JustJack
Active Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- CF: May/June 2023
VDLP: April/May 2024
I've been carefully planning my camino for May 2023. There is a small possibility that I could instead go this year, in September/October, which I'm now considering.
Reasons I chose spring rather than fall:
- spring flowers along the route.
- it will be summer when I finish and return to the real world
Reasons I didn't choose the fall:
- vegetation is drying out and dying in the countryside. Still beautiful in it's own way, but autumn has always felt melancholy to me. Probably a product of growing up in a cold northern climate.
- it will be late fall when I finish and return to the real world. As per the point above, fall/winter can be dark and gloomy in Canada, and might not be conducive to my post-camino hangover...
So those are pretty much the only two pieces of criteria I've used to make my decision - flora and the following season, which has me wondering if I'm not considering something I should be.
Any other important considerations I should be aware of when deciding between spring and fall? Crowds I'm guessing will be similar. Any other factors? Any differences in food and drink? I assume fresh-sqeezed orange juice is not widely and cheaply available in the spring?
I appreciate your comments, especially if you've walked the CF during both of these time periods and can compare them.
Reasons I chose spring rather than fall:
- spring flowers along the route.
- it will be summer when I finish and return to the real world
Reasons I didn't choose the fall:
- vegetation is drying out and dying in the countryside. Still beautiful in it's own way, but autumn has always felt melancholy to me. Probably a product of growing up in a cold northern climate.
- it will be late fall when I finish and return to the real world. As per the point above, fall/winter can be dark and gloomy in Canada, and might not be conducive to my post-camino hangover...
So those are pretty much the only two pieces of criteria I've used to make my decision - flora and the following season, which has me wondering if I'm not considering something I should be.
Any other important considerations I should be aware of when deciding between spring and fall? Crowds I'm guessing will be similar. Any other factors? Any differences in food and drink? I assume fresh-sqeezed orange juice is not widely and cheaply available in the spring?
I appreciate your comments, especially if you've walked the CF during both of these time periods and can compare them.