Hm
Almost looks like I'm the only June pilgrim :wink:
Well, we did some "training" this weekend. We loaded our pannier bags, installed them on the bike along with a front handlebar bag, and set off for the cottage. The weather was great, around 25-28 degrees, sunny... we chose a nice route, combination of roads, dirt tracks and narrow woodland paths. Passed through parks, fields, forests and small towns... I think a lot of it was what we can look forward to in Spain.
To get the "full treatment" we took our tent and sleeping bags. Both "super lightweight". We pitched the tent in the garden, and because it appeared to be quite chilly in the evening, we took along some extra blankets "just in case". Obviously, we will not be carrying those on the camino.
After entering our sleeping bags fully clothed, we removed several layers until we were down to socks, underpants and a t-shirt. The blankets were put in place immediately and we were ready to sleep.
Within about 15 minutes, we were both shaking with cold. I kept tossing from side to side because I found the ground rather hard. After some time, I found I was having trouble breathing. Because of the dramatic change in temperature, we had closed the tent entirely. The humidity created a layer of dew along the entire tent, which made it virtually sealed. I was lacking air!! After gasping and tossing for a while longer we decided to open a "window". Much better. But still cold.
At about 3:30 a.m. we decided to go for a pee break. I went in the house, and it was so warm, I hardly wanted to return. But we got in, I put on my fleece turtleneck and by BF put on his hoodie, and we resumed trying to sleep.
About half an hour later, we were just getting to sleep, I was starting to sink into a dream, when the birds woke up. One of them HAD to be sitting ON our tent and was trilling away, much to our dismay, because it was being incredibly noisy.
We said 'that's enough'. We got out of the tent, closed it and went inside, where we jumped into a cosy, soft bed with thick duvets and fluffy pillows, and slept until lunchtime.
BTW, what are nightime temperatures like on the Camino?