You are walking through agricultural areas, there are quite a few farm dogs on route, and they can be aggresively territorial. I have never taken a dog on camino but suspect it could be a problem.
I only used this route once in May and booked in advance. On the day of travel there were a few people turned away as the train was full. I think advance booking is a necessity.
I have walked both and the WHW weather is very unpredictable. For instance on day 2 I had torrential rain all day, my supposed Gortex jacket wasn't waterproof and I was literally soaked to the skin. If that had been my outer layer on a mountain I would have been in deep trouble. Every other day...
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There is a two day course prior to volunteering, I chose Logrono but with Covid I'm not sure what is the current situation.
Under normal conditions you don't NEED a compass the route is well marked however in fog or other bad weather it could save your life. Personally I always have a map, a compass a whistle and torch and hope never to need any of them.
Yes I walked it a few years back, probably in unusual fashion. I walked Cockburnspath to Sanquar and my wife picked me up and drove me to Portpatrick. I then walked back to Sanquar. It wasn't an easy walk and as you say accommodation is limited. Weatherwise, I was lucky no rain for the entire...
I was in an albergue, washing my socks when a man asked me, in very bad Spanish how he could register. I replied in my best, and probably even worse Spanish. Later I found out that he was Irish and I am Scottish. We had a few beers together and of course conversed in English.
I loved it, it is very different from the Camino Frances and is not for the person who wants to have a choice of cafes every five km and to walk only fifteen km stages. There are some long stages, there are less people, and less infrastrucure but in many ways it gets you closer to real Spain.
I am proud to say that I have walked every step of my caminos with my muchila on my back, no rest days, and stayed in albergues except for the odd occasion where accommodation was not available. That is MY camino, BUT it doesn't give me the right to criticise or mock others. Although I am...
It brought back great memories and I didn´t break sweat or get out of puff. What I had forgotten though is the traffic danger on the first few miles, made more obvious by the speed of the replay.
I carried three litres on the Southern section and topped up wherever I could. There were still sections where I had to ration myself, and the water was usually lukewarm by that point.
For me the first Compostela was VERY important to me, since then it is a nice to have rather than a need to have. If next time I get there and face a huge queue I won´t bother.
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