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[QUOTE="LauraK, post: 309484, member: 469"] Oops! I think you were clear. I read it wrong. I am excited for you...it is truly a gift. I did the same at 50 and it changed my life. I really loved my winter camino, especially because I hate walking in the heat. I felt safe the entire time, but you do need to be more aware and alert than when walking other times of the year. The things that were different from my previous non-winter caminos: 1. Be more aware of weather and listen to locals - I stayed an extra day in Burgos because I was warned about a Siberean express cold front expected the next day, 2. Shorter Days so less time to walk each day - even with good planning I had to walk with my headlamp one night because the albergue I planned to stop at was closed, 3. Closed albergues - even with a winter guide I encountered closed albergues twice, 4. Fewer pilgrims - had more solo nights in albergues - some by choice when I decided to go further to get ahead of a group, 5. Needed my trekking poles - even with them I slipped and fell on ice twice, 6. No picnics on the side of the road - too cold to stop for very long so had to find bars to rest, 7. A really good down sleeping bag- heat is generally on for a brief period of time in the albergues. Burn Camino Deb! I meant Buen Camino! Darn spell checker doesn't know Spanish! [/QUOTE]
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