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I am considering walking the Camino Norte from San Sebastian, starting in a couple weeks in early July. Plan B is the Frances.
I walked the Frances in August 2017 with minimal planning, because I wanted to discover it for myself and I wanted to start each day's walk without knowing where I'd end the day. I never prebooked. Only once did I encounter a full albergue. I would love to walk the Norte in the same fashion. I can't afford hotels and I'd rather not prebook. Is anyone planning the Norte in July?
1.) Are there enough albergues open to be able to walk the whole Norte without staying in hotels?
2.) What are your thoughts on going without booking? If I must book, how far in advance do you think is necessary? A day? A couple days? Weeks?
If the Norte isn't feasible, then I have the same questions about the Frances. I know albergues will be operating at reduced capacity, but maybe the lack of pilgrims due to covid will balance it out? Are most albergues on the Frances open this summer?
I found a partial albergue list updated for 2021 for the Norte, but none for the Frances. Does anybody have one?
I walked the Frances in August 2017 with minimal planning, because I wanted to discover it for myself and I wanted to start each day's walk without knowing where I'd end the day. I never prebooked. Only once did I encounter a full albergue. I would love to walk the Norte in the same fashion. I can't afford hotels and I'd rather not prebook. Is anyone planning the Norte in July?
1.) Are there enough albergues open to be able to walk the whole Norte without staying in hotels?
2.) What are your thoughts on going without booking? If I must book, how far in advance do you think is necessary? A day? A couple days? Weeks?
If the Norte isn't feasible, then I have the same questions about the Frances. I know albergues will be operating at reduced capacity, but maybe the lack of pilgrims due to covid will balance it out? Are most albergues on the Frances open this summer?
I found a partial albergue list updated for 2021 for the Norte, but none for the Frances. Does anybody have one?