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HI! My husband and I will be walking the Camino in September and October. This is my first time. I get cold easily. (My fingers and toes get painfully cold!) He does not. He's been on the Camino before during the same months. What he recommends as far as clothing may not be warm enough for me. I could use advice on what to pack.
I'm a woman in my early 60's, slightly overweight, but steadily losing weight. I expect to lose that weight by the time I am through with the walk, which also presents a problem. I will need clothing that has elastic and/or drawstrings in the waist and can adjust to weight loss.
Thanks!
L. J.
Thanks! I need to remember that if I am miserable, we can always try to rent a room in a hotel.I'm Norwegian and rather like Spain in October - it's like July at home...
But I do get cold in albergues some times, and I'll tell you what has worked for me.
Shower the moment you walk in the door. No exceptions. If you think you'll just rest a little first, the hot water may be gone, your sweat from walking will have dried on your body, and you'll feel icky all evening. And undressing is sooo hard when the batroom is chilly and you're NOT overheated from your walk.
If there's a choice, don't sleep next to the window. Double glazing is not a Spanish phenomenon.
If you need to wash your hair (less often than at home, we're not doing this to look good!), bring something you can wrap around your head while it dries. I have a large, thin wool square that serves for just about everyting, and that really helps.
A zippered fleece (or wool) jacket works better than a sweater, because you can do microadjustments to maintain the perfect temperature instead of always being a little to hot or too cold.
And sometimes, if it has been raining and you're wet and cold and everything is horrible, splurge. Get a hotel room (check if they have "calefacción" first) with a bath tub ("bañera") and just soak up the heat - and do all your laundry after you're finished. I still remember that hotel room in Ponte de Lima on the Portuguese - I was so cold and miserable, and then I got warm and clean and everything was PERFECT.
Camino walking does help you to enjoy the small pleasures in life...
Yes, and with two people the cost isn't that much more than two albergue beds.Thanks! I need to remember that if I am miserable, we can always try to rent a room in a hotel.
You will not freeze in September October. September is still as warm as summer, in fact, September 2016 was warmer than summer. Mornings can be a little chilly late September into October but once the sun comes up, it is fine. Main problem to me is the time the sun comes up. Every morning is darker than the one before and into October, it can be 8:30 ish before it gets light. Clothing choices I will leave to others to advise but generally, it can be quite warm through to NovemberHI! My husband and I will be walking the Camino in September and October. This is my first time. I get cold easily. (My fingers and toes get painfully cold!) He does not. He's been on the Camino before during the same months. What he recommends as far as clothing may not be warm enough for me. I could use advice on what to pack.
I'm a woman in my early 60's, slightly overweight, but steadily losing weight. I expect to lose that weight by the time I am through with the walk, which also presents a problem. I will need clothing that has elastic and/or drawstrings in the waist and can adjust to weight loss.
Thanks!
L. J.
Hi L.J. I would like to recommend hiking pants that I love: North Face Aphrodite 2. Why? They are pull on style with a drawstring waist, fabric is soft and lightweight enough for hot days, but the cut accommodates leggings underneath, handy pockets, AND, oddly enough, the lightly puckered seaming is flattering on my slightly fuller figure. It appears NF has moved on to a new style, but these are still available if you do a little shopping on the web.HI! My husband and I will be walking the Camino in September and October. This is my first time. I get cold easily. (My fingers and toes get painfully cold!) He does not. He's been on the Camino before during the same months. What he recommends as far as clothing may not be warm enough for me. I could use advice on what to pack.
I'm a woman in my early 60's, slightly overweight, but steadily losing weight. I expect to lose that weight by the time I am through with the walk, which also presents a problem. I will need clothing that has elastic and/or drawstrings in the waist and can adjust to weight loss.
Thanks!
L. J.
I lost 1 stone 6lbs as I walked the Camino all I needed was a belt and pulled in the notches.HI! My husband and I will be walking the Camino in September and October. This is my first time. I get cold easily. (My fingers and toes get painfully cold!) He does not. He's been on the Camino before during the same months. What he recommends as far as clothing may not be warm enough for me. I could use advice on what to pack.
I'm a woman in my early 60's, slightly overweight, but steadily losing weight. I expect to lose that weight by the time I am through with the walk, which also presents a problem. I will need clothing that has elastic and/or drawstrings in the waist and can adjust to weight loss.
Thanks!
L. J.
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