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Walking the Camino Portuguese in November - what to Expect?

tominrm

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Time of past OR future Camino
2022
Hi, everyone,
I usually walked in the spring, but the last year, 2022, I had to walk in November. The weather was not an issue for me, but closure of albergues, services, and backpack delivery were. I walked from Sarria and realized things are not the same as the spring.
This year I am contemplating to walk from Porto to Santiago de Compostela from November 8 or 9.
Will there be enough albergues open in November and backpack services along the route?
 
The 2024 Camino guides will be coming out little by little. Here is a collection of the ones that are out so far.
There was another thread discussing this topic recently with varying "opinions" about what is open and what is not. My 2 cents, is more places will be closed than open, especially if you are doing the coastal. These places are beach resort town which live off of the summer trade. Regarding the weather, I would expect any early winter storm that has crossed the North Atlantic from the US and Canada will have a dramatic impact on your weather conditions with high surfs, steady downpours and frigid temperatures.
 
Regarding the weather, I would expect any early winter storm that has crossed the North Atlantic from the US and Canada will have a dramatic impact on your weather conditions with high surfs, steady downpours and frigid temperatures.
I will be walking around that time also this year. If you are right about the storms I am going to pick you up and fly us both to Vegas!!!! ;)
I remember that thread and I checked in Gronze. The municipal albergues and some others show that they are open all year according to Gronze. But can we predict if Gronze will be right??? haha
 
The focus is on reducing the risk of failure through being well prepared. 2nd ed.
I am always ready for a trip to parts unknown. Vegas? No, no, that's not me, thanks for the offer. I am just a creature of watching storm patterns; that's all and here come
el Nino 2023/24.
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There was another thread discussing this topic recently with varying "opinions" about what is open and what is not. My 2 cents, is more places will be closed than open, especially if you are doing the coastal. These places are beach resort town which live off of the summer trade. Regarding the weather, I would expect any early winter storm that has crossed the North Atlantic from the US and Canada will have a dramatic impact on your weather conditions with high surfs, steady downpours and frigid temperatures.
Thank you for your input. I now wonder if I should wait until 2024.
 

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