koknesis
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- CF 2014
CA&CS 2015
VdlP 2017
CP 2018
CM 2019
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So, it is set now
Arriving in Madrid on 12.o6. To Sevilla then, and hope to hit the road next morning ...
Planing to reach SdC by the 8-9th of July.
I know, it might be hot, so meanwhile I am enjoying refreshing skiing tracks over here
Buen Camino to everybody!
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Oh, very nice!
Enjoy the VdlP and buen camino!
Ooh you are doing a quick one! Definitely doable though. Buen Camino!
Thanks, I will! Not so certain yet, which final route to take - Sanabres or through Astorga. CF might be pretty crowded in summer. I liked to stay at monasteries, and both Oseira and Samos are worth to visit them again.
Thanks! Let see how it will go . On CF the average distance was about 36km/d. Here then the target would be about 40km/d. I would like to go as light as possible, aiming at 7kg max for the backpack (+2.5l of water perhaps). Should I finally cut the handle of my toothbrush then?
Decisions, decisions! I was going to suggest the Sanabres as it seemed to me the 'natural' continuation of the VdlP .... but notice you've walked it already.... Mmmm...I love the CF too, even in July, never found it THAT crowded....
I guess you'll have to decide on the spur of the moment , what a lovely dilemna
When it was very hot, we needed at least 3l water. There are long stretches without a cafe/shop/fountain and even when you expect one, it could be closed
Definitely cut that handle, I'd say! Oh, and the labels from your clothes
Perfect.Thanks for the tip! I got an Osprey Hydraulics LT 2.5l Reservoir, so then an extra 1l bottle could be taken for the longer stretches.
Does anyone the % of the VDLP is on asphalt/tarmac
Perfect.
Not sure if it would be helpful to you or others but just in case...: when we started walking in June 2015, there was a heatwave and we came from 12deg max England I bought some hydrating powder from a farmacia and added it to one bottle of water. It tasted vile (especially when warm!) but I am sure it helped us survive the first few days... After that we got used to the heat and then, it turned cold!
Thanks! Let see how it will go . On CF the average distance was about 36km/d. Here then the target would be about 40km/d. I would like to go as light as possible, aiming at 7kg max for the backpack (+2.5l of water perhaps). Should I finally cut the handle of my toothbrush then?
People have done it and enjoyed it so I don't mean not to be encouraging. ::chuckling::: just realistic based on my own experience.Thanks for the encouragement Annie! I know the heat should be taken seriously. I live in the country where the most silliest ever competition used to take place. People heated them up till the death - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Sauna_Championships ...
nevertheless it is deep in the tradition, so there are well hidden dark chambers, which we visit now and then to enjoy that sweet feeling of thermal exhaustion ...
now seriously, you are right, but I feel it is a part of the challenge. I hope I can do this (with water enough and electrolyte tablets), so let see, at least I hope I will be not be freezing
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Thanks for the encouragement Annie! I know the heat should be taken seriously. I live in the country where the most silliest ever competition used to take place. People heated them up till the death - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Sauna_Championships ...
nevertheless it is deep in the tradition, so there are well hidden dark chambers, which we visit now and then to enjoy that sweet feeling of thermal exhaustion ...
now seriously, you are right, but I feel it is a part of the challenge. I hope I can do this (with water enough and electrolyte tablets), so let see, at least I hope I will be not be freezing
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I'm walking the Mozarabe from Almeria, starting May 25th, joining the VdlP at Melide. I'm from Texas and do a lot of Southwest US desert hiking, but I'm still concerned I've made a really stupid route decision here. I know it defies all the good sense advice of those in the know.
Oh well, I'm stubborn. I'll make 5am starts, and carry a reflective umbrella, hydrating powder and lots of water and see what happens.
I'd say maybe we'll cross paths north of Melide, but your pace is beyond me. I've got a pretty hard 30 km max.
