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MikeIan said:I think your biggest challenge at that time of year will be in finding accommodation. Even in Oct we often had to walk further than planned because of the lack of a place to stay. Also I wouldn’t fancy walking through the night on many parts of the norte owing to the problem of finding your way and not loosing your footing. I walk a lot but would still not plan to do more than 40km a day - when do you intend to eat or wash and dry your clothes?
Kiwi-family said:Have you considered the amount of sunlight at that time of year? You'll be doing a lot of walking in pitch black if you want to go too far!
poogeyejr said:€30 per day will be tight in the winter, even if you don't plan on eating in restaurants. ( found food in Spanish grocery stores very cheap.) The pilgrims hostels are €5 per night, but in the winter you will be doing a lot more private accommodations, especially if you want to walk as far as you can. A single room was about €22 to €30 in May 2011. The youth hostels were between €15 to €20 a night for a bunk.
dougfitz said:Your proposal, based on the map link you have provided, requires you to walk over 70km per day for 15 straight days. Unless you are currently an elite member of the ultra-marathon community, and have a support team so that you are not carrying a pack, I would suggest that this might not be achievable........
Planning this in winter is interesting. Walking on roads and trails at night is a quite different environment to sailing at the same time, and I would be careful about thinking your experience on the water will translate easily to the land. As an aside, you will need to ensure that you are wearing appropriate reflective clothing if you are doing any roadside walking, particularly at night.
I think there are other issues that you will need to think through if you are to achieve this, even with much shorter daily distances. I will be interested to see how you plans eventuate.
Why not change your desire from walking next to the sea to walking under a ocean of stars- the camino frances, one of its other names is the via lacotea( the path of the milky way), it will be quiet, there will be some albergues open and there will be a few other hardy souls like yourself. It is a way of contemplation.
SailingwithSoul said:Thank you for the suggestion. The northern route just feels like the one I need to take. I feel like I'll find something along that route. I know that during the winter it will most likely be cold, wet, and not readily trekked, and that seems to be the greatest appeal.
jastrace said:If you don't mind me asking, what is inspiring you to drive yourself that far and that fast each day?
Kiwi-family said:.......... I'd suggest it would be difficult to combine both - if you stop you'll be wondering if you could have kept walking, if you walk at that pace for that length each day you'll miss out on the conversations.
I'll be interested to see how it pans out (clearly everyone is different...I'm hoping to walk the Iron Curtain Trail one year and people tell me that's crazy - so I do understand you a little!)
SailingwithSoul said:I’m excited to learn just how hard I can push myself. How long my body would last at a steady pace with little rest and steady exertion. The Vendee Globe sailors are currently doing it. If I can push through, I’ll know the time spent in an office or the soul-sucking underground commute has not weakened my fortitude.
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