Let’s face it, if you are planning to walk the Camino this summer, odds are that you’re going to get infected. The newer omicron subvariants currently circulating in Spain, France and Portugal are really good at infecting fully vaccinated and/or recovered pilgrims.
I offer this as a fellow pilgrim who, despite all of us being fully vaccinated, boosted, and extremely conscientious about mask wearing, social distancing and hand washing, ended up with an entire travel party testing positive.
Being ill away from hone, in another country can be extremely scary - it was for us. If you walk this summer I really hope that you prove me wrong in my prediction. I would strongly advise a solid COVID plan, travel insurance and LOTS of extra money in case you find yourself in a similar situation.
Buen Camino
I offer this as a fellow pilgrim who, despite all of us being fully vaccinated, boosted, and extremely conscientious about mask wearing, social distancing and hand washing, ended up with an entire travel party testing positive.
Being ill away from hone, in another country can be extremely scary - it was for us. If you walk this summer I really hope that you prove me wrong in my prediction. I would strongly advise a solid COVID plan, travel insurance and LOTS of extra money in case you find yourself in a similar situation.
Buen Camino