How about going to Astorga, take the CF for a couple of days to Ponferrada and then walk the Invierno to Lalin/A Laxe and join up with the Sanabres? And if you do this, take a ton of photos, blog all the details etc because I want to do this in 2019Thanks, I will! Not so certain yet, which final route to take - Sanabres or through Astorga. CF might be pretty crowded in summer. I liked to stay at monasteries, and both Oseira and Samos are worth to visit them again.
My best camino buddy did this at the same time of the year. Never came across any other pilgrims until Merida. Then he got stuck with me from Merida. Hah! Both of us were doing our first camino and had the approach of "I may only do this once so let's pick the longest one I have time for!"I'm walking the Mozarabe from Almeria, starting May 25th, joining the VdlP at Melide. I'm from Texas and do a lot of Southwest US desert hiking, but I'm still concerned I've made a really stupid route decision here. I know it defies all the good sense advice of those in the know.
Oh well, I'm stubborn. I'll make 5am starts, and carry a reflective umbrella, hydrating powder and lots of water and see what happens.
I'd say maybe we'll cross paths north of Melide, but your pace is beyond me. I've got a pretty hard 30 km max.
How about going to Astorga, take the CF for a couple of days to Ponferrada and then walk the Invierno to Lalin/A Laxe and join up with the Sanabres? And if you do this, take a ton of photos, blog all the details etc because I want to do this in 2019
7 sleeps before setting off.
Temperatures approaching +40C expected … getting ready for a barbecue party
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That is an oven. In April when we were reqching 27C. that was quite enough for me: welts on my arms, sunburned forehead, and that was using my trusted silver umbrella. Was carrying 3 liters daily and had to really use it carefully. Nope, you will not find me on that route after mid-May.7 sleeps before setting off.
Temperatures approaching +40C expected … getting ready for a barbecue party
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7 sleeps before setting off.
Temperatures approaching +40C expected … getting ready for a barbecue party
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Too hot for me! Google "salamanca clima septiembre" and see what you think.Wondering if it will be too hot in early September to finish my interrupted VDLP from Salamanca via Sanabrese. Has anyone walked at that time?
Thanks Anemone, I will be walking North so it will get cooler. Maybe need to start in middle of month but do want to meet some pilgrims. Quandary !!
In June 2015 it was around 36, 38 deg. in Sevilla, Mérida, Caceres.... But somewhere before reaching Salamanca (Carcaboso)it started raining and the temperature dropped to 12 deg.! We were COLD and Salamanca was wet and miserable!
It got very hot again in Ourense (40) but manageable after that.
Difficult to tell for sure what the weather will bring, even in Summer!
Buen camino.
I walked the Norte end of September into October and it was hot. I remember a digital thermometer by a farmacia in Santillana showing it was 34C. early in the morning. I would walk alone during the day but albergues were quite busy. The north of Spain maybe the northern most part of the country, but is a south of a whole part of the world and far from nordic.Thanks Anemone, I will be walking North so it will get cooler. Maybe need to start in middle of month but do want to meet some pilgrims. Quandary !!
Still a dangerous heat especially if there is no shade and you are on the road. If it is possible to do a short stage that day and finish by lunchtime that would be the best. No shame in calling a taxi in those conditions. Or throw in a rest day. And you don't just need a wet buff, you need a wet T-shirt!1:30 pm here, it's 43.1C
This coming Tuesday the prediction is for 49C. But it's a dry heat.
Buen camino and above all take care @koknesis
Count your blessings. 51%, or so, of the population constrains theirs daily, regardless of the weather.Before it instantly dried. The negative side is I have to tape my nipples again
Thanks a lot domigee! Last two stages to Cacera have been somehow easier. At least my shirt gets wet again. Before it instantly dried. The negative side is I have to tape my nipples again
At the moment there are two more pilgrims doing such camino around me. Mr. Inov8 from Germany and Mr.Keen from Hungary. One can easily spot their footprints on the trek. We occasionally meet at auberges. Last night in Alcuescar monastery me and Mr.Keen were the only pilgrims there. Mr.Inov8 is somewhere ahead, but I follow his footprints!