Calisteve
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- Future Camino - Primitivo, Norte, Mozarabe
Got the itch and can't wait to the summer (June-August) to scratch it. So I'm thinking of spending 14 or so days walking in March (probably the first half as i have family commitments at the end of March). But which route? Factors to consider: I'm happy walking alone; I'd prefer a mix of albergues, hostals and hotels; happy walking between 25 and 40 kms a day; access to coffee in the mornings is essential to my mental health; and after 4 months of a British winter I'll be ready for some sun - so this is pushing me to look at the Southern routes (& I'd rather not walk knee deep in mud). So I've been thinking about the following options:
1. Camino de Madrid - been thinking of doing it for the last couple of years and due to a series of complications not got round to it. I accept I might need to skip the Cercedilla to Segovia stage if the weather is unfavourable, but hopefully the weather should be OK for the rest.
2. Mozarabe (probably Granada to Merida) - if the summer is too hot for the Mozarbe then maybe this would be the better option and I can then walk the CdeM in May/June.
3. Lisbon to Porto - I walked from Porto to Santiago in 2018 so this appeals as it would 'complete' the Portugues way for me + I really enjoyed Portugal and the Portugues.
I have excluded walking part of the VdlP as I'm planning on walking that as a whole probably next year. I'd welcome advice/suggestions from those who have walked in February/March - accepting that the weather is not exactly highly predictable (I'm British so understand this from a life times experience). Thanks in advance.
1. Camino de Madrid - been thinking of doing it for the last couple of years and due to a series of complications not got round to it. I accept I might need to skip the Cercedilla to Segovia stage if the weather is unfavourable, but hopefully the weather should be OK for the rest.
2. Mozarabe (probably Granada to Merida) - if the summer is too hot for the Mozarbe then maybe this would be the better option and I can then walk the CdeM in May/June.
3. Lisbon to Porto - I walked from Porto to Santiago in 2018 so this appeals as it would 'complete' the Portugues way for me + I really enjoyed Portugal and the Portugues.
I have excluded walking part of the VdlP as I'm planning on walking that as a whole probably next year. I'd welcome advice/suggestions from those who have walked in February/March - accepting that the weather is not exactly highly predictable (I'm British so understand this from a life times experience). Thanks in advance.