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Which is a big improvement on orujo...In which case all you need is a midge net and a bottle of Bunnahabhain
The best advice I've had in a long while.In which case all you need is a midge net and a bottle of Bunnahabhain
Midges? Look them up. I would love to do it, to be honest, but it wIll not be this year.
I walked both the Francés and the WHW, even at the same time of the year (April/May, no midges on either of them) ... but 22 years apart!My wife and I are from the UK and have walked the Camino Frances from St Jean twice and the Camino Portuguese from Lisbon once. We carried all our stuff for the whole distance on each occasion. We did not find any part of the trails too arduous at any point.
We are currently planning to walk the West Highland Way (WHW) in Scotland in a few months time. Having read several rather conflicting reports on the difficulties of this route we are confused.
Having met several fellow pilgrims on the Camino who had previously walked the WHW I'm seeking advice, if possible, from fellow pilgrims on the relative difficulties of the Camino versus the WHW.
Our background:- We are both seniors, I'm 80 and my wife is a few years younger, but consider ourselves quite fit having easily completed a 150 mile (240kms) backpacking hike last summer.
As stated in my earlier reply, I only seem to remember pronounced unevenness along Loch Lomond. Maybe the walkers of the last 2 decades have contributed to more erosion? When did you walk?in my experience the WHW was more difficult, the ground was more uneven with lots of roots and more ups and downs. It was beautiful and quite desolate, few cafes to stop at along the way. I was in a group, the midges really bothered some folks and ignored others, I was glad to be one of the lucky ones.
I prefer LAPHRAIG meself or the Mc AllenIn which case all you need is a midge net and a bottle of Bunnahabhain
You've got the right idea for the WHW by having arranging accommodations and baggage transfer along the route. Having walked both the Camino Portuguese and WHW the WHW is much tougher and services are fewer and farther between accommodations. Having said that they are both wonderful paths in their own right and we encountered many seniors on the WHW doing just fine.Thanks for the advice.
I realise now that I forgot to mention that we were planning on using an agency to arrange accommodation and bag transfer along the route. Our days camping days are over. We've been there and done that stuff.
Tentage?The terrain will occasionally be more of a challenge than on the Camino routes but the biggest challenge will be accommodation. If you’re prepared to carry tentage and wild camp, subject to some seasonal restrictions, you’ll be fine. Otherwise start booking now.
I walked the WHW long before my Caminos a good 20 years ago and of course do not know how the infrastructure has changed. i remember very well that at that time the number of overnight accommodations were very limited, had to be mandatory pre-booked and the daily stages were often relatively long. It took a long time until I had reservations together throughout to then start running. The path was wonderful, then quite well marked, but due to the terrain also often strenuousMy wife and I are from the UK and have walked the Camino Frances from St Jean twice and the Camino Portuguese from Lisbon once. We carried all our stuff for the whole distance on each occasion. We did not find any part of the trails too arduous at any point.
We are currently planning to walk the West Highland Way (WHW) in Scotland in a few months time. Having read several rather conflicting reports on the difficulties of this route we are confused.
Having met several fellow pilgrims on the Camino who had previously walked the WHW I'm seeking advice, if possible, from fellow pilgrims on the relative difficulties of the Camino versus the WHW.
Our background:- We are both seniors, I'm 80 and my wife is a few years younger, but consider ourselves quite fit having easily completed a 150 mile (240kms) backpacking hike last summer.
Some form of fabric based weather proof shelter. Doesn’t have to be aTentage?
Like a tent, but older?Tentage?
All things to do with tent camping.Tentage?
Hi, most of the WWW terrain is fine except for a steep uphill out of Glencoe and also out of Kinlochleven.My wife and I are from the UK and have walked the Camino Frances from St Jean twice and the Camino Portuguese from Lisbon once. We carried all our stuff for the whole distance on each occasion. We did not find any part of the trails too arduous at any point.
