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Hello robertc,
It could be VERY COLD on the camino in December/January with a frigid wind from the west; BE PREPARED!!
In addition to the essential references Laurie cited above be sure to read also the encyclopedic information Sillydoll /Amawalker, who is a Forum member, has compiled on Winter Walking .
For you going west from Burgos difficult stretches after storms might be the Meseta and the climb west of Castrojeriz to the top of the Mostelares plateau as well as Monte Irago and, of course, O Cebreiro. Even late last November the climb up to O Cebreiro was packed with snow. You can see that snow in my blog account of this memorable storm Luckily the open albergue offered welcoming shelter, HEAT and companionship.
Stay safe and warm and Buen Camino,
Margaret Meredith
1. Do albergues close for a few days at any stage during Christmas holidays?
2. Will I even find any other polgrims?
3. I would not like to think I will be on my own though I do realise it will be dramatically different to an Autumn or Summer camino
Hi Margaret
It would be helpful if you could define what you mean by VERY COLD.
Where I live COLD means -10 Celcius. It doesn't get VERY COLD until its -30C.
Regards
Hi everybody, I'll be leaving Astorga on the 20th and hope to be in Santiago on New Years Eve so I hope I meet some of you long the way! (Leviro / LTfit perhaps ??)
I have only ever done a summer camino and as everybody else are agonising over pack list (it's just a lot heavier than in the summer), hopefully open hostels and/or supermarkets and the fact that I'm a little sick at the moment and I can only hope to fit by the time I fly out! If someone managed to find a reliable list of open albergues would they mind sharing it? I have found 3 differnt lists and every single one is differnt!
Saying all that I'm super excited!
Buen Camino
Andrea
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