Hi everyone,
I'm (hoping to be) a first time pilgrim this summer and am trying to work out what camino to do (before researching I really thought there was just one route, oh how naive I was...) I'm pretty used to doing shorter hikes on my own, like the peace and quiet, and have family in Madrid so I was planning on doing the Camino de Madrid, perhaps then linking up with the Camino de Invierno or the del Norte (I also considered doing the Camino de Salvador and then linking up with the primitivo or del norte but I think that might be a little too ambitious). The issue is that I only really have time to do it from late june onwards, has anyone done the Camino de Madrid in the summer? How did they find it? I've been to Spain and the two Castilla's many time so I'm aware it can be anywhere from 30-40 degrees celsius plus in the summer, what I don't know is just how hard people finding it walking in that sort of weather, whether there is anything in particular I should bring for that time of year that I wouldn't need at other times of year etc... Apologies for the, likely, very novice questions.
I'm (hoping to be) a first time pilgrim this summer and am trying to work out what camino to do (before researching I really thought there was just one route, oh how naive I was...) I'm pretty used to doing shorter hikes on my own, like the peace and quiet, and have family in Madrid so I was planning on doing the Camino de Madrid, perhaps then linking up with the Camino de Invierno or the del Norte (I also considered doing the Camino de Salvador and then linking up with the primitivo or del norte but I think that might be a little too ambitious). The issue is that I only really have time to do it from late june onwards, has anyone done the Camino de Madrid in the summer? How did they find it? I've been to Spain and the two Castilla's many time so I'm aware it can be anywhere from 30-40 degrees celsius plus in the summer, what I don't know is just how hard people finding it walking in that sort of weather, whether there is anything in particular I should bring for that time of year that I wouldn't need at other times of year etc... Apologies for the, likely, very novice questions.