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I did carry on. Longest / hardest stretch in July '19: 42,8km@38°C
As in, stop and enjoy the view?
It is really lovely. If there is no stream of others around to block the view, and there’s a place to rest, it is worthy of a pause.
Looks like the best part of the walk Except for the heat.
I have walked that way at least twice, but not in summer. When I walked it, everything that is brown to the sides of the senda was green.
However, if I extrapolate to walking in summer, I would have:
Hope this helps. Fabulous photo. Thanks for sharing your experience.
- stopped to admire the incredible view and taken some photos to preserve the memory,
- soaked a Buff and placed it over my head to evaporate and cool me; and my second Buff on my neck, as there are blood pressure points there also. It really helps...
- soaked my sun hat, bucket style, with vented panels, again to evaporative cooling, I use the wring-out water from the two Buffs to wet the hat...upside down...
- had a good drink of water before starting out...
- deployed my meter-wide reflective golf umbrella, affixing it to my rucksack harness, as there is no shade out there...carrying your own shade with you helps...
- said a prayer for strength, and finally,
- CM.... Continue Mission
Yip, you bet.It must have been tough that day.
Yip, you bet.
It was tough, the hardest part was from Villamayor to Los Arcos.
No shade, no water, but patrolling firefighters to pick up pilgrims that can't walk further.
Thanks for the photo. I have virtually the same one but everything is green as I was walking in June.