Maurice - while disappointing for you in 2022, congratulations on going back this year and completing it! My husband and I are considering Faros in 2024 and are curious when you went in 2023. You mentioned the weather was bad (rain) in early September 2022. In 2023, did you go earlier in the summer to avid the rain? We are trying to figure out the best 2-3 week period to attempt the Faros where the drier weather will be in our favor. Thanks for any guidance you can offer.
Hi there,
thank you for your replay!
I am really exited to read that you are going to walk the camino dos Faros too!
I never heard from it before, I met an hospitaliere in Mondeñedo who told me about it.
I went this year in July, right at the beginning. I know temperatures are more high ofcourse but because you are walking next to the ocean the temperature will be at least 5 degrees lower with a nice ocean breeze in your hair and against your face
And then still there will be rain here, it's called green spain because of all the green and they need water.
Overthere they say, one day rain, next day sun but iff you say this overthere the galician will laugh and say it happens all on the same day, of few times
One day there was only rain, when I walked from Finisterre to o Pindo. I just had two relaxed days in Finisterre, went to the beach too and when I had to walk about 26km it rained. But in some kind of way the rain felt good, fresh, not like a punishment. And later that afternoon when I arrived at the hotel I booked, soken wet, I was a bit worried that my, especially my shoes, wouldn't be dry the next day when I was planning to climb mount Pindo.
So I entered the room, went into the bathroom, saw the heather, turned it......... water started to run, heat came of the radiator soon! Santiago
Grazias!
So this was all good! Next day, bit tricky to climb the mountain when slippery........ just sun! Another perfect day!!!
So still it will be a bit of luck overthere to keep it all dry, almost impossible but I would advise June- July or August.
Buen camino!!!