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Badajoz Jacobea has posted a weather warning for this weekend. The forecast is 38ºC in Cordoba this Sunday. Check the forecast near you:
https://www.facebook.com/BadajozJacobea/posts/1201387810035624
In some ways, this has been an exceptional year for weather - Rainy and cold in April and hot already in early May. But extreme heat is the norm. during the summer in southern Spain, so let's be careful out there.
Before you set off:
- Check weather report for the day
- Plan your walk to avoid the max. heat after 1pm (set off early)
- Drink 0.5L water (or whatever you can manage)
- Fill your water bottles / system
- Verify that your mobile phone battery is charged
- Apply sun cream
- Inform someone of your plans (Text message to Camino association angels, phone call to next accommodation)
- Download the AlertCops app to your phone and store the emergency number 112 in your memory
During your walk:
- Drink water regularly (don't wait to feel thirsty)
- Refill water system at every town or village
- Reapply sun cream every few hours
- Wear your sunhat and use your hiking umbrella / parasol
- Don't hesitate to contact Guardia Civil if you encounter difficulties
(Copied this post from the Mozarabe forum, since it applies equally to the VDLP. I hope that's OK).
https://www.facebook.com/BadajozJacobea/posts/1201387810035624
In some ways, this has been an exceptional year for weather - Rainy and cold in April and hot already in early May. But extreme heat is the norm. during the summer in southern Spain, so let's be careful out there.
Before you set off:
- Check weather report for the day
- Plan your walk to avoid the max. heat after 1pm (set off early)
- Drink 0.5L water (or whatever you can manage)
- Fill your water bottles / system
- Verify that your mobile phone battery is charged
- Apply sun cream
- Inform someone of your plans (Text message to Camino association angels, phone call to next accommodation)
- Download the AlertCops app to your phone and store the emergency number 112 in your memory
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During your walk:
- Drink water regularly (don't wait to feel thirsty)
- Refill water system at every town or village
- Reapply sun cream every few hours
- Wear your sunhat and use your hiking umbrella / parasol
- Don't hesitate to contact Guardia Civil if you encounter difficulties
(Copied this post from the Mozarabe forum, since it applies equally to the VDLP. I hope that's OK).