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Hi Everyone
My wife and I are looking to walk another Camino starting the first week of March next year. We have time constraints so Early March is it. We have walked the Frances starting mid March, with both quite a bit if snow and rain, and the Le Puy Route, starting late April but again with quite a bit of snow and rain. We have also walked from Irun to Bilbao in June with extreme humidity. We are tossing up whether to continue the del Norte or walk la Plata. We would expect that del Norte could be pretty wet and that la Plata could be very cold with the potential for snow. We would appreciate any advice you might have.
Many thanks
TimH
Your observations sound like good advise too. I've not walked the Via, but on the Norte I encountered very little rain. I started in early April last year, had lots of sun, and temps were great for walking. Just goes to show you we can never predict what the weather will do on any given month on any route.I would say go for the Plata instead of the Norte but this is purely based on my experience on both of these Caminos.
One never knows from year to year but coastal weather is very unpredictable and rainier and damper than in Andalucía and Extremadura.
Save the Norte for later in the year - slipping on muddy inclines and declines is not my idea of fun! The Plata is pretty much flat so this would be less of an issue. And I don't see where you would encounter snow. I walked Sevilla-Salamanca in February and it wasn't cold, we did have to wade through some creeks though. The following year at the same time it was much drier! One just never knows.
Happy planning!
Hi. I walked the via de la plata Sevilla to Santiago via Sanabres February to march 2014. Prepare for everything. I had 3 rain days There were areas that were flooded. It was a mental and physical challenge to reach Santiago. Real obstacle course! Had to find alternate routes when areas were unpassable. There were some hot sunny days when I would wish for a cold breeze. My water tubing/straw froze at one point. An old lady warned me not to go through the forest as the wolves were hungry. I walked on pavement that day on my way to Castro Dozon.That is for sure @Camino Chris. I had better weather on the Norte in October than this past June when it was cloudy for days and days then was 39c degrees arriving in Santiago. Can you believe it, a heat wave in Galicia!
Hi. I walked the via de la plata Sevilla to Santiago via Sanabres February to march 2014. Prepare for everything. I had 3 rain days There were areas that were flooded. It was a mental and physical challenge to reach Santiago. Real obstacle course! Had to find alternate routes when areas were unpassable. There were some hot sunny days when I would wish for a cold breeze. My water tubing/straw froze at one point. An old lady warned me not to go through the forest as the wolves were hungry. I walked on pavement that day on my way to Castro Dozon.
Burn Camino.
Thanks for all of the advice, but I am not sure that you have made this decision any easier. Of course if my wife saw the part about hungry wolves, that would be it for the Via de la Plata!! Any further advice would be great.
Tim
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