs. (Note that this walk will be nowhere near as arduous as last week’s Etapa 10a.)
Peregrino passport accreditation stamping will be provided in the restaurant.
Note that there is space for non-walkers on the bus, but the optional bodega visits are only viable if at least 6 non-walkers come along.
The trip cost is expected to be around €30 (excluding any bodega visit) but could be less, depending on the number sharing the bus.
Note that there are no public convenience facilities anywhere along the walking route.
Please let me have your meal choices by Wednesday pm to camino.walking@u3ajavea.com. There are entremeses and postres caseros to share, and the segundo plato can be ordered on arrival. The only choice that needs to be advised in advance is the primero plato, which is either fabada (a tasty white bean stew) or ensalada rusa.
Camino del Alba official website.
Looking forward: Etapa 11 is scheduled for Friday 5th April, and Etapa 12 for Friday 12th April (with possible overnight to Saturday 13th – TBA.)
