Bedtime! (Part 2)

Over the past couple of days, I've been getting in touch with the managers of the various hotels, hostels and campsites where we'll be staying along the Trans-Iberian Express. I won't provide a day-by-day breakdown here, since it's not like the options are totally that different, but to give you an idea of what's available where, here's how the nights break down according to category.

YOUTH HOSTELS: Irún (March 21st and 22nd, just before we leave;) San Sebastián (Day 1 - March 23rd); Pamplona (Day 4 - March 26th); Estella (Day 5 - March 27th); Burgo de Osma (Day 11 - April 2nd); Toledo (Day 18 - April 9th); and Jaén (Days 24 and 25 - April 15th and 16th).

CAMPSITES: Lekunberri, Navarra (Day 3 - March 25th); Estella (if we can't get into the youth hostel on Day 5 - March 27th); Fuenmayor, La Rioja (Day 6 - March 28th), Haro, La Rioja (Days 7 and 8), Retortillo de Soria, Soria (Day 12 - April 3rd), Aranjuez (Days 16 and 17 - April 7 and 8), Arcos de la Frontera (Day 30 - April 22nd), Medina Sidonia (Day 31 - April 22rd), Zahara de los Atunes (Day 32 - April 23th) and Tarifa (Day 33 - April 24th).

Keep in mind that most of the towns we'll be staying in also have some kind of hotel or hostal, so if you're not into the idea of camping, there's usually another kind of alternative.

HOTELS, HOSTALES AND OTHER PRIVATE ACCOMMODATION: We've got several options in the following places: Atapuerca, Burgos (Day 9 - March 31); Salas de los Infantes (Day 10 - April 1st); Brihuega (Day 14 - April 5th); Estremera (Day 15 - April 6th); Consuegra (Day 19 - April 10); Castellar de Santiago, Ciudad Real (Day 21 - April 12); Aldeaquemada, Jaén (Day 22 - April 13th); Úbeda, Jaén (Day 23 - April 14th), Luque (Day 26 - April 17); Puente-Genil (Day 27 - April 18); Osuna (Day 28 - April 19); and Coripe (Day 29 - April 20).

The great question is what we're going to do in Andoain, just south of San Sebastian. When I was planning the route, I wasn't aware that Andoain is famous for only having one hotel, and unless we can make some kind of arrangement to stay in the sports centre or some kind of rural tourism centre, we may have to give Andoain a pass. Hopefully the Consorcio of the Plazaola Vía Verde can help us find a solution!