Sara_Dhooma
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I agree that it would be a pity to walk through all that beauty and not see one bit of it. Sounds like it would be a punishing walk.Hello everyone,
This is my second day on the Camino Primitivo and I’ve stopped walking after only 10km. The weather is absolutely miserable with endless cycles of hard rain, showers, thunder, and drizzle. It is difficult to enjoy the views peeking under an umbrella- and constantly watching footing on flooded trail. It is quite windy and cold also!
The upcoming weather forecast shows 70%-100% all-day rain for the next week throughout the area.
My question is.... is it worth it to continue on the Primitivo despite the hard conditions? Or is it a better idea to return another time to appreciate it in more favourable conditions?
I potentially have about 40 days more spend in Spain so I could leave and jump onto a different Camino route (in the South!).
The weather today is absolute misery! This morning I walked hours with my head down, tightly clutching my umbrella in driving rain.
I’m warming with a coffee and not looking forward to returning to the way. The Hospital route is impassable due to snowfall. Unsure I want to take the Pola route in the pouring rain either.
A bus down south might be in my immediate future!
The weather today is absolute misery! This morning I walked hours with my head down, tightly clutching my umbrella in driving rain.
I’m warming with a coffee and not looking forward to returning to the way. The Hospital route is impassable due to snowfall. Unsure I want to take the Pola route in the pouring rain either.
A bus down south might be in my immediate future!
I’m still on the Primitivo. The weather hasn’t improved, but my spirits have by grouping up with a few other pilgrims.
We share our misery together at dinner with large amounts of vino tinto. To stay with this Camino Primitivo gang - I’m crawling along and completing very short stages. A short walking day is a necessary in cold, wet weather with limited daylight hours!
I’ll get to Santiago eventually, and then promptly head down south.It is supposed to snow in two days....
Woke up to a winter wonderland in Berducedo this morning. The locals advised us to take the road instead of the trail. I respected their opinion and had a blustery snowy morning, followed by thunderstorm rain into Grandas.
Now I’ve been told that the ‘Camino is closed’ in the next section. The road is also not an option because of poor visibility for traffic on the slippery, snowy curves.
Seven pilgrims are taking a taxi ahead tomorrow for safety. I begrudgingly will join them, and sadly abandon my continuous footpath from Madrid.
I definitely DO NOT recommend walking this Camino in November!!!!
That is funny. I've spent many nights on the primitivo and del norte doing just that, hungry as well, oh, and wet. Very wet...Read a good book, rest, relax and give thanks that you aren't shivering in a tent with a hungry donkey in the field next to you.
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