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[QUOTE="Zordmot, post: 827340, member: 78901"] G’day Bruce, Probably won’t surprise you that the weather at that time is variable. It was quite that last year. I intended to leave StJPdP on April 25 but wasn’t feeling well so delayed it a couple of days. The people who did go on April 25 over the top encountered a Winter storm that day and something like 50 or so had to be rescued because of dense fog, no visibility, and freezing conditions. The route over the top was closed until the day I left, April 28th. That day was stellar—clear, 12 degrees, sunny. It was cold up at Orisson, no one was outside drinking coffee but we all crammed inside. It seemed that once I was moving again outside it was ok. The light gloves went on and off all day. The nights were down near freezing those first few days but it warmed up nicely during the days. I said a sad farewell to a winter coat I brought along on day 3 or 4, didn’t ever miss it. There were people who spent the night at Orisson and they were all happy they did so. I went onto Roncesvailles., I’d add a strong suggestion that you do have a reservation that night at one of those two places. At Roncesvailles they turned away 100 people that night. I was part of a surge of people. Don’t know but it may have been a combination of having the route closed for a couple of days, the celebration of Mother’s Day in either France or Spain, or a weekend that was like the opening of the season. Kind of like that first weekend of AFL footy in Melbourne. Every place was booked those first few days all the way to Pamplona. After that, the surge dissipated and I was able always to get a bed without a reservation. I do remember some cold nights those first few weeks. Nice days. Only one day of rain. One day of strong wind. Otherwise very lovely. Layering of clothes is the key. I walked the whole Camino again in October last year. Other than pinching lots of delicious apples along the way, Springtime on the Camino can’t be beat for the sheer beauty of nature and farmland. i do recommend staying the night at Beilari albergue in StJPdP before you depart. Very nice environment and you meet people that you will see throughout the Camino. I spent 10 lovely years living and working in your country. I really miss it after coming back to the states in 2015. My last trip to SYD was memorable. That day my girlfriend and I heard the Sydney Symphony at the Opera House and then spent the remainder of our last day there at Bondi. An incredibly beautiful day. I however fell afoul of a big wave and had to be rescued. Ironically, the night before in our hotel we watched the shows “Bondi Rescue” and “Kings Cross” and the next day we got to know the very people in those episodes! Very professional folks and I was very grateful for their help. In the end they patched me up and nothing was seriously damaged other than my pride. For months I had to argue with MediBank who held that I must’ve had a preexisting condition and it couldn’t have been caused by a wave that tossed me 360 degrees and slammed me into the sand. The fact that I hadn’t seen a dr in two years was further proof to them that I must have been ill. Ha! They eventually paid. Buen Camino Bruce!!!!!!! Tom [/QUOTE]
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