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Good to hear about the weather. I begin at SJPP Sunday, 8 April.I started on 3/27 from Pamplona - 3/28 Puente la Reina - 3/29 Estella. Would like share some info so far.
Weather: for the past 3 days, cloudy sometime, sunny most of time, very pleasant and comfortable. Around morning 7C-18C mid day.
**Light rain now 8:50 am Estella.
Accom: many people stay at muncipal alb, me too. Cheap and convenient facilities mostly. You may see the same people from the start everyday. They provide free bed sheet.
Today 3/29, I like to spend 1 extra day at Estella, a nice town I did not have time to see yesterday.
After staying at municipal alb for 3 nights, today I like to stay at a smaller alb or hostel for a different feel.
Safety conern: many people leave alb about 7:00-8:00 am. If you leave between this time frame, a lot of people will be round you on the way. Even not, I think it is safe for alone pilgrim.
Buen Camino
(many people just say hola for short)
Last two days have been VERY muddy. Staying in Zubin tonight and just finished scraping mud off and washing pants. Quite a bit of rain today.Thank you, @mai. I leave in two weeks and that's just the kind information I've been looking for. Have you run into much mud? Your on-the-ground weather report sounds much better than the forecasts I read here. Keep us posted.
Enjoy Estella and Buen Camino.
Thanks John. Bala you sound so organised. How does one prepare for mud? I am hoping to get rain gear in Pamplona if my jacket is not sufficient.@MaizThanks for the update, @John Simpson. I'm back and forth on my footwear. My rain gear is all sorted out, though. Even 2 weeks out it sounds like "hope for sun, but prepare for mud and rain."
Thanks for the information, I will be in Estella on the 19th and will be headed west from there. It's good to know the current situation.I started on 3/27 from Pamplona - 3/28 Puente la Reina - 3/29 Estella. Would like share some info so far.
Weather: for the past 3 days, cloudy sometime, sunny most of time, very pleasant and comfortable. Around morning 7C-18C mid day.
**Light rain now 8:50 am Estella.
Accom: many people stay at muncipal alb, me too. Cheap and convenient facilities mostly. You may see the same people from the start everyday. They provide free bed sheet.
Today 3/29, I like to spend 1 extra day at Estella, a nice town I did not have time to see yesterday.
After staying at municipal alb for 3 nights, today I like to stay at a smaller alb or hostel for a different feel.
Safety conern: many people leave alb about 7:00-8:00 am. If you leave between this time frame, a lot of people will be round you on the way. Even not, I think it is safe for alone pilgrim.
Buen Camino
(many people just say hola for short)
Agree Mvanert. Thanks Ivar. This forum has been invaluable in many ways and appreciate the conversation in this thread as I start from Pamplona on 5 April.Thanks for the information, I will be in Estella on the 19th and will be headed west from there. It's good to know the current situation.
I am so glad to read your dilemma. I am going through same as I leave for Barcelona tomorrow. On to Pamplona to start on 5 April. I have mid boots with low gaiters as I found pebbles were going into my boots in the training walks. Would have loved to start from SJPdP but need to be sensible at my age, first time and being solo! Another time perhaps. Buen CaminoOh, I wish I was organized, @Maiz . I feel so unprepared. But for mud, the weather hasn't given me any options. It's done nothing but rain (except when it's been snowing) for three weeks where I live, so my hiking trails have been mud, mud, and more mud (when they aren't riverlettes). I've been alternating between my boots and my trail runners, to see if I can getaway with the trail runners. Unfortunately, I think it's going to be boots. I can't imagine doing some of these walks in anything less substantial.
My rain jacket and pants are Gortex and have kept me dry through downpours. They are the only non-negotiable givens in my pack. Everything else has been discarded, added back in, discarded again, reconsidered, back on the list, returned, maybe I should take it after all, no really don't need it.... ad infinitum. So maybe I sound like I know what I'm doing. But the fact is, I don't have a clue.
Thanks Mai. Something else to consider - umbrella!3/30/2018 estella - los arcos
Sunny n light cloudy, very nice but windy.
Enjoy the view along the way.
Los arcos is a quiet small town. The only market shop is closed today. Isaac Santiago alb is clean n bright, has a good kitchen with complete facilities.
To reduce my backpack weight, I didn't bring an umbrella. A water proof jacket is enough so far.
I leave for Barcelona tomorrow. On to Pamplona to start on 5 April. I have mid boots with low gaiters as I found pebbles were going into my boots in the training walks.
Bala: FYI I have walked from SJPP to Pamplona starting on Saturday March 24 and was very happy in my trail runners. However, they are a waterproof version of the Altra Lone Peak. It rained all but the first day, not in downpours, but fairly steady light rain. My feet stayed dry in merino socks and those shoes. I think that they would have been completely sodden if I had worn the non waterproof version. There was LOTS of mud everywhere. I did wear lightweight low gaiters, and had to step more carefully than those who just clomped any old way through the mud. I wore the same model shoes on the Norte last year, a bit later in the season. I never found my feet got overly warm. Good luck.
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