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I forgot to update this thread after I finished, Some thoughts:
Started walking early Aug, hottest summer in many years, flew to Malaga and took a bus to Almeria. Temperature ~38C
By the time I made it to Granada it was hovering around 43C
Loved the city would live there even with the heat...
I start from Almeria Sat 3 Sept ... Should be interesting. I will be the guy with the cane staff, the chinese straw hat and the orange backpack . ;)
Any suggestions about were to stay in Almeria?
Actually it seems like Almeria is cooler and it gets really hot as you approach Mérida, 36-37 C ouch, October looks good everywhere :) but I have to be back by the end of October
Looking at the weather for September and thinking ... I lived in Arizona for many years and have plenty of experience hiking in the heat but ...
DO I really want to do 30 days of +90F? Seems like the temps do not come down until October and there are no trees and UV index +8.5 uhmmm.... don't...
I will be starting the VdLP in early September and am thinking about taking one of the "newer" camino stretches from Malaga or Almeria. Any inputs are welcome. Seems like the alberques and water and food have been worked out by the locals and the stages are kind of short so a couple can be...
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