Albergue Population

[GASpangler]

The month of August is THE most crowded, every year.
All of France and much of Spain goes on holiday during August.
Historicly, there will be one half to one third that number in September.
2001 had 19,836 in August, 7,671 in September, 3,419 in October, and 865 in
November. The later you start, the colder and wetter things are going to
be, of course. September is a good trade-off. Try not to start on a weekend
in a lage city, or traditional starting point. Sunday, August 1, 2004 in
Roncesvalles would have been a very bad choice. I'm sure several million
started there on that my-first-week-of-holiday weekend.
Other than that, GO FOR IT!
Ultreya,
Grant

Grant Spangler
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