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I can answer some of it. I started from Pamplona April 6, 2022.3. I know April might be cool and very wet. I used fleece sleeping back liner in October in the past, also have a silk one. I guess it will not be enough and we might need proper sleeping bags? I recall most private albergues provided throws or similar.
4. Is it too cold to walk in Keen sandals? They are the most comfy, i also have Altras, but if its raining then probably doesnt matter, the feet will get wet anyway?
5. Any other advice to consider due to weather/itinerary will be very much appreciated.
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I've walked with my mother when I was a young pup. It was a magical experience for both of us. Later I walked with my sister. I recently asked my dad and sister and brother in law and they've all said, "No, it's not my thing". You are lucky.Hi everyone
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thank you so much @C clearly, i do not mind and really appreciate it.I hope you don't mind if I give some unsolicited advice...
I walked my first two Caminos in trail runners and the last five in sandals (with socks). The sandals worked much better in rain and mud that the shoes. Especially when I paired them with waterproof socks.Never walked in Sandals. I had a friend once, who did. She wore socks too. We were on the Frances... it was muddy and rainy. She was disappointed. YMMV
There you go. So many ways to skin a cat.I walked my first two Caminos in trail runners and the last five in sandals (with socks). The sandals worked much better in rain and mud that the shoes. Especially when I paired them with waterproof socks.
How interesting. And why was that? Is it because of the sandals got less mucked up with mud? Or….?I walked my first two Caminos in trail runners and the last five in sandals (with socks). The sandals worked much better in rain and mud that the shoes. Especially when I paired them with waterproof socks.
The sandals get equally mucked up, but are so much easier to clean and quicker to dry!How interesting. And why was that? Is it because of the sandals got less mucked up with mud? Or….?
Orisson is opening on the 10th April and Borda on the 9th. Both are taking bookings now.thank you so much @C clearly, i do not mind and really appreciate it.
My parents are travelling from Latvia, so no jetlag for them, as for me, last time I remember i was surprisingly good the first days (operating on pure excitement) and started to feel the jetlag on Day 3 only
My parents fully rely on me for planning. I do consider the option of them joining me later, but hesitant how they transfer to lets say Astorga themselves with no English/Spanish. At the moment it seems more convenient if they fly direct to Barcelona and i do the same from SDC to meet them there and then we travel together. And obviously from Barcelona - Pamplona/SJPP is closer. I am only hesitant if SJPP is worth it in April, as there is s big chance the Napoleon route is going to be closed. My parents never experienced mountains and I remember I loved the Pyrenees, even have hiked quite a few hills in AU, but they are different here….
Anyway thank you so much, your advice was very welcomecontinuing to Fisterra is one of my options.
Thanks @trecileI walked my first two Caminos in trail runners and the last five in sandals (with socks). The sandals worked much better in rain and mud that the shoes. Especially when I paired them with waterproof socks.
Thanks @Ken & Liz , yes i agree, and was planning a stop in Orisson. Have not heard about Borda before, will check it outOrisson is opening on the 10th April and Borda on the 9th. Both are taking bookings now.
We are leaving SJPdP on the 9th staying at Borda. Had a great 2 days crossing over in 2016 and hoping for the same weather. We were 72 back then now 79 if that helps your parents
We stayed in Orisson in 2016 but trying Borda it's about 2 k more in distance and we have booked there ensuit room as a special night and it is far better than the Orisson one.Thanks @Ken & Liz , yes i agree, and was planning a stop in Orisson. Have not heard about Borda before, will check it out
Thanks! I use Buen Camino app, i beleive, all of them are very handy and similar in functionalities.We stayed in Orisson in 2016 but trying Borda it's about 2 k more in distance and we have booked there ensuit room as a special night and it is far better than the Orisson one.
Download Camino Ninja you enter where you are starting from and then as you scroll down it shows all the towns and distances so you can stop where you like, enter that in I will stop here tonight the it gives you all the options for where to stay and costs.
Mine are Sealskinz brand. Here's I post I wrote earlier this year about my waterproof socks.Thanks @treciledo you have a specific brand of socks that you would recommend?
I agree, socks and sandals are brilliant for wet weather. And waterproof socks and sandals can be even better!
I wore waterproof socks (Sealskinz brand) over my normal socks on a couple of days with torrential rain. At the end of the day my regular socks underneath the waterproofs were barely damp - most likely from sweat. Next came the day of the mud. Mud puddles completely spanning the trail were unavoidable. But at the end of the day my regular socks that I wore under the waterproofs were clean and dry.
In past years, before I had the waterproof socks I simply let my socks get soaked, and never had a problem with blisters.
Hontanas | 19.6 |
Boadilla del Camino | 17.8 |
Carrión de los Condes | 16.3 |
Sahagún | 24.7 |
Reliegos | 19.3 |
León | 15.7 |
Hospital de Órbigo | 22.6 |
Astorga | 10.8 |
Rabanal del Camino | 12.6 |
Ponferrada | 20.3 |
Villafranca del Bierzo | 15.3 |
Las Herrerias | 12.6 |
Triacastela | 18.5 |
Sarria | 15.4 |
Wow. You obviously are a bad ass.I was 75 when I walked the CF in 2022, my stops from Burgos showing miles were:-
Hontanas 19.6Boadilla del Camino 17.8Carrión de los Condes 16.3Sahagún 24.7Reliegos 19.3León 15.7Hospital de Órbigo 22.6Astorga 10.8Rabanal del Camino 12.6Ponferrada 20.3Villafranca del Bierzo 15.3Las Herrerias 12.6Triacastela 18.5Sarria 15.4
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