Walking along the Camino de Invierno | Heath de Burgh
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Trip Report: Walking the Camino de Invierno and Camino Primitivo
Read on for her report on walking these two lesser-known Camino trails during October.
"I had a wonderful time! Both walks are terrific. I’m glad I did the Primitivo first. The Invierno was really tough for the first few days so it was fortunate I was hardened up a bit!
Both of the walks are really spectacular and the best thing about them both was the fact that there were no crowds! I know I was there late in the season but even so I don’t think either of them would be too busy even in peak time.
On the last few days of the Primitivo, when I joined up with some of the other Camino trails closer to Santiago, it was bumper to bumper! The Invierno was very quiet. I probably only saw 12-15 pilgrims during the entire time.
My accommodation was all good. In some cases there was an effort made to serve gluten free food, but it was the same experience I had in France – not much idea. I was delighted to find Spain has a lot of gluten-free beer so I pigged out on that – nothing like a cold beer after a long, hot walk!
All of the many transfers worked perfectly and they were almost all absolutely spot on so I didn’t have to hang around cooling off and stiffening up waiting after the walk. And the luggage transfers went smoothly, as usual.
The weather during October was mostly good, I’m happy to say. I had a couple of days when I had to put a slicker on for a while but I didn’t have to deal with lots of heavy rain and wind.
I haven’t really looked at my photos yet, but I’ve attached a few just to give you an idea of what you’ve got to look forward to if you ever decide to do these two very beautiful Camino trails.
My thanks to Michele and Allie from the UTracks team for organising it all for me. When I’ve sufficiently recovered my breath, I’ll take a look at what I might do next year."
Were you inspired by Heath's travels? We sure have been and can only hope to be making these long distance pilgrimages when we reach her age. Let us know your thoughts in the comment section below.