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Hi! What type of umbrella did you opt for - is it a special travel umbrella?Hi All!
First, thank you all SO MUCH! Your comments around my former post about being paranoid have given me a boost.....just in time too, as I now have read the weather report for the first 10 days (all I can get right now) from SJPP right through to Pamploma, Burgos, and Lorgrono(?)....
....RAIN, RAIN, RAIN.....with an occasional lightening strike to liven things up.
Most of the posts speak of an occasional day of rain, but it is looking like the Camino is serving up a very challenging sojourn for @Gmangirl and myself!
If you have ANY suggestions that would be sooo welcomed!
I did prep in snow and a bit of rain, Imelda not so much, but we have chosen umbrellas and ponchos that seem up to the Camino!
I have not walked the steep main trail my self, but when I did it the Pilgrim office recommended the "alternate" route to everybody. It was a lovely path, and I understood that many found the main one quite challenging after the uphill before. I think the alternate only ads a couple of kilometers but I did not find that a problem.If you take the Napoleon route from St. Jean and the trail is wet, recommend the alternate route from Alto de Lepoeder into Roncesvalles. The main trail on this section and is very steep, slippery and challenging when it's wet. Buen Camino!
No A, it's a massive golf umbrella. I can kinda lodge it into the side pocket and it will cover all the pelegrinos from SJPP to Roncevalles!Hi! What type of umbrella did you opt for - is it a special travel umbrella?
I have a big ole poncho that has worked...but glad I have someone helping get the thing over the backpack...never quite sorted that little item out..lol..got caught once outside and with the wind and snow, and ice pellets, I was pretty beat up. My gear did stay dry with the cover I had on the pack helping more that day than the poncho...There’s nothing worse than finding that your rain gear (poncho/pack cover) wasn’t up to the task of keeping the contents of your pack dry. I use a trash compactor bag (perfect size, less likely to tear than a regular trash bag) to hold all my belongings inside my pack. It only took one experience of having everything in my pack wet from rain to convince me this is the way to go. Hope the sun shines brightly for you and all these bits of advice aren’t needed.
I've walked the Napoleon route 4 times now, and have always taken the "safe" path to the right. I don't want my Camino to end on the first or second day!I have not walked the steep main trail my self, but when I did it the Pilgrim office recommended the "alternate" route to everybody. It was a lovely path, and I understood that many found the main one quite challenging after the uphill before. I think the alternate only ads a couple of kilometers but I did not find that a problem.
Hi All!
First, thank you all SO MUCH! Your comments around my former post about being paranoid have given me a boost.....just in time too, as I now have read the weather report for the first 10 days (all I can get right now) from SJPP right through to Pamploma, Burgos, and Lorgrono(?)....
....RAIN, RAIN, RAIN.....with an occasional lightening strike to liven things up.
Most of the posts speak of an occasional day of rain, but it is looking like the Camino is serving up a very challenging sojourn for @Gmangirl and myself!
If you have ANY suggestions that would be sooo welcomed!
I did prep in snow and a bit of rain, Imelda not so much, but we have chosen umbrellas and ponchos that seem up to the Camino!
Agreed! Having walked both paths from Lepoeder into Roncesvalles I believe they should switch the "alternate" path for the "main" path. Safer and not so difficult at the end of the day.I've walked the Napoleon route 4 times now, and have always taken the "safe" path to the right. I don't want my Camino to end on the first or second day!
Radar - State Meteorological Agency - AEMET - Spanish Government
Different products for the observation of precipitation by radar networkwww.aemet.es
In my experience weather forecasts are more accurate for the near future, and much less for long range.Hi All!
First, thank you all SO MUCH! Your comments around my former post about being paranoid have given me a boost.....just in time too, as I now have read the weather report for the first 10 days (all I can get right now) from SJPP right through to Pamploma, Burgos, and Lorgrono(?)....
....RAIN, RAIN, RAIN.....with an occasional lightening strike to liven things up.
Most of the posts speak of an occasional day of rain, but it is looking like the Camino is serving up a very challenging sojourn for @Gmangirl and myself!
If you have ANY suggestions that would be sooo welcomed!
I did prep in snow and a bit of rain, Imelda not so much, but we have chosen umbrellas and ponchos that seem up to the Camino!
