Johnnie Walker is right....I would love to respond to this because he knows how much I loved this walk. I walked starting in early May, because I do not like very cold weather and I figured that spring has started and that it would follow me north, so missing the very hot weather that happens in the south especially in June July. It was a spectacular walk, with wildflowers blooming everywhere, and yes it rained here and there, but you know, no one can predict how it will be. Only twice did I have a drenching rainfall and then it was for a short while. Most times it rained in drizzles. That said, I highly recommend this route. I was alone only 3 nights and it was not scary at all. As a woman alone I had no fears. OK maybe once when I smelled cigarette smoke in the middle of nowhere and saw no one around.
I used the CSJ guide which I like for it is light and the Raju guide which is heavy. They are both in need of updating. The route is well marked, with only a few places where I was somewhat unsure,especially those places where it had been a while since I had seen an arrow or marker, then they showed up! I would recommend asking hospitaleros about your next section of the Via. They seem to know best what's ahead. I ended up walking on the road a whole day to my next stop because I was told by the police (and also in the guide) that the estate was closed, yet when I arrived at my albergue, there were several pilgrims that had walked through it, said it was definitely open and it was beautiful. grrrrr
There is one place where you cross a river.... take the marker on the left which takes you over a highway, don't take the one to the right where you have to climb a fence to get in. Someone did that and said they had a hard time through that section, so I was glad I had gone to the left. If I remember right, that was before Aldea del Cano; it is a wide but shallow river with stepping stones.
My only complain was the road walking especially towards the beginning, I had leg/hip/foot pain which got in the way of a smooth journey. My blog is not finished but you can read some of my Camino on Blogger.com. Search for MermaidLilli and open the "Hasta La Via, Baby" blog. I promise one day soon I will finish it. When I get back home.
Any questions, you can PM me.
I know you too will love it.
Lillian