Ferrol, rain gear retailers

[Susan B Johnson]

I just arrived in Ferrol and see the forecast is rain all week. I brought a rain jacket and poncho. My pants at water resistant but not water proof. Do I need rain pants? Is it possible to buy them here in Ferrol? Any store recommendations? Has any pilgrim ever carried an umbrella?

Gracias! Susan

 

[Tincatinker]

Poncho and shorts works - easier to dry legs than clothing. Umbrellas are great, and readily available ( Galicians are born clutching one). I walk with an umbrella.

 

[Terrri]

When we walked in 2013 it rained quite a bit and I found my water resistant pants worked better than I thought they would - I don't see a need to bring rain pants next time around. I also wore a poncho so I was pretty well covered. Wearing a baseball cap under your poncho or jacket hood helps keep the visor of the hood up and keep your glasses dry. Since I used a poncho I wonder how wet the straps on backpacks get for people who wear jackets.

All the albergues we stayed in kept a good supply of newspapers for stuffing our wet boots at the end of the day.

Even though we also had an umbrella it was too windy most days but we did use it at the end of the day walking around in the rain. The idea in having the umbrella was that it would also serve as shade but we never got that far. We did see a few pilgrims with umbrellas but not many.

 

[Pelegrin]

Poncho and shorts works - easier to dry legs than clothing. Umbrellas are great, and readily available ( Galicians are born clutching one). I walk with an umbrella.

Jajaja But I think that in the British islands rains more in summer.

 

[Tincatinker]

Jajaja But I think that in the British islands rains more in summer.

That is how we know it is summer. The rain is warmer