My opinion about weather , is they can’t tell much till 3 days out. Especially when the coast is so close . Don’t let the news make you paranoid. I have walked the CF nearly a dozen times and luckily had maybe 5 days of rain . If it’s raining when you get up , take a rest day and see the sites . If rain starts during the day , keep going and hope for the best . Be positive and bring a poncho , and look for a cozy cafe for an hour or two .Hi All!
First, thank you all SO MUCH! Your comments around my former post about being paranoid have given me a boost.....just in time too, as I now have read the weather report for the first 10 days (all I can get right now) from SJPP right through to Pamploma, Burgos, and Lorgrono(?)....
....RAIN, RAIN, RAIN.....with an occasional lightening strike to liven things up.
Most of the posts speak of an occasional day of rain, but it is looking like the Camino is serving up a very challenging sojourn for @Gmangirl and myself!
If you have ANY suggestions that would be sooo welcomed!
I did prep in snow and a bit of rain, Imelda not so much, but we have chosen umbrellas and ponchos that seem up to the Camino!
It's not just you that needs to keep dry, it's your stuff as well. Don't trust pack covers or ponchos to keep the rain off your spare clothes, put them in a drysac or sacs. Trash bags also work and are a lot cheaper but they make an unpleasant rustling sound, especially when packing up early in the morning.If you have ANY suggestions that would be sooo welcomed!
@TorontoGMan, it's good to know that you are preparing yourself for deluge-like conditions and that you are properly equipped but frankly I am baffled as to where you found such a weather forecast.just in time too, as I now have read the weather report for the first 10 days (all I can get right now) from SJPP right through to Pamploma, Burgos, and Lorgrono(?)....
....RAIN, RAIN, RAIN.....with an occasional lightening strike to liven things up.
Most of the posts speak of an occasional day of rain, but it is looking like the Camino is serving up a very challenging sojourn for @Gmangirl and myself!
I assume you are joking. If not, Bear in mind a golf umbrella will not be allowed in carry-on luggage so will have to be checked. And will likely add 20% to the weight of what you are carrying.No A, it's a massive golf umbrella. I can kinda lodge it into the side pocket and it will cover all the pelegrinos from SJPP to Roncevalles!
Clearly you KNOW men! You know I didn't....lol@TorontoGMan, just for fun I had another look at my weather app for the coming days on the Route Napoleon. For Friday 26 May, the predictability has become high, i.e. likely to be accurate overall for the Route Napoleon mountain pass and there is a new piece of information that I don’t wish to withhold. Quote:
Overall a fair bit of clouds but partly sunny. The forecast has a moderate, 40% chance of precipitation [around 3 pm]. Temperatures as high as 17 °C are foreseen. The UV-Index climbs up to 7, don't forget to use sunscreen when spending the day outside. You did not forget to pack sunscreen, did you?
Most of the time umbrellas are permitted in carry on. Just have to check to see if there are size restrictions. I have had no issues with 25 inch hiking umbrellas. They make some really light weight hiking umbrellas, many with good SPF ratings, and you can use hands free attachments for your backpack so you do to have to carry them.I assume you are joking. If not, Bear in mind a golf umbrella will not be allowed in carry-on luggage so will have to be checked. And will likely add 20% to the weight of what you are carrying.
The Boutique du Pèlerin on the main street for pilgrims in SJPP, open 7 days a week from 7 am to 7 pm, has everything that the peregrino's heart desires and then some. You can't miss this shop when you are on your way to Spain or merely on your way to the Pilgrim Office. Buen Camino!Hopefully we can pick some [sunscreen] up?
I like ziplock bags which don't rustle and are transparent.It's not just you that needs to keep dry, it's your stuff as well. Don't trust pack covers or ponchos to keep the rain off your spare clothes, put them in a drysac or sacs. Trash bags also work and are a lot cheaper but they make an unpleasant rustling sound, especially when packing up early in the morning.
Make days shorter and make accommodation cozyHi All!
First, thank you all SO MUCH! Your comments around my former post about being paranoid have given me a boost.....just in time too, as I now have read the weather report for the first 10 days (all I can get right now) from SJPP right through to Pamploma, Burgos, and Lorgrono(?)....
....RAIN, RAIN, RAIN.....with an occasional lightening strike to liven things up.
Most of the posts speak of an occasional day of rain, but it is looking like the Camino is serving up a very challenging sojourn for @Gmangirl and myself!
If you have ANY suggestions that would be sooo welcomed!
I did prep in snow and a bit of rain, Imelda not so much, but we have chosen umbrellas and ponchos that seem up to the Camino!
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