We are currently planning to walk the West Highland Way (WHW) in Scotland in a few months time. Having read several rather conflicting reports on the difficulties of this route we are confused.
Having met several fellow pilgrims on the Camino who had previously walked the WHW I'm seeking advice, if possible, from fellow pilgrims on the relative difficulties of the Camino versus the WHW.
Our background:- We are both seniors, I'm 80 and my wife is a few years younger, but consider ourselves quite fit having easily completed a 150 mile (240kms) backpacking hike last summer.
If you bring more than one of those, do you call them tentagecles?Some form of fabric based weather proof shelter. Doesn’t have to be a️ can be a tarpaulin, a bivouac bag, even just a well waxed sleeping bag (not recommended)
You're not doing badly yourself!I attempt to parse tentage
and am tempted to tamper
with tenti, or even a fine Spanish tenterilla
but I resist the tentation.
Tarnation!
You guys are in fine form today.
You can stay at camping sites at most stages and pay between 5 to 7 pounds. The campsites have drying rooms except for Tyndrum where the skinflint manager turns theirs off at 10 pm. The bag transfer services are reasonably priced and work well.The terrain will occasionally be more of a challenge than on the Camino routes but the biggest challenge will be accommodation. If you’re prepared to carry tentage and wild camp, subject to some seasonal restrictions, you’ll be fine. Otherwise start booking now.
Isn't it great when someone really extents the topic?You're not doing badly yourself!
The camping sites in Scotland are not so cheap nowadays, they mostly now charge for the tent and each occupant but obviously still much cheaper than the hotels and B&BsYou can stay at camping sites at most stages and pay between 5 to 7 pounds. The campsites have drying rooms except for Tyndrum where the skinflint manager turns theirs off at 10 pm. The bag transfer services are reasonably priced and work well.
One big difference between the two walks is that they have distilleries in Scotland and wineries in Spain!My wife and I are from the UK and have walked the Camino Frances from St Jean twice and the Camino Portuguese from Lisbon once. We carried all our stuff for the whole distance on each occasion. We did not find any part of the trails too arduous at any point.
We are currently planning to walk the West Highland Way (WHW) in Scotland in a few months time. Having read several rather conflicting reports on the difficulties of this route we are confused.
Having met several fellow pilgrims on the Camino who had previously walked the WHW I'm seeking advice, if possible, from fellow pilgrims on the relative difficulties of the Camino versus the WHW.
Our background:- We are both seniors, I'm 80 and my wife is a few years younger, but consider ourselves quite fit having easily completed a 150 mile (240kms) backpacking hike last summer.
The Drovers is a must. If you can’t get a room there it’s well worth a visit for food and drink. Really quirky place which is reputedly haunted by several ghosts. I stayed in 2018 and the only spirits I saw were the alcoholic ones.One big difference between the two walks is that they have distilleries in Scotland and wineries in Spain!
The route is, when I walked it, a number of years ago, a condensed version of the Camino Frances. Plan your route and book your accommodation well in advance. We had no problem finding b&b’s and pubs to eat in. If you haven’t heard of the Drovers Arms, you MUST stay there. Owned by a succession of eccentric landlords who used to lock the residents in at night and sometimes not turn up in the morning to let them out. You can see the mark’s on the main door where people have tried to gouge their way out. It’s an education.
The main difference to me besides climate was that on most days there were long stretches without facilities, bars, restaurants etc.
? GGW
Great Glen Way. A signposted extension north from Fort William to Inverness.? GGW
I spent an evening in the Drovers when I walked the WHW. Within 20 minutes I overheard two other walkers, hitherto complete strangers, exchanging accounts of their hikes to Everest Base Camp. I decided not to contribute my reminisces of the South Downs Way.The Drovers is a must. If you can’t get a room there it’s well worth a visit for food and drink. Really quirky place which is reputedly haunted by several ghosts. I stayed in 2018 and the only spirits I saw were the alcoholic ones.
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