HBS60
Active Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- August 2024 (planned)
Greetings!
I’m planning to do my first Camino Francés this coming August, have already made reservations in SJPDP, Orrison, and Roncesvalles (also at Pamplona’s Albergue Plaza Catedral when arriving from Madrid on my way to SJPDP). I’m aware that CF tends to be more crowded and that August is “vacation month” for Spain and most of Europe. I was told recently that I should pre-book EVERYTHING all the way to SDC because it’s impossible to find a bed that time of the year without reservations. My original plan was that once I make it to Roncesvalles, I would have a better idea on what my actual pace would be, what would be a realistic walking distance per day, and plan accordingly, and there’s no way I can predict where I will be on any particular day. (EDITED TO ADD: I was thinking of making reservations 1-2 days in advance if necessary, but I don’t know about making them right now, 5 months before my planned start date) I start walking on August 11, and I estimate 4-6 weeks to complete the Camino, so I want to have a sense of how much of a problem it would be to find an albergue that time of the year. I figure that it might be problematic from Sarria on, but the folks that I was talking to tell me that it’s crowded everywhere. I know they were trying to be helpful, for which I’m grateful, but wanted to double check and see what y’all experiences have been.
Thanks!
I’m planning to do my first Camino Francés this coming August, have already made reservations in SJPDP, Orrison, and Roncesvalles (also at Pamplona’s Albergue Plaza Catedral when arriving from Madrid on my way to SJPDP). I’m aware that CF tends to be more crowded and that August is “vacation month” for Spain and most of Europe. I was told recently that I should pre-book EVERYTHING all the way to SDC because it’s impossible to find a bed that time of the year without reservations. My original plan was that once I make it to Roncesvalles, I would have a better idea on what my actual pace would be, what would be a realistic walking distance per day, and plan accordingly, and there’s no way I can predict where I will be on any particular day. (EDITED TO ADD: I was thinking of making reservations 1-2 days in advance if necessary, but I don’t know about making them right now, 5 months before my planned start date) I start walking on August 11, and I estimate 4-6 weeks to complete the Camino, so I want to have a sense of how much of a problem it would be to find an albergue that time of the year. I figure that it might be problematic from Sarria on, but the folks that I was talking to tell me that it’s crowded everywhere. I know they were trying to be helpful, for which I’m grateful, but wanted to double check and see what y’all experiences have been.
Thanks!