good_old_shoes
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I read in the paper that a warm front is coming through. Temps in Galicia near 30C coming! Maybe buy some sunscreen or you'll look like shoe leather by the time you finish!...I am on day eight of walking the Francés at the moment. It is quite busy. A lot of talk about beds (and the need to book ahead).
I don't book.
Today I tried really hard not to get a bed. I really tried.
Got up late. Took my time to pack.
Stopped at the first available café to have breakfast.
Stopped often to rest my feet.
Had second breakfast.
Stopped more often to rest my feet.
Had lunch.
Stopped at every available bar along the way. Stopped to feed and pet some cats.
Stopped under a tree in the shade.
Walked very, very slowly.
Stopped at another bar when entering town after a long day of 30kms (9 1/2hrs on the way - I'm slow!)
Arrived at the municipal albergue of a "stage town" at 5pm.
Still got a bed.
And it wasn't the last one!
So, please, dear pilgrims old and new. Don't worry too much about accommodation.
But bring sunscreen and a wide brimmed hat. Even beginning of april. I'm completely burned. Glowing red like a ripe tomato. Who would have expected that after all the talk about snow the last weeks! As someone who has walked several Caminos in summer, I should have known better... Embarrassing!
DId I say that everything is fantastic right now? Even though I look like a grilled chicken?
Weather is perfect.
Trails are in good condition.
Other pilgrims are lovely.
There's enough beds for everyone.
So Happy to be back right now!
Thanks for this update! I'm starting my walk from SJPDP next week and appreciate this info!...I am on day eight of walking the Francés at the moment. It is quite busy. A lot of talk about beds (and the need to book ahead).
I don't book.
Today I tried really hard not to get a bed. I really tried.
Got up late. Took my time to pack.
Stopped at the first available café to have breakfast.
Stopped often to rest my feet.
Had second breakfast.
Stopped more often to rest my feet.
Had lunch.
Stopped at every available bar along the way. Stopped to feed and pet some cats.
Stopped under a tree in the shade.
Walked very, very slowly.
Stopped at another bar when entering town after a long day of 30kms (9 1/2hrs on the way - I'm slow!)
Arrived at the municipal albergue of a "stage town" at 5pm.
Still got a bed.
And it wasn't the last one!
So, please, dear pilgrims old and new. Don't worry too much about accommodation.
But bring sunscreen and a wide brimmed hat. Even beginning of april. I'm completely burned. Glowing red like a ripe tomato. Who would have expected that after all the talk about snow the last weeks! As someone who has walked several Caminos in summer, I should have known better... Embarrassing!
DId I say that everything is fantastic right now? Even though I look like a grilled chicken?
Weather is perfect.
Trails are in good condition.
Other pilgrims are lovely.
There's enough beds for everyone.
So Happy to be back right now!
You really are going to have to try harder, otherwise you might not be able to complain about the deleterious effect of there being too many other pilgrims to keep you company...I am on day eight of walking the Francés at the moment. It is quite busy. A lot of talk about beds (and the need to book ahead).
I don't book.
Today I tried really hard not to get a bed. I really tried.
Got up late. Took my time to pack.
Stopped at the first available café to have breakfast.
Stopped often to rest my feet.
Had second breakfast.
Stopped more often to rest my feet.
Had lunch.
Stopped at every available bar along the way. Stopped to feed and pet some cats.
Stopped under a tree in the shade.
Walked very, very slowly.
Stopped at another bar when entering town after a long day of 30kms (9 1/2hrs on the way - I'm slow!)
Arrived at the municipal albergue of a "stage town" at 5pm.
Still got a bed.
And it wasn't the last one!
So, please, dear pilgrims old and new. Don't worry too much about accommodation.
But bring sunscreen and a wide brimmed hat. Even beginning of april. I'm completely burned. Glowing red like a ripe tomato. Who would have expected that after all the talk about snow the last weeks! As someone who has walked several Caminos in summer, I should have known better... Embarrassing!
DId I say that everything is fantastic right now? Even though I look like a grilled chicken?
Weather is perfect.
Trails are in good condition.
