borealprojects
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Hello all,
My wife and I have just confirmed our two months of vacation next spring and are trying to nail down our route and have a few final questions about via de la plata in comparison to camino frances.
As background, we are fit and have quite a bit of experience with long-distance mountain walking in Canada, Pyrennes (GR10) and the Alps. Typically we camp. We both speak Spanish.
Here are the questions:
1. What are tenting options like along the route (in towns specifically for if albergues are full).
2. What is scenery on VDLP compared to Camino Frances (Photos make CF greener and towns prettier) NOTE we are starting the camino in late march 2008.
3. A few past reports seem to indicate that we can expect 10 - 20 other pilgrims on the via de la plata. Any ideas on comparable number of people on CF? (NOTE: we aren't big fans of lots of crowds so this is a critical issue).
Any other suggestions relating to route selection would be much appreciated.
Many thanks
richard.
My wife and I have just confirmed our two months of vacation next spring and are trying to nail down our route and have a few final questions about via de la plata in comparison to camino frances.
As background, we are fit and have quite a bit of experience with long-distance mountain walking in Canada, Pyrennes (GR10) and the Alps. Typically we camp. We both speak Spanish.
Here are the questions:
1. What are tenting options like along the route (in towns specifically for if albergues are full).
2. What is scenery on VDLP compared to Camino Frances (Photos make CF greener and towns prettier) NOTE we are starting the camino in late march 2008.
3. A few past reports seem to indicate that we can expect 10 - 20 other pilgrims on the via de la plata. Any ideas on comparable number of people on CF? (NOTE: we aren't big fans of lots of crowds so this is a critical issue).
Any other suggestions relating to route selection would be much appreciated.
Many thanks
richard.