calling Chloē
preparing for first Camino in spring 2016
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Camino Francés March/April 2016
Hello there everyone. Flight booked to arrive in Paris mid March and slowly mosey my way down to SJPDP hoping to start my first camino sometime the last week of March 2016. Some newbie questions:
- Those who have walked in later days of March and April in recent years - how was the weather? Is a light fleece and rain coat (like so many mention) enough for these early spring months? I don't want to carry a bulky fleece if i don't have to, but even more don't want me freezing my bum off to deter from my enjoyment of this; especially the first few stages. any insight/recommendations much appreciated!
- Has anyone mixed the camino Francés and the camino del Norte (walk, take bus north, walk, take bus south, etc). I've read that newbs should stick to Francés, but I'd really like to enjoy some coastal walking (San Sebastian, Guernica, Santander for Palacio de la Magdalena, others). I've read that el Norte is beautiful, but lots of road and black pavement -- which doesn't sound so lovely. For those who have meshed the Francés and el Norte, any 'must walk' stretches along either (for beauty, culture, or history)? very curious what others experiences are w/ this