Other pilgrims are lovely.
There's enough beds for everyone.
So Happy to be back right now!
Just wondering what you consider freezing cold? Everyone has their own definition. Buen Camino and from what I read above warm weather seems to be coming soon.I’m on day 10 and just walked into Burgos.
Albergues outside of stages at mostly half full. Only special ones might be completo.
Mornings are freezing cold very often. At 11 I take off my layers, and consequently get sunburned after. It’s sunny, up to 20 degrees, but the sun really will burn you if you hike past 1 or 2.
I looked at the forecasts for the Meseta, Leon and Santiago, no rain anywhere. But wind can be stormy and cold!
I love this!!!!! Not stressing about life!!!...I am on day eight of walking the Francés at the moment. It is quite busy. A lot of talk about beds (and the need to book ahead).
I don't book.
Today I tried really hard not to get a bed. I really tried.
Got up late. Took my time to pack.
Stopped at the first available café to have breakfast.
Stopped often to rest my feet.
Had second breakfast.
Stopped more often to rest my feet.
Had lunch.
Stopped at every available bar along the way. Stopped to feed and pet some cats.
Stopped under a tree in the shade.
Walked very, very slowly.
Stopped at another bar when entering town after a long day of 30kms (9 1/2hrs on the way - I'm slow!)
Arrived at the municipal albergue of a "stage town" at 5pm.
Still got a bed.
And it wasn't the last one!
So, please, dear pilgrims old and new. Don't worry too much about accommodation.
But bring sunscreen and a wide brimmed hat. Even beginning of april. I'm completely burned. Glowing red like a ripe tomato. Who would have expected that after all the talk about snow the last weeks! As someone who has walked several Caminos in summer, I should have known better... Embarrassing!
DId I say that everything is fantastic right now? Even though I look like a grilled chicken?
Weather is perfect.
Trails are in good condition.
Other pilgrims are lovely.
There's enough beds for everyone.
So Happy to be back right now!
I totally relate to this. On my spring Caminos in the first couple of weeks in April there are often extremely cold mornings. I start out wearing my layers, puffy, gloves and hat that covers my ears. I remove them after a few hours, but will never choose to leave them home as I never walk in summer.Mornings are freezing cold very often. At 11 I take off my layers,
I am 4 days behind you. There IS no bed race. It seems to me so far that this is a less trafficed (!) Camino than usual. It seems, however, that there is a larger portion of panicked firsttimers....I am on day eight of walking the Francés at the moment. It is quite busy. A lot of talk about beds (and the need to book ahead).
I don't book.
Today I tried really hard not to get a bed. I really tried.
Got up late. Took my time to pack.
Stopped at the first available café to have breakfast.
Stopped often to rest my feet.
Had second breakfast.
Stopped more often to rest my feet.
Had lunch.
Stopped at every available bar along the way. Stopped to feed and pet some cats.
Stopped under a tree in the shade.
Walked very, very slowly.
Stopped at another bar when entering town after a long day of 30kms (9 1/2hrs on the way - I'm slow!)
Arrived at the municipal albergue of a "stage town" at 5pm.
Still got a bed.
And it wasn't the last one!
So, please, dear pilgrims old and new. Don't worry too much about accommodation.
But bring sunscreen and a wide brimmed hat. Even beginning of april. I'm completely burned. Glowing red like a ripe tomato. Who would have expected that after all the talk about snow the last weeks! As someone who has walked several Caminos in summer, I should have known better... Embarrassing!
DId I say that everything is fantastic right now? Even though I look like a grilled chicken?
Weather is perfect.
Trails are in good condition.
Other pilgrims are lovely.
There's enough beds for everyone.
So Happy to be back right now!
Freezing cold is 2 degrees Celsius plus cold Wind. Freezing like when water freezes. Maybe also up to 6 degrees.Just wondering what you consider freezing cold? Everyone has their own definition. Buen Camino and from what I read above warm weather seems to be coming soon.
