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Starting Del Norte 2016

Helen Mannersjö

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Time of past OR future Camino
Via De La Plata + Sanabres march-april 1050km 2015
Arles to Lodeve + Norte & Primitivo march-may 1250km 2016
Planning for Sureste and Torres march 2017
Hi everybody.

This spring me and my wife did the Via de La Plata, and it really was amazing.
We decided imideately to do the "Del Norte" in spring 2016. We will start about the same time (end of march/beginning of april) and wonder if anyone with experience of starting that time of year can give some advice. The weather for example and is the albuerges open in the end of april ?

Thanks for reading

Helen & Ann in Sweden
 
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You may have a few problems with the albergues as many of them are only open during the summer holidays. Visit the Eroski website, it has the dates when each albergue is open. As for the weather plan for coldish and wet. Layers, a sleeping bag and rain gear are a must in my opinion. But it is beautiful and you will love it no doubt. It will just require a bit more planning and perhpas some longer days, more stays in hotels or a bit of skipping with motorized help if you are not able to do longer days. Good luck.
 
Starting April 6 from Irun, hoping for the best preparing for the worst, the bad part will be not finding a place to sleep when you want to.

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Helen:

Walked the Norte in 2014, starting on April 1st. I had no problem with accommodation along the way. I used Gronze.com and the Eroski sites for a guide. Weather is another subject. Prepare for the worst and hope for the best is a good plan. I had perfect weather the first three weeks until I reached Galacia. Then it rained 5 of my last 7 days.

Ultreya,
Joe
 
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