Roops
New Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Camino del Norte (Summer 2017)
Camino a Finisterre (Summer 2018)
Camino de la Plata (April 2019)
Hi all,
After a successful first camino last summer (Del Norte, Bilbao to Santiago) I'm itching to get back on the open road and plan my next Camino.
As a change to the Del Norte route I've gone for the Via de la Plata to experience something completely different. I'm hoping to walk the route in 3 stages totalling 5 weeks (2 weeks in April 2019, 2 weeks in April 2020 and 1 week in Summer 2020).
I wanted to respectfully ask for your advice please
After a successful first camino last summer (Del Norte, Bilbao to Santiago) I'm itching to get back on the open road and plan my next Camino.
As a change to the Del Norte route I've gone for the Via de la Plata to experience something completely different. I'm hoping to walk the route in 3 stages totalling 5 weeks (2 weeks in April 2019, 2 weeks in April 2020 and 1 week in Summer 2020).
I wanted to respectfully ask for your advice please
- Walking this in 5 weeks will mean that I'll have to skip an odd bit of the camino. For those who have walked this camino are there any bits you would recommend to skip if you had to and also is there public transport available in order to do this as this route looks a lot more sparse than the Del Norte route?
- On the Del Norte we often tailoured the camino to our own and made days longer and walked firther but this was easy to do as there were more towns and places to stay. It seems from a quick scan read of the route for the Via de la Plata this may not be an option as there are only a few places to stay? Would that be a correct assumption or does anyone have different experiences?
- Also what is the majority of the track like on the Via de la Plata? I struggled a bit on the Del Norte with my walking shoes due to the large amount of tarmac. If I did the Del Norte again I would wear trail shoes as opposed to walking shoes so wondered if anyone had any advice for footwear on this route?
- I found I never used my water bladder on the Del Norte as there were so many water pumps. Are there water pumps on the Via de la Plata or would you recommend using a water bladder here?
- Any particular guides do you recommend to aid with the camino?
- Any advice or general recommendations for his route would be greatly appreciated - if any of you are planning to walk in during the same time let me know and our paths might cross