I don't think any technical definition is going to help here. It seems to me that there is a rather loose colloquial meaning being used. I know in my house, it refers to any temperature where my wife feels uncomfortable, doesn't want to wear a jumper, and needs an excuse to turn on the heating before the start of winter.Just wondering what you consider freezing cold? Everyone has their own definition. Buen Camino and from what I read above warm weather seems to be coming soon.
I don't know, Phil is always cold at the albergue, too.I also notice that it is usually women who struggle more to tolerate cold temperatures than men. I know I do, anyway.
I've been twice and I always brought a wrap. Evenings can get a bit chilly.I might've alluded to this before on the Forum but my wife is the only person i know that took a sweater to Hawaii and actually wore it!
I said it's "usually" women...as in more often.I don't know, Phil is always cold at the albergue, too.
Uh... yeah.... in Waikiki... drops to freezing 78FI've been twice and I always brought a wrap. Evenings can get a bit chilly.
I begin my first Camino on 22nd, thanks so much for this info!I love this!!!!! Not stressing about life!!!
So true. I know exactly what you mean about definitions. My mom and my wife would be perfect roommates for your wife! I only ask about what the OP thinks is cold out of curiosity. A native of a Scandinavian country and someone who was born where I live in Mexico would have ideas of what is cold that would span the universe! As with so many questions that have little specificity it makes it pretty difficult sometimes to determine an answer that may have relevant advice and information.I don't think any technical definition is going to help here. It seems to me that there is a rather loose colloquial meaning being used. I know my house, it refers to any temperature where my wife feels uncomfortable, doesn't want to wear a jumper, and needs an excuse to turn on the heating before the start of winter.
On the camino, it seems to refer to any temperature where one gets chilled enough to be uncomfortable. If one is wearing fewer layers, that might be at a higher temperature than someone who has several layers which include a windproof jacket.
You are funny. I am from Hawaii and always have a long sleeve or sweater in my vehicle...In Hawaii 72 degrees is time to put socks on, long sleeves, and a hat!I might've alluded to this before on the Forum but my wife is the only person i know that took a sweater to Hawaii and actually wore it!
I cannot argue that only when one comes from philadelphia or new york area 72 is far from being coldYou are funny. I am from Hawaii and always have a long sleeve or sweater in my vehicle...In Hawaii 72 degrees is time to put socks on, long sleeves, and a hat!
Hi Sarah. I start on the 29th. Depending on our relative speed, perhaps we'll meet up somewhere along the CF. Buen camino!Thank you for your reassuring words. I start on 25 April and I aspire to be as relaxed as you. It will take a lot of effort for me just to stop planning. I'm booked as far as Pamplona.
Oh speaking of the cold, I'm bringing a few of those hand warmer sachet things. They are very lightweight but make all the difference if you just can't seem to get warm. I'm a friolera (feels the cold).
Really? Where are you from in Hawaii?You are funny. I am from Hawaii and always have a long sleeve or sweater in my vehicle...In Hawaii 72 degrees is time to put socks on, long sleeves, and a hat!
Last year I spent the night on a bench in pamplona with 5 others who couldn't get accommodation anywhere between Zunbriri and Pamplona. Please nobody say “ but didn’t you …..”. Yes we did, before you ask.
But you will sleep on a park bench, right?!Imo sleeping on a park bench is character-building and should be an essential element in one's education. Btw I'm in O Pedrouso tonight and the place is falling down with empty beds.
Wait....so you DID, DIDN'T you?!Last year I spent the night on a bench in pamplona with 5 others who couldn't get accommodation anywhere between Zunbriri and Pamplona. Please nobody say “ but didn’t you …..”. Yes we did, before you ask.
My parents live in Perth, but my siblings and I have spread ourselves around Australia. When one brother who lived in the far north of Western Australia would pay a late spring/early summer visit to my parents at the same time as I made the journey across from Canberra, he would be rugged up against the cold at the same time as I was enjoying wandering around in shorts and tee shirts.I might've alluded to this before on the Forum but my wife is the only person i know that took a sweater to Hawaii and actually wore it!
Yep. It's amazing how much warmer the exact same temperature can feel like in spring than it does in fall.There is of course a third factor, what you are used to.
