elzi
Active Member
Ok, so I've recently agreed to accompany a friend to do a bit of Camino Frances leaving around 20th of August. I'm short on both time and money so I'm thinking to maybe do just a section from Pamplona, if I'm lucky I may get to Burgos?
Thing is I've never walked in August before, all my other camino experience has been around the May/June time and I'm a bit nervous about it all.
I have 2 main worries...
1) Will it be really, really, really, really hot? I'm from Northern England and I think it's a little warm here now. Will I be able to walk in Spain in August without melting?
2) Will it be ridiculously busy? In my experience things get pretty busy in May, but I understand most of Spain takes August off, does that mean they're all walking the camino? I'm taking my tent, it adds and extra 1kg to my weight but I carried it along the Portugues earlier this year and survived. I read the camping thread with some interest, will it be very difficult bed-wise and I should plan on camping a lot?
Thanks for any help from those with more august experience!
Thing is I've never walked in August before, all my other camino experience has been around the May/June time and I'm a bit nervous about it all.
I have 2 main worries...
1) Will it be really, really, really, really hot? I'm from Northern England and I think it's a little warm here now. Will I be able to walk in Spain in August without melting?
2) Will it be ridiculously busy? In my experience things get pretty busy in May, but I understand most of Spain takes August off, does that mean they're all walking the camino? I'm taking my tent, it adds and extra 1kg to my weight but I carried it along the Portugues earlier this year and survived. I read the camping thread with some interest, will it be very difficult bed-wise and I should plan on camping a lot?
Thanks for any help from those with more august experience!