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  1. Vince Rollason

    Should I spend a night in Madrid before heading to Sarria?

    Hi I would suggest staying in Madrid overnight. There is a train from Chamartin Station to Sarria daily at 13.15 and it takes a little over 4 hours. To return from SDC to Madrid there are several high speed trains every day. From memory that journey is around 3 hours. Buen Camino Vince
  2. Vince Rollason

    Camino in October

    Hi. I walked CF from SJPDP last week in September and most of October and had the most wonderful weather. no rain for 5 weeks. My family came out to spend a week with me in SDC from 26th October to 2nd November. from the moment they arrived it rained almost non stop. I had no problems with food...
  3. Vince Rollason

    Accommodation Sarria - Santiago in May

    Hello I walked Morgarde to SDC May/June 2022 with my son-in-law and 2 granddaughters. We did not book ahead and found accommodation every night. The only place we had to walk on from was Palas de Rei as all the alberques were pretty full and could not take 4. I would mention that this was on a...
  4. Vince Rollason

    Sleeping bag needed in June?

    Hello I have walked in April, May, June, July, September and October and each time I have only used a sleeping bag liner. I walked in May/June last year with family and alberques were supplying blankets to those who felt the cold. Buen Camino. Vince
  5. Vince Rollason

    Best time/temperature to walk the Camino Frances

    Hi. I don't know if this will help but I have walked in Arril, May, June, July. September and October. In my opinion the best weather and most agreeable temperatures were in September and October. Buen Camino Vince
  6. Vince Rollason

    Accommodation in Morgade

    Hi I don't know if is open in November, but Casa Morgade is absolutely brilliant. I stayed with them back in May. Buen Camino Vince
  7. Vince Rollason

    July weather Sarria to Santiago

    Hi I walked SJPDP to SDC in 2013 June/July. The temperature variation was between 25c and 41c. The 41c was mid-July on my penultimate day. I have also walked in April, May, September and October. I found September and October were the best months for walking for me. Hope this helps. Buen Camino...
  8. Vince Rollason

    Camino with my 9 yr old

    HI Mark Like you I have walked a few Caminos and on one two of my granddaughters came out to meet me in Santiago. Last October I had to cancel a walk due to a family bereavement and at Christmas my daughter asked if the next time I walked the girls could meet me again and maybe walk for a couple...
  9. Vince Rollason

    Is my daily average goal too ambitious?

    Hello I hope this will help. I am a Level 4 distance running coach. I was a 29.58 10km runner and 14.17 5km. I walked my first Camino in 2013 aged 60 when I was still running 19 minutes for 5km. While the running will help you with cardio-vascular it will not however prepare you for the stresses...
  10. Vince Rollason

    Advice: Restart Camino from SJPP or from where I left off 5 years ago?

    Hello On my second Camino I had to return home to the UK having picked up a serious infection. I needed treatment for about 3 weeks and returned to pick up where I left off. Like you time was not a factor for me but it seemed the right thing for me to do. On my 5 trips I have met many people who...
  11. Vince Rollason

    All-ages walk

    Hi. I don't know if this will help but here goes. I am now 69 but walked the first of my four Caminos for my 60th birthday. I was due to walk with my son who had to pull out at the last minute due to work problems. I decided to go anyway. When I was nearing the end, he arranged to fly out and...
  12. Vince Rollason

    Concerned

    Hi. I have done 4 Caminos and I have never booked ahead and I have never left the UK with a return flight booked. Like you I have worked on the assumption that I don't know how far I will feel like going each day. I also took the view that it will take me as long as it takes and if I run into...
  13. Vince Rollason

    how to pack for Sept-November walk

    Hi Kate. I have walked in April, May, June, July, September and October. By far the most pleasant time was September/October when it was pleasantly warm and bright. However, during my stay in SDC over the end of October and beginning of November the weather changed dramatically and became really...
  14. Vince Rollason

    Pamplona to SdC in 29 days possible?

    Hello This should easily be possible. I did my first Camino aged 60 from SJPP to SDC in 33 days. I arrived in Pamplona on day 3. SJPP to Roncesvalles then Roncesvalles to Zubiri then Zubiri to Pamplona and on from there. It averages out at around 25k per day. Buen Camino Vince
  15. Vince Rollason

    Rest days on the Camino Frances?

    It sounds like you have a good approach. I have never booked a return flight as I have gone out with the attitude that it will take as long as it takes. Early on in my first Camino i developed a system which seemed to suit me. I would set off between 6 and 7 in the morning, walk for about 2...
  16. Vince Rollason

    Rest days on the Camino Frances?

    Hello Cardifflad from a Brummie Lad. (I use the term Lad despite pushing 70) I have been on the Camino 4 times and have never taken a rest day. I have had days where I have cut down the amount of walking that I have done so in a way that constitutes a "rest day". I have always felt that I should...
  17. Vince Rollason

    Walking Camino Frances as a couple

    Hi Maggie It is difficult to comment but i will share my experience. My son was due to walk with me on my first Camino but had to cancel at the last minute so i decided to go alone. when he met me in Santiago at the end, I said to him "don't take this the wrong way but I am glad you couldn't...
  18. Vince Rollason

    Advice on November / December 2021 - v. worried about travel feasibility!!

    Hi Andy I don't know if this will help but here goes. Do not think just because you are an athlete you will gain some magical advantage walking the Camino. I did my first Camino in 2013 for my 60th birthday. I was a 14.17 5k and 29.58 10k runner at my best. Even at 60 I was still running...
  19. Vince Rollason

    Looking for advice from Logrono

    Hi David. I don't know if this will help but this is how i plan my day having been on the Camino 4 times. I start between 6 and 7 in the morning and walk for 2 hours then take a stop of about an hour for breakfast. I then walk for another 2 hours and break for an hour for lunch. I then consult...
  20. Vince Rollason

    Undated stamps?

    This does happen sometimes but I have always handwritten the date myself on any undated stamps. This has never been questioned. buen Camino Vince

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