LIVE from the Camino Lucky winter weather!

[Happy-walker-MN]

My husband and I started today, and we feel very lucky. Lucky to have the opportunity to walk the Camino, and lucky to have amazing weather! Today from St Jean to Valcarlos had light rain/ heavy mist for parts of the walk (we didn't leave St Jean until 2pm, it started sprinkling around 2:30), but was warm enough for a short sleeved shirt while hiking (and long pants, and a jacket when we stopped for breaks). Tomorrow's forecast is warm and sunny! With only one other pilgrim at the albergue tonight, we are enjoying the "tranquilidad".

 

[Seabird]

Buen Camino and Ultreya!

 

[gerardcarey]

Not fair, not fair!
We are soooo jealous.
Buen Camino and fair travelling.
Regds
Gerard

 

[SYates]

Buen Camino! May the weather continue to be kind with you, SY

 

[Sheffield James]

I share happy walker's experience on the camino trail right now. I have been in Spain since 27th November and the only rain I have experienced was on my day of arrival and an afternoon of light drizzle yesterday. There were a number of frosty mornings while part of the ditch-pig crew, but most of the time in both Palencia and on the Camino del Salvador it has felt like late-spring and early summer in the UK. Global warming or a case of the sun shining on the righteous?
Ultreia!
James ( sitting in the plaza outside Oviedo cathedral)

 

[peregrina2000]

I share happy walker's experience on the camino trail right now. I have been in Spain since 27th November and the only rain I have experienced was on my day of arrival and an afternoon of light drizzle yesterday. There were a number of frosty mornings while part of the ditch-pig crew, but most of the time in both Palencia and on the Camino del Salvador it has felt like late-spring and early summer in the UK. Global warming or a case of the sun shining on the righteous?
Ultreia!
James ( sitting in the plaza outside Oviedo cathedral)View attachment 22768

Beautiful picture! What stages did you walk on the Salvador, James? Heading out on the Primitivo next? Lucky lucky you.

 

[Gonçalo Mota]

Hi there.

I'm starting the Camino in a week, so if you want/can keep me posted about whatever you remind of. Thankssss

Buen Camino

Ultreia!

 

[Tincatinker]

James, I hope you are enjoying the Salvador. It was privilege to pig-it with you.

 

[Castilian]

Global warming or a case of the sun shining on the righteous?

We are having a mild December. Not the hottest ever but a mild one. Maximum temperatures are being most days above (and/or well above) the average maximum temperatures in December. The sun helps but, IMHO, global warming helps more.

 

[wayfarer]

Have a great Camino Happy walker, enjoy every step.
Buen Camino.

 

[VNwalking]

Happy winter caminos everyone! (BTW, gorgeous light in Oviedo, SJ--wow.)

 

[Rebekah Scott]

Me and Patrick will join the pilgrim throngs next week... Please please please continue sunny and mild, I promise to behave!

(As for Sheffield James, it's definitely a case of sunshine for righteousness...)

 

[Castilian]

Me and Patrick will join the pilgrim throngs next week... Please please please continue sunny and mild, I promise to behave!

Keep wishing but take a look at www.aemet.es too (for a weather prediction).

 

[ingrid.f]

I just came back from the camino (walked from 9 Nov - 5 Dec), it didn't rain once while I was on the camino. Had mostly beautiful sunny days. Tell me about being lucky!

day 1 - day 27
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkV6SLUB5jXhTTQd_jIt4rQ

Buen camino! Enjoy every moment of it

 

[tyrrek]

If the righteous get sunshine, who gets mist and a groin strain?
(Photo just outside El Burgo Ranero last Saturday.)

 

[koilife]

Blessed are the strained in groin, for they shall see beauty itself!

 

[VNwalking]

Me and Patrick will join the pilgrim throngs next week... Please please please continue sunny and mild, I promise to behave!
(As for Sheffield James, it's definitely a case of sunshine for righteousness...)

If the righteous get sunshine, who gets mist and a groin strain?

Perhaps those who can receive the 'higher teachings' get more challenged?
(Sorry, tyrrek...that sounds like a drag, especially when everyone else is bragging about beautiful sunny days!)

 

[tyrrek]

Perhaps those who can receive the 'higher teachings' get more challenged?
(Sorry, tyrrek...that sounds like a drag, especially when everyone else is bragging about beautiful sunny days!)

I'm not feeling too sorry for myself. I was just doing a few etapas after the Ditch Pig week, and not aiming for anywhere in particular. When it became clear that my leg needed rested, I went back to Madrid early, met an old friend, and watched Real win 8-0. So I got my gifts in different packages.

 

[Happy-walker-MN]

Hi there.

I'm starting the Camino in a week, so if you want/can keep me posted about whatever you remind of. Thankssss

Buen Camino

Ultreia!

Goncalo, we will probably see you if you only started a week after us- we are going very slow!

 

[Happy-walker-MN]

Beautiful weather continued - so much good weather that we were kind of happy to need to use our rain ponchos (otherwise they are just dead weight!). A bit of windy rain today on the Meseta...

 

[Happy-walker-MN]

Where did all of the great weather go? We had a really fun time up to Foncebadon and Cruz de Ferro- Snow and lots of wind! It actually was fun- and made those extra kgs of winter gear that I have been carrying seem worth the extra weight! Now a forecast of rain all week.... We're still having a great time.

 

[Castilian]

Where did all of the great weather go?

January, in Castile and Leon and in Galicia, has started windy and rainy but regarding the temperatures it's still (a little) hotter than usual. It's not as great for walking as it was December but it's not (yet) bad weather for January either. It's going to get colder next week but hopefully you'll have already passed O Cebreiro by that time so won't get the worse of it.

 

[OzAnnie]

Where did all of the great weather go? We had a really fun time up to Foncebadon and Cruz de Ferro- Snow and lots of wind! It actually was fun- and made those extra kgs of winter gear that I have been carrying seem worth the extra weight! Now a forecast of rain all week.... We're still having a great time.

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Hi happy walkers
Wow. Impressive photos and very impressed at your ability to walk in those extreme conditions.
It must make the steps hard going and be a tremendous work out on the calves.
Buen Camino.