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Buen Camino!
I need a little advice. I plan my first camino in the end of August. Really, I want to start from 14 to 22 august and finish on 2-8 September.
I've read here about crowds in august. so, what shoud be better, to start on 14th or 22? is it really possible not to find a free place in albergue in the end of august ?
and where are less people, how you think, on Primitivo or del Norte from Gijon?
and about the whether. is it really hot there? I've never been in spain. something about +30-35 °C or less?
p.s. sorry. i did a mistake!! Portuguese should be read as a del Norte from Gijon.
Hello Liz!I have settled on the Primitivo because I think it involves less walking on pavement. When walking the Frances in 2013 we found the most difficult thing was walking long stretches on pavement.
Hi Aidan. Thank you)Hi Fionele....Welcome
Just finished the Primitivo Way recently and there was not many pilgrims on this route, no problem to find beds at all. I reckon end August/September will be ok too. I can highly recommend the Primitivo....its beautiful!! I think the Del Norte from Gijon would be more busy at that time with tourists and holidaymakers at the beaches. It probably will be quite warm then but parts of the way is shaded by trees which is nice!
You will have a great time.
Buen Camino
Aidan
what exactly do you mean like "north"?)Being in the north rather be between 20-25 ° C.
oh, I see. But you speak about end of September, don't you?Day time temperatures in the sun, particularly in the meseta can be blistering but in the dark, particularly in the mountains, it gets cold. I sweated like hell walking in the sun in shorts & a t-shirt in the sun, needed arm covers and a buff walking before the sun was high enough and needed a fleece and raincoat to stay warm many evenings.
I walked the Camino Frances from 30 August to 30 September. The first week (near the Pyrenees) and the last week (in the mountains of Galicia) had the coldest evening. Walking in the sun those places was not too bad but it was pretty chilly before the sun was high enough (8:00am) and quite cold in the rain. In the middle of the walk, on the meseta, it could be a little chilly at night but it was burning hot in the day.oh, I see. But you speak about end of September, don't you?
I want to start near the end of august.
Ok, I understand, thank you! If I understood right, there not much way on meseta in Primitivo, so - am i right? - it will be more expectable a bit cold and windy out of mountains than chilly.I walked the Camino Frances from 30 August to 30 September. The first week (near the Pyrenees) and the last week (in the mountains of Galicia) had the coldest evening. Walking in the sun those places was not too bad but it was pretty chilly before the sun was high enough (8:00am) and quite cold in the rain. In the middle of the walk, on the meseta, it could be a little chilly at night but it was burning hot in the day.
what exactly do you mean like "north"?)
Hi Fionelle I started from Le Puy and finished in August on the Primitivo last year. It is a beautiful walk crowds is not a word I'd use as regards the Primitivo as compared to the Frances or even the Norte. You tend to see the same people more frequently as there are fewer Albergues. Being fewer albegues means you don't have the same freedom to choose your distance covered each day as you do on the Frances. However the few people I did see arriving late when the albergue was filled were not turned away - the hospitaleros accommodated them. Go for it! You will love it. Buen Camino.Buen Camino!
I need a little advice. I plan my first camino in the end of August. Really, I want to start from 14 to 22 august and finish on 2-8 September.
I've read here about crowds in august. so, what shoud be better, to start on 14th or 22? is it really possible not to find a free place in albergue in the end of august ?
and where are less people, how you think, on Primitivo or del Norte from Gijon?
and about the whether. is it really hot there? I've never been in spain. something about +30-35 °C or less?
p.s. sorry. i did a mistake!! Portuguese should be read as a del Norte from Gijon.
Oh, I see. Thank you a lot.As the north is all that is of the Cordillera Cartábrica upwards, where the climate is influenced by the Atlantic Ocean, which makes invienos than cold and temperate summers.
hi!Hi Fionele,
I'm walking just a few weeks before you. (July 16-July 30). I can keep you posted on what it's like as far as crowds, weather and albergues filling up.
My biggest concern has been albergues filling up - but now, as may start day approaches, I'm worried about pack weight. Right now its less than 10% of my weight and less than 7kilo but I'm obsessively trying to get it lower.
This was a last minute trip to the Camino for me, so I hope that I'm prepared enough to complete the journey. I'll be happy to share my experience from walking in mid-July. This forum has really helped me to prepare.
jnoval, thank you a lot! Info about the wheater is really encourages me.
I start not from Gijon, but Oviedo.
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