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That's a bit of a blow. I was planning to walk el Norte late September/October. Maybe I should change my plans.
I agree that this designation is unlikely to have a huge impact, and especially for your off-season walk. I think it's more of a concern for the Primitivo, which also received the same honor, since it's much closer to the bursting point in high season. Don't change your plans, magwood!That's a bit of a blow. I was planning to walk el Norte late September/October. Maybe I should change my plans.
That's a bit of a blow. I was planning to walk el Norte late September/October. Maybe I should change my plans.
Yes, Berducedo is quite the pressure point. Even when I walked 5 years ago, the municipal was full and the private took the overflow. Last summer there were reports of people having to walk to La Mesa or taxi to Grandas to find a place to sleep."Addtionally, the Xunta de Galicia (the Galician regional government) has announced 2016 to be the year of the Camino del Norte and Primitivo, with especial investiments and improvements to be made on these Jacobean routes".
But the investments of the Xunta will be necessarily in Galicia.
What about the other regions involved? Asturias, Cantabria and the Basque country?
I'm remembering now Berducedo (Asturias).
When I walked the Primitivo in June the municipal was full. I got the last bed in the private albergue, pilgrims walked onto La Mesa - it was full so some slept on the floor!Yes, Berducedo is quite the pressure point. Even when I walked 5 years ago, the municipal was full and the private took the overflow. Last summer there were reports of people having to walk to La Mesa or taxi to Grandas to find a place to sleep.
Yes, Berducedo is quite the pressure point. Even when I walked 5 years ago, the municipal was full and the private took the overflow. Last summer there were reports of people having to walk to La Mesa or taxi to Grandas to find a place to sleep.
If september on the norte is just as low season as september on the frances, than its not low sesson at all....but of course high season on the norte is still pretty low season compared to the frances numbers.
Im hoping to walk the norte starting early september.
I'm into 'serious' planning mode now we have entered 2016....I can only walk in the Summer months since I am still working, looks like June is a better bet than July then?
Has anyone walked it in June?
Might see you out there Magwood - Dad and I are planning similar timing
Plans have changed now. Have just booked my flight to Santander, coach to Irun, and will set off on 22 April for Ribadeo, Ruta do Mar and Camino Ingles.
I joked about it in another thread, but actually decided to bring my Camino forward to the spring for reasons of vanity. My daughter is getting married in early July and I will still be wearing my super-slim Camino body - those silly suntan marks might be a problem though!
I'm planning on going this year same time, not sure which route yet.. I'm hoping to take the Norte, but as I'll be walking alone I wonder if there aren't that many people will i get lonely? What is your estimate, will i be bumping into a few fellow peregrinos each day?
I walked in September and while I mostly walked alone the albergues were buzy. No conga line on the Norte but not lonely either.I'm planning on going this year same time, not sure which route yet.. I'm hoping to take the Norte, but as I'll be walking alone I wonder if there aren't that many people will i get lonely? What is your estimate, will i be bumping into a few fellow peregrinos each day?
I walked in September and while I mostly walked alone the albergues were buzy. No conga line on the Norte but not lonely either.
I walked from Irun to Santander during the second half of June last year and did not think it was too crowded and always managed to find a place to stay - but not as quiet as the Primitivo the year before in May. I'll be doing the last leg from Santander to Santiago this July which is the only time I can get away so fingers crossed the albergues won't be too full . Last year there quite a few young people walking ( I ssuppose it's the university holidays ) including a group of Spanish girls who always seemed to arrive first despite being the last to leave in the mornings . Turned out they got the bus ! I started off alone but in the end only spent a few hours walking on my own during the whole trip.I walked in September and while I mostly walked alone the albergues were buzy. No conga line on the Norte but not lonely either.
Hola, Philip,I'm still debating whether to walk on towards el norte from SJPP or let my feet retrace the camino frances.What to do....
Ola,Hola, Philip,
I assume you are planning to get to SJPdP either via Bayonne or Pamplona. But if you're thinking of walking to Camino del Norte then just start this Camino in Bayonne, Biarritz airport, Hendaye or Irun. Problem solved
Otherwise there is a Camino called Voie de la Nive that connects Bayonne and SJPdP and you can walk in opposite direction:
http://www.xacobeo.fr/ZE1.11.Aqu.Nive.htm
http://vppyr.free.fr/pages_transversales/voie_nive/vnive.php?etp=accueil
Also use Search option to get some more info at this forum.
Ultreia!
Hi Riisis. I am going to walk the Norte in May this year and I will be walking alone.I'm planning on going this year same time, not sure which route yet.. I'm hoping to take the Norte, but as I'll be walking alone I wonder if there aren't that many people will i get lonely? What is your estimate, will i be bumping into a few fellow peregrinos each day?
I'm planning on going this year same time, not sure which route yet.. I'm hoping to take the Norte, but as I'll be walking alone I wonder if there aren't that many people will i get lonely? What is your estimate, will i be bumping into a few fellow peregrinos each day?
Hotels do become weirdly quiet and lonely after several nights in albergues. They are the best way to ensure a good night's sleep, though.Just back from walking the sentier littoral/camino del norte from Bidart in France to Bilbao, from 26th March to April 2nd. On most days I bumped into or walked with or had dinner with two norwegian guys, 1 Swiss guy, 1 German girl, 3 german guys, 1 spanish guy with good english, a few spanish guys and girls with no english. Never felt alone, except maybe when I stayed in a hotel which I did in San Sebastian and Getaria..
Hi there! Just bought my tickets and planning on starting perhaps 11th May from Aviles /Soto de luina where ever I'll find some transportation. I'm not sure what my pace will be, perhaps I'll be walking a bit slow(?) but we might bump into each other, that would be awesome!Hi Riisis. I am going to walk the Norte in May this year and I will be walking alone.
I have already done a part of it all the way from Irún to Güemes and on the 6th of May I will start from there. So if you are somewhere around me by that time it would be nice to meet you.
Runa in Iceland
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