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I just received the following alert from my travel insurance company.
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High Temperatures Predicted throughout Southern Spain
Countries: Spain
Category: Transportation
Rating: Low
According to local media sources on Saturday, 17 June, temperatures are set to reach 42 degrees Celsius (107 degrees Fahrenheit) in Seville, with high temperatures throughout the south-east of the country. Only the north will see temperatures dropping below 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit).
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Stay cool out there.
-jgp
Holy Moly,
I leave for Southern Spain the next week. I suspect Alicante will be the same. I will check it out.
Thanks
BP
Hopefully somewhat cooler becasue closer to the sea. Around 28 Celsius.
I hope so. I can manage in 40 + C but, that is when I have gotten used to it. Flying down to Alicante and stepping out in the heat will definitley destroy me. I will have to do 24 kms the first stage... :Oo
Stay safe and I really think that in these kind of circumstances taking a form of motorized transport is not a bad decision.
I have to ask, what possesed you? It's not as if you have never walked in Spain. You will not find me past May on the Southern routes, and even att he end of May it will only be in their most northern stages.I know... I'll be careful... I have done this stage once before and there is not much shadow between Alicante and Orito... We'll see...
I know... I'll be careful... I have done this stage once before and there is not much shadow between Alicante and Orito... We'll see...
Greetings from Sevilla where it registered 49°C (120° F!!!). (I saw the digital thermometer on someone's computer.) yesterday June 16, 2017.
Greetings from Sevilla where it registered 49°C (120° F!!!). (I saw the digital thermometer on someone's computer.) yesterday June 16, 2017.
I went out this morning but it was too hot to stand in line for tickets for Cathedral and Alcázar.
Oh Tom, I should have read this (and paid attention), and maybe I'd not have this disorientation, fierce headaches, body aches, and a few other symptoms that go with dehydration!! Not fun!!1. Start early, finish early.
2. Wear a BROAD Brimmed sun hat.
3. Carry at least one Buff, or similar microfiber tube, to wet and wear on pressure points in your neck and wrists. I wear mine, wet, over my head and neck, under my sun hat.
4. Eat & carry bananas and oranges for hydration & electrolyte replacement.
5. Bring electrolyte tablets to add to bottled water, or stop in a pharmacy to ask for "los preparados para esfuerzos deportivos" or "las bebidas energéticas." Brands like Etixx, elete, Trisport, Ergysport, Wcup all have isotonic electrolyte preps of one sort or the other. The best thing is good old Aquarius, which you can buy anywhere and is so much nicer tasting than Gatorade, Powerade and the like.
6. Carry 2-3 times your normal water load and top off as you walk from reliable sources.
7. Share your water, fruit and electrolyte solution, or tablets with other pilgrims in need.
Be careful out there.
I hope this helps.
Oh Tom, I should have read this (and paid attention), and maybe I'd not have this disorientation, fierce headaches, body aches, and a few other symptoms that go with dehydration!! Not fun!!
And to think I used to teach oral rehydration therapy to mom's when I was in Peace Corps on the Sahara desert!!! --100 in both Leon & Madrid currently
Yes, that works on the Frances and Portuguese, but good luck finding any kind of water on some VDLP days, regardless of the quality of the water. Not a drop in sight. Hence my question about how smart it is to venture out on days like today.An example of this would be walking the Meseta on the Frances from Carrion de los Condes and Sahagun (or Rebekah's place). In fact, in 2014, I jumped my 4 standard water bottles and TWO 1.5 liter bottles, one in each side mesh pocket.
As regards to wetting the Buff, I wet my Buff anywhere I find enough water. It does not have to be safe to drink. I am only using the water for the evaporative effect. In the past, I have used water in animal troughs, flowing streams, puddles on rocks, public fountains and Fuentes, even if labeled "non-potable."
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Excellent advice. Also consider taking an umbrella, one of the silvered ones, to provide even more shade than a hat.1. Start early, finish early.
2. Wear a BROAD Brimmed sun hat.
3. Carry at least one Buff, or similar microfiber tube, to wet and wear on pressure points in your neck and wrists. I wear mine, wet, over my head and neck, under my sun hat.
4. Eat & carry bananas and oranges for hydration & electrolyte replacement.
5. Bring electrolyte tablets to add to bottled water, or stop in a pharmacy to ask for "los preparados para esfuerzos deportivos" or "las bebidas energéticas." Brands like Etixx, elete, Trisport, Ergysport, Wcup all have isotonic electrolyte preps of one sort or the other. The best thing is good old Aquarius, which you can buy most anywhere and is so much nicer tasting than Gatorade, Powerade and the like.
6. Carry 2-3 times your normal water load and top off as you walk from reliable sources.
7. Share your water, fruit and electrolyte solution, or tablets with other pilgrims in need.
Be careful out there.
I hope this helps.
Yes indeed! Managing that inner dialog can be tricky. The inner compulsion to carry on, do more, get there, stick to the schedule, do what other peregrinos are doing...can be relentless. And having a time by which you need to arrive in SdeC (to catch flights out etc) can add to the self-imposed pressure.I learned that when on Camino, there are days to be brave, and days to be smart.
The trick is to recognize when to press forward, or when to take a rest day, or perhaps to walk part of the day and use transportation to finish the day's planned distance.
I find experience to be the greatest teacher. Advice, even from an expert or seasoned veteran may be useless if it does not pertain to what you are facing here and now. Experience is what allows each of us to assess suggestions or recommendations in the context of what we are seeing in real time.
I hope this helps,
I just received the following alert from my travel insurance company.
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High Temperatures Predicted throughout Southern Spain
Countries: Spain
Category: Transportation
Rating: Low
According to local media sources on Saturday, 17 June, temperatures are set to reach 42 degrees Celsius (107 degrees Fahrenheit) in Seville, with high temperatures throughout the south-east of the country. Only the north will see temperatures dropping below 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit).
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Stay cool out there.
-jgp
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