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Morning Pilgrims
Personally I tend to be an early riser but not an early starter, I was thinking of leaving around 7:30am - 8am.
I time my Camino treks to coincide with the full moon as I enjoy setting out a couple of hours before sunrise on one or two days in order to trek in the moonlight. It is wonderful to stand awhile in the Spanish countryside gazing up at the heavens while the landscape is illuminated by the moon. To me, walking from the darkness into the sunrise is an essential part of the Camino experience. A head-torch is a necessity though as it can be easy to miss the Camino markers in the dark. As regards, getting around albergues in the night I would suggest either the light on your phone or get a small key-fob light - a head-torch would be far too powerful.
Your albergue-mates may not let that happen!after a full days walking I'll be needing as much sleep as I can get.
There is a good sunrise/sunset/etc calendar here. It should open in Pamplona for the Sep this year. It can be adjusted for city, date time etc.
That was what I was thinking before I started - hence only the tiny torch, which I intended to use if I needed to go to the toilet during the night. It is far too small for night walking for most!
Unless you sleep like the dead, your room mates will disturb you early. As they did me. Accept it and adjust by going to bed early, or stay in a private room. Eye shades are a great help if you sleep in albergues. That way you are oblivious to the idiots who turn the main light on and off when they come in late as well as the other idiots with the too bright headlamps who specialise in swinging the beam randomly around the dorm. Ear plugs are good, but they only muffle the noise, not block it completely. The sound of rustling plastic bags is VERY penetrating!!!!
Waka
The "start walking at the first hint of light in sky method" (which we finally adopted) is to avoid walking in the heat of the day during the summer (July/ Aug. 2014). You are walking at a much nicer time of year, so walking into the afternoon may not be as punishing as in the summer. I'd still take a Petzl e-lite. At one ounce, with a red light option for the alburgues at night, it is just about perfect.
Jo Jo
Morning Pilgrims
I have been reading with interest the need for a headlight. I note that some pilgrims are early risers and get on the road as early as 6 or 7am, my first question is, what time is daylight.
Personally I tend to be an early riser but not an early starter, I was thinking of leaving around 7:30am - 8am.
I also know from reading numerous posts that using the headlight in the Alberque after lights out in a no no, so I will bring a very small flash light with me for those night time visits to the loo.
All comments appreciated.
I get that totally...I think walking in the moonlight and solitude then being up when the sun rises would be glorious. I would also like to do it when there is no moon at all...even if it is for a couple hours just to see all of the milky way spreading out before me. It must be a wonderful memory. One I would like to make.Quite agree.
I'll never forget the morning I walked out of Cizur Menor. There was a full moon so although it was still dark in the town, the countryside ahead was beautifully illuminated. The chalk path was luminous in the moon light; it seemed to glow and looked quite magical. I found that I had to keep turning around to see if someone was following me with a head torch, it was just so bright.
I only had a tiny little torch with me, having not planned to walk in the dark but it did OK for checking for markers. I found that, even if there was little moon, my night vision was pretty good and reliable. The only times I consistently used my torch was when walking through heavily wooded areas.
One thing I disliked was to have someone with a strong head torch behind me. The bright light ruined my night vision, so I always let them pass as quickly as possible.
Thanks Jo-Jo for mentioning the red setting on headlamps...that's my plan tooWaka
The "start walking at the first hint of light in sky method" (which we finally adopted) is to avoid walking in the heat of the day during the summer (July/ Aug. 2014). You are walking at a much nicer time of year, so walking into the afternoon may not be as punishing as in the summer. I'd still take a Petzl e-lite. At one ounce, with a red light option for the alburgues at night, it is just about perfect.
Jo Jo
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