- Time of past OR future Camino
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Oh yes, my packing list has been extended with winter "warfare" items already@alexwalker,I think you will have no problems, especially being from Norway.
I think this is the season @mspath often walked…Hi pilgrims & wannabies,
Seeking comments and community insight here:
It has been 18 months of confinement in our apartment due to CovID, apart from 3 needed weeks in Crete this summer. Me and my better half are both doubly vaccinated, but the thing is, we both agree that some time separated would possibly be a good thing. I do not mean breaking up, by all means; We are very happy with each other's company. We just agree that some private time could do us both good, as I am sure many of you have experienced in these times and lockdowns, living much closer than we never have done before; (She has never walked a Camino, while I have walked many. Bc of bad knees, she cannot walk with me anyway).
Due to personal obligations, I cannot leave until Oct. 15 but then I can go.
Missing the Camino (CF for me) is difficult. The calling is strong now. I have checked: I can get a cheap flight( 200 Euros) to Barcelona Oct. 15, go to the railway station there and catch a train that will deliver me to Pamplona early evening, prebook an overnight stay, and start walking (to Uterga, I think) the next morning, and so I am on my way to SdC.
I will be walking the rest of Oct. as well as how long it takes (end of Nov.) to SdC. I have no time or (relative) cost restraints, being a pensioner.
What I am worried about, is places to stay and eat, since many albergues are shutting down from Nov. 1st. It seems, however, that there are enough places open all year for it to be doable. As for food, as long as I can find an open tienda (food shop), I will survive well. I have normally walked April/May or late Aug./Sept./Earle Oct. Never late Oct./Now. I should also mention that I do not want to rush it: I can take shorter days, reading a book in the afternoon, sipping a glass, eating well, and sleep long hours.
So I am in unchartered territory: I have never before walked this time of year. I should mention, that coming from Arctic Norway, a former winter soldier, I know how to survive in cold climate/snow. I just don't want it. For goodness sake, I am heading for sunny Spain...
It would be very interesting to hear experiences from people who have confronted the CF in Oct./Nov./early Dec.
Never too old to listen and learn.
Seriously, it’s no big deal. In normal years there are fewer places open than in summer; but sufficient for the numbers walking. I’ve walked three times in November.Hi pilgrims & wannabies,
Seeking comments and community insight here:
It has been 18 months of confinement in our apartment due to CovID, apart from 3 needed weeks in Crete this summer. Me and my better half are both doubly vaccinated, but the thing is, we both agree that some time separated would possibly be a good thing. I do not mean breaking up, by all means; We are very happy with each other's company. We just agree that some private time could do us both good, as I am sure many of you have experienced in these times and lockdowns, living much closer than we never have done before; (She has never walked a Camino, while I have walked many. Bc of bad knees, she cannot walk with me anyway).
Due to personal obligations, I cannot leave until Oct. 15 but then I can go.
Missing the Camino (CF for me) is difficult. The calling is strong now. I have checked: I can get a cheap flight( 200 Euros) to Barcelona Oct. 15, go to the railway station there and catch a train that will deliver me to Pamplona early evening, prebook an overnight stay, and start walking (to Uterga, I think) the next morning, and so I am on my way to SdC.
I will be walking the rest of Oct. as well as how long it takes (end of Nov.) to SdC. I have no time or (relative) cost restraints, being a pensioner.
What I am worried about, is places to stay and eat, since many albergues are shutting down from Nov. 1st. It seems, however, that there are enough places open all year for it to be doable. As for food, as long as I can find an open tienda (food shop), I will survive well. I have normally walked April/May or late Aug./Sept./Earle Oct. Never late Oct./Now. I should also mention that I do not want to rush it: I can take shorter days, reading a book in the afternoon, sipping a glass, eating well, and sleep long hours.
So I am in unchartered territory: I have never before walked this time of year. I should mention, that coming from Arctic Norway, a former winter soldier, I know how to survive in cold climate/snow. I just don't want it. For goodness sake, I am heading for sunny Spain...
It would be very interesting to hear experiences from people who have confronted the CF in Oct./Nov./early Dec.
Never too old to listen and learn.
Thank you very much! I have all I need, except gaiters, which I must say seems like a very good idea, and I hadn't thought about that. Strange, since I always used them in the Army... Another Camino expense going out on Monday...I've walked the CF in December and it's tough at times but unforgettable. Rain, snow at times but sun also and great vistas always. Best of all is the cameraderie between pilgrims at such times. You'll have no trouble finding places to stay, as far as my experience goes, but gear up ... Good rain gear and boots, gaiters, merino thermals and socks are a must, and a lightweight cooking set for coffee and stews is worth every cent and every gramme. Good luck, you'll love it.
Do carry some food though… I normally never do on the CF but I walked it this year in June and many days, there were no places open between departure and arrival (roughly 20/25 km). It may be the same this late in the season …I'll leave the cooking to the locals, to support the local economy, though...
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