This brings back memories....Last year I spent the night on a bench in pamplona with 5 others who couldn't get accommodation anywhere between Zunbriri and Pamplona. Please nobody say “ but didn’t you …..”. Yes we did, before you ask.
What a wonderful post! Im off tomorrow to irun then bus to Burgos to resume where i left off last year. Looking forward to it...I am on day eight of walking the Francés at the moment. It is quite busy. A lot of talk about beds (and the need to book ahead).
I don't book.
Today I tried really hard not to get a bed. I really tried.
Got up late. Took my time to pack.
Stopped at the first available café to have breakfast.
Stopped often to rest my feet.
Had second breakfast.
Stopped more often to rest my feet.
Had lunch.
Stopped at every available bar along the way. Stopped to feed and pet some cats.
Stopped under a tree in the shade.
Walked very, very slowly.
Stopped at another bar when entering town after a long day of 30kms (9 1/2hrs on the way - I'm slow!)
Arrived at the municipal albergue of a "stage town" at 5pm.
Still got a bed.
And it wasn't the last one!
So, please, dear pilgrims old and new. Don't worry too much about accommodation.
But bring sunscreen and a wide brimmed hat. Even beginning of april. I'm completely burned. Glowing red like a ripe tomato. Who would have expected that after all the talk about snow the last weeks! As someone who has walked several Caminos in summer, I should have known better... Embarrassing!
DId I say that everything is fantastic right now? Even though I look like a grilled chicken?
Weather is perfect.
Trails are in good condition.
Other pilgrims are lovely.
There's enough beds for everyone.
So Happy to be back right now!
This is what happens when you think you need no steenking reservation.Bloody luxury, a park bench ... A cardboard box in the middle of the motorway will do, a pilgrim is always grateful
Born on O'ahu 15 years, moved to Maui in '73, I live Hawaii island 40+ years. And you?Really? Where are you from in Hawaii?
Born & raised on Oahu Manoa Valley..I’m a Valley girl lol lived there all my life…moved to Moloka’i lived there for like 20+ years raised my 4 kids got divorced then moved back to Oahu got remarried & now live in VA but still got a place on Moloka’i so I can go home every year or so. Gotta eat the poi & poke man I miss it big time!Born on O'ahu 15 years, moved to Maui in '73, I live Hawaii island 40+ years. And you?
On the other hand, I saw a post from someone on another forum today who said there were no beds in Foncebadon and Pilgrims were being turned away. Honestly, honestly, I think it just depends on where you are in the “wave”
Thank you for the re-assurance. I am walking on Wednesday and am feeling the nerves and anxiety of a "first timer". Mainly due to my flight changes. I was originally going to arrive in SJPDP at 11.00am and now I am arriving at 11.00pm. Initially, I didn't book accommodation but today I did book accommodation in SJPDP. I also booked a taxi to take me directly to the accommodation....I am on day eight of walking the Francés at the moment. It is quite busy. A lot of talk about beds (and the need to book ahead).
I don't book.
Today I tried really hard not to get a bed. I really tried.
Got up late. Took my time to pack.
Stopped at the first available café to have breakfast.
Stopped often to rest my feet.
Had second breakfast.
Stopped more often to rest my feet.
Had lunch.
Stopped at every available bar along the way. Stopped to feed and pet some cats.
Stopped under a tree in the shade.
Walked very, very slowly.
Stopped at another bar when entering town after a long day of 30kms (9 1/2hrs on the way - I'm slow!)
Arrived at the municipal albergue of a "stage town" at 5pm.
Still got a bed.
And it wasn't the last one!
So, please, dear pilgrims old and new. Don't worry too much about accommodation.
But bring sunscreen and a wide brimmed hat. Even beginning of april. I'm completely burned. Glowing red like a ripe tomato. Who would have expected that after all the talk about snow the last weeks! As someone who has walked several Caminos in summer, I should have known better... Embarrassing!
DId I say that everything is fantastic right now? Even though I look like a grilled chicken?
Weather is perfect.
Trails are in good condition.
Other pilgrims are lovely.
There's enough beds for everyone.
So Happy to be back right now!
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