I have walked this route eleven times. This was the first time I considered abandoning it, and it had nothing to do with fitness.
The rain came in from the west on the second evening and did not stop until day five. That does not just change comfort. It changes how long each stage takes, and therefore which choices you have left when it starts getting late.
What I would bring again
- Two pairs of gloves, not one. One dries while you wear the other.
- A paper map. The phone died on day three.
- One spare evening in the plan, so a single bad day does not topple the whole trip.
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