Raymond Aquilina
Ray
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I walked from Seville starting 18th September 2016. The weather was very hot for the first two weeks (you need to carry a lot of water) or so then became cooler, but was good all the way. I was often walking alone during the day but almost always met other pilgrims in the evenings. This is a fabulous walk - challenging but so good. There are some good blogs on the forum.
I used the Gerald Kelly book.
Buen Camino.
I started about 21st sept in 2016. It was over 40 degrees Walking the long few days! It was really hot!! The first part is a bit like a meseta. Don’t expect cafes and water fountains either. In the length of time it takes to walk the VDLP, you get all types of weather. (We also had to sometimes carry food as supermarkets are not in every town.)Dear Forum members,
I have already walked three different Camino routes in the past 3 years. (Portugues, Frances and Finisterre)
This year I am planning to walk the VDLP starting some time late September. I am trying to avoid the heat of summer and that is why I think about late September. Has anyone walked this route during this time? I would appreciate some feedback.
I am also thinking of walking from Cadiz to Astorga and then return early next year to walk the Sanabres. Is the part from Cadiz to Seville worth doing?
Meanwhile I read ythe book by Gerald Kelly ...are there any other recommended books available?
Thanks for your tips!!!!
Kind regards,
Raymond Aquilina,
Malta
Thanks a lot for the informationI will be hiking the VdlP this Spring and am using Gerald Kelly's book also and these two other sources.
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gWY-bEMztAxba0POUFyWvMHaVlAjnb-XYBo5OPJsHN4/edit?usp=sharing
- https://www.gronze.com/via-plata (you may have to paste this into google translate to get the English version)
Hi Terry,Hi Ray;
I walked from Sevilla starting Sept 14 2016. Was hot but managable with lots of water. Weather was perfect up to Zamora and onto Santiago. Not hot not cold. Walked with an irishman who had started in Cadiz. After 3 days of being mostly lost, he gave up on it and took a bus to Seville. Have a look at my blog if you like.
Finished on the sanabres to Santiago. The whole walk was fantastic!
Cheers
www.terryonthevdlp.weebly.com
Dear Forum members,
I have already walked three different Camino routes in the past 3 years. (Portugues, Frances and Finisterre)
This year I am planning to walk the VDLP starting some time late September. I am trying to avoid the heat of summer and that is why I think about late September. Has anyone walked this route during this time? I would appreciate some feedback.
I am also thinking of walking from Cadiz to Astorga and then return early next year to walk the Sanabres. Is the part from Cadiz to Seville worth doing?
Meanwhile I read ythe book by Gerald Kelly ...are there any other recommended books available?
Thanks for your tips!!!!
Kind regards,
Raymond Aquilina,
Malta
I don't think you will regret that for one moment!You give me an idea.... I might do the Sanabres in autumn and return in spring to do the longer route Seville to Astorga in Spring.
Thanks a lot for your suggestion.
Regards,
Ray
Dear Forum members,
I have already walked three different Camino routes in the past 3 years. (Portugues, Frances and Finisterre)
This year I am planning to walk the VDLP starting some time late September. I am trying to avoid the heat of summer and that is why I think about late September. Has anyone walked this route during this time? I would appreciate some feedback.
I am also thinking of walking from Cadiz to Astorga and then return early next year to walk the Sanabres. Is the part from Cadiz to Seville worth doing?
Meanwhile I read ythe book by Gerald Kelly ...are there any other recommended books available?
Thanks for your tips!!!!
Kind regards,
Raymond Aquilina,
Malta
ThanksI finally decided not to walk the via Augusta. I started my walk from Seville on the 4th October and arrived on 5th November at Then weathSantiago. It was a great experience for me and made new friends on the way. The weather varried from very hot out of seville to mild from Salamanca to Zamora. Then weather cooled down on the Sanabres and had snow and rain.
Here is what I experienced, starting from Almeria in late September 2017, but every year is different:
End September (Almeria) - I struggled with daily temperatures in the mid-30s. Too hot for me.
End October (Merida) - Comfortable. I started wearing long trousers somewhere on the VDLP to Salamanca.
10/November (Salamanca) - Frost in the mornings. I started wearing socks with my sandals in the evenings.
15/November (Zamora) - Getting chilly. Many albergues after Zamora are unheated. I'm glad I have a sleeping bag
23/November (Enter Galicia) - Rain and cold. Unheated / Many under-heated albergues
28/November (Ourense).- Hot springs! Television news shows other camino routes with snow. I feel lucky.
Early Dec (Santiago / Finisterre) - Cold albergues but mostly dry, so I consider myself lucky.
I don't regret any part of this Camino, But in retrospect, I think it might be better in Spring with the countryside coming to life and temperatures starting to rise. I met people who were walking from north to south on the VDLP. I remember thinking how clever they were...
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