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Flooding in Galicia

alansykes

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There's a lot of very nasty weather about. 110km winds, snow from about 800m, flood warnings in all four of Galicia's provinces. The hot baths on the Miño at Ourense are closed because of high water, the Xallas has burst its banks, the Ulla and the Tambre look likely to.

I chickened out after 13km at Verín: over four hours in fairly continuous horizontal sleat - with wet glasses making irregular (blue?) arrows hard to spot - made the prospect of drying out in a warm hostal overwhelmingly more appealing than carrying on.

Can't really complain - it's been over 5 weeks since I crossed the Pyrenees and this is the first serious wet I've encountered. Hope everybody else is OK - there are reports of two pilgrims with a child missing near Foncebadon.
 
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There's a lot of very nasty weather about. 110km winds, snow from about 800m, flood warnings in all four of Galicia's provinces. The hot baths on the Miño at Ourense are closed because of high water, the Xallas has burst its banks, the Ulla and the Tambre look likely to.

I chickened out after 13km at Verín: over four hours in fairly continuous horizontal sleat - with wet glasses making irregular (blue?) arrows hard to spot - made the prospect of drying out in a warm hostal overwhelmingly more appealing than carrying on.

Can't really complain - it's been over 5 weeks since I crossed the Pyrenees and this is the first serious wet I've encountered. Hope everybody else is OK - there are reports of two pilgrims with a child missing near Foncebadon.
Wow! Sounds crazy.
I hope they find the pilgrims and child to be safe.
 
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There's a lot of very nasty weather about. 110km winds, snow from about 800m, flood warnings in all four of Galicia's provinces. The hot baths on the Miño at Ourense are closed because of high water, the Xallas has burst its banks, the Ulla and the Tambre look likely to.

I chickened out after 13km at Verín: over four hours in fairly continuous horizontal sleat - with wet glasses making irregular (blue?) arrows hard to spot - made the prospect of drying out in a warm hostal overwhelmingly more appealing than carrying on.

Can't really complain - it's been over 5 weeks since I crossed the Pyrenees and this is the first serious wet I've encountered. Hope everybody else is OK - there are reports of two pilgrims with a child missing near Foncebadon.
Hope you stay safe. And chickens have nothing to do with a wise decision to remove yourself from the ire of Mother Nature! 😉
 
Hope all you walking pilgrims are OK, take care, be safe.

Even in usually balmy Alicante, it is cold - more like February weather than mid-November.
 
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There's a lot of very nasty weather about. 110km winds, snow from about 800m, flood warnings in all four of Galicia's provinces. The hot baths on the Miño at Ourense are closed because of high water, the Xallas has burst its banks, the Ulla and the Tambre look likely to.

I chickened out after 13km at Verín: over four hours in fairly continuous horizontal sleat - with wet glasses making irregular (blue?) arrows hard to spot - made the prospect of drying out in a warm hostal overwhelmingly more appealing than carrying on.

Can't really complain - it's been over 5 weeks since I crossed the Pyrenees and this is the first serious wet I've encountered. Hope everybody else is OK - there are reports of two pilgrims with a child missing near Foncebadon.
Pretty miserable walking to Roncesvalles today. None stop rain until at higher altitude it turned to snow.
Tomorrow, to Zubiri, is there an alternative to the trail? Never easy at the best of times, it'll be muddy or covered with snow.
 
@Stephen this unpleasant weather front has passed over Galicia and it's been quite a nice day today, and the snow on the higher ground virtually disappeared by mid afternoon. I hope for your sake the same will be happening further east for you by tomorrow.
 
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You managed 3000 meters with your own two feet and some wet pants...good for you! Uh-huh!

The walk to Cea was fairly rain free, just a sprinkle here and there. The steady rain started after I made it to albergue.

However, the albergue in Cea is ice cold. I have a bag and two blankets and still chilly.
 
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The walk to Cea was fairly rain free, just a sprinkle here and there. The steady rain started after I made it to albergue.

However, the albergue in Cea is ice cold. I have a bag and two blankets and still chilly.
I've been known to wear all my layers in the bunks on occasion...but rarely. Glad to hear you only had to walk in sprinkles!
 

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