Dear peregrinos,
It looks like my DH and I will be able to start our trip in early September. I need to book our flights and would like your feedback. We have about 40 days to walk, give or take a day due to flights. We know we won't be able to make it to Santiago but are ok with it. We'll walk until we run out of time. Both of us have mild physical issues which make 15 km/day the distance we can probably walk without getting injured. I hope the longer we walk, we can increase this to 20 Km/day. We will start from Roncesvalles, since I feel I won't be able to cross from SJPP to Roncesvalles. I worried about getting injured at the very beginning of the trip. We have been training but can only walk consecutive days on the weekends.
My questions are
1. We could book our departure on Sept 5 to arrive to Roncesvalles Sept 6 late afternoon or leave Sept 10 to arrive on the 11th. Would either date make a significant difference on the amount of people walking and being able to get a bed at the albergues during that time of the year?
2. What kind of weather can we expect from early September to the end of October? How hot/cold would it be? How rainy?
3. My husband can walk longer distances than I can. Is it possible for me to take public transportation for part of a stage and walk the rest? Do most towns have buses that connect to the other towns on the stage?
I'm sure I'll have lots of questions after I post this . Thank you in advance for your help. Looking forward to El Camino.
Emilia
It looks like my DH and I will be able to start our trip in early September. I need to book our flights and would like your feedback. We have about 40 days to walk, give or take a day due to flights. We know we won't be able to make it to Santiago but are ok with it. We'll walk until we run out of time. Both of us have mild physical issues which make 15 km/day the distance we can probably walk without getting injured. I hope the longer we walk, we can increase this to 20 Km/day. We will start from Roncesvalles, since I feel I won't be able to cross from SJPP to Roncesvalles. I worried about getting injured at the very beginning of the trip. We have been training but can only walk consecutive days on the weekends.
My questions are
1. We could book our departure on Sept 5 to arrive to Roncesvalles Sept 6 late afternoon or leave Sept 10 to arrive on the 11th. Would either date make a significant difference on the amount of people walking and being able to get a bed at the albergues during that time of the year?
2. What kind of weather can we expect from early September to the end of October? How hot/cold would it be? How rainy?
3. My husband can walk longer distances than I can. Is it possible for me to take public transportation for part of a stage and walk the rest? Do most towns have buses that connect to the other towns on the stage?
I'm sure I'll have lots of questions after I post this . Thank you in advance for your help. Looking forward to El Camino.
Emilia