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- Frances 15,16,18
VdlP 23, Invierno 23, Fisterra 23
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And please assume that there will be nowhere to refill until your stop for the night!!Thanks @Albertagirl .
On the subject of guidebooks, in fact I'll start a new thread on that...........
Better to carry all the water you’ll need. We carried 3 litres and that wasn’t quite enough at times. There are stretches where there aren’t any doors to knock on .I've been reading lots of blogs and guides about the VdlP, but I'm still a bit unsure how best to plan for water.
I understand there are few fonts, and also that in many villages the shops/bars/cafes if they exist, might be closed, and of course the stages are somewhat longer than the CF that I am used to.
So I really want to avoid running out of water, it's not a pleasant thing.
So, do you tend to carry enough water for the day?
or
Hope that a cafe/shop might be open and if not, knock on someone's door?
If it's not too hot I tend to do about 10 kms per litre of water. And prefer to walk sub 30 km days if possible. So managing to carry 3-4 litres is OK, but carrying 2 would be better
In June, I bought rehydration sachets in Sevilla and we were glad of them, at least for the first week. ( We travelled from the UK where the temperature was 12 deg. straight to Andalucia where it was already 36/37 deg.)I don't think rehydration sachets are needed, unless for a child or sick person. Just eat something salty most days, like ham. Luckily there is no shortage of ham in Spain.
In June, I bought rehydration sachets in Sevilla and we were glad of them, at least for the first week. ( We travelled from the UK where the temperature was 12 deg. straight to Andalucia where it was already 36/37 deg.)
@Robo
If you need a litre of water for 10 km, make sure that you have it. Don't trust your guidebook when it says there is a fountain. There was a tap near the park entrance at 16 km along the route to Aldeanueva (29 km total walk), apparently functioning when I went through but not there earlier and not working later. The albergue on the Embalse on the way to Canaveral (32 km total) was closed when I went through and is totally unreliable. There was no place to get water on the 28 km walk to San Pedro de Rozados, which was my hardest day. I always carry a paper of water purification tablets for emergency use, but first you would have to find some water. I didn't make reservations, but it might be worth it for you to do so consistently, just so that you would always know how far you would have to walk for water, because both bars and accommodation listed in the guidebook may be closed.
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