sugargypsy
Active Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- CF 2019
Planning: CP / CF or CdN 2022
Like many members of this forum I had planned walking a Camino for this year. I was planning to do either the Inglés and/or Portugués in September/October 2020.
I've already mentally said goodbye to those plans. Even if travel restrictions might be loosened by then I won't walk, because having asthma, I (might) have a higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19 should I catch it. I will only start travelling again, as soon as a vaccine is available.
Because of this decision, I got problems to motivate myself to keep up walking regularly, doing my exercises. But, two days ago I had an idea which was actually triggered by a thread in this forum about the Jakobsweg in Germany. This in turn made me remember the fact that not far from my apartment (15-20 km) the Jakobsweg crosses .
I immediately ordered the guide for the route from Rothenburg ob der Tauber to Rottenburg am Neckar, which arrived today!
I’ve chosen 6 stages to start with which are just about 120 km of walking– one way. I'm not starting in Rothenburg o.T., that's too far away for daily walks, I'll start right in the middle of this Jakobsweg which is split into 12 stages, covering about 220 km. The first half of the stages I will walk whenever it will be possible again.
I will have to drive to the individual starting points - each day I’ll be walking - by car, because I currently avoid using public transport. The daily stages are going to be quite short too, because I will have to walk back every way, since the Camino is not a circular route. **
It certainly won't be a camino like the last one in May / June 2019; I won't be able to walk every day, probably only once or twice a week. I will only be able to walk short stages at the beginning, as my foot injury has almost healed, but not yet completely. I probably won't meet any other pilgrims.
But: I don’t care at all . I’m grateful that I’ve found a way to walk a spring camino. I’ll start walking Thursday or Friday next week. I'd like to share my experiences and photos which I will surely be taking, if this is not considered as rubbing salt into the wounds of those who cannot walk right now .
** Just as an information: Since the rules concerning activities outside ones appartement / house etc. are very different in european countries, Bundesländer/departements and counties, in my area walking alone or with one other person is so far allowed.
I've already mentally said goodbye to those plans. Even if travel restrictions might be loosened by then I won't walk, because having asthma, I (might) have a higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19 should I catch it. I will only start travelling again, as soon as a vaccine is available.
Because of this decision, I got problems to motivate myself to keep up walking regularly, doing my exercises. But, two days ago I had an idea which was actually triggered by a thread in this forum about the Jakobsweg in Germany. This in turn made me remember the fact that not far from my apartment (15-20 km) the Jakobsweg crosses .
I immediately ordered the guide for the route from Rothenburg ob der Tauber to Rottenburg am Neckar, which arrived today!
I’ve chosen 6 stages to start with which are just about 120 km of walking– one way. I'm not starting in Rothenburg o.T., that's too far away for daily walks, I'll start right in the middle of this Jakobsweg which is split into 12 stages, covering about 220 km. The first half of the stages I will walk whenever it will be possible again.
I will have to drive to the individual starting points - each day I’ll be walking - by car, because I currently avoid using public transport. The daily stages are going to be quite short too, because I will have to walk back every way, since the Camino is not a circular route. **
It certainly won't be a camino like the last one in May / June 2019; I won't be able to walk every day, probably only once or twice a week. I will only be able to walk short stages at the beginning, as my foot injury has almost healed, but not yet completely. I probably won't meet any other pilgrims.
But: I don’t care at all . I’m grateful that I’ve found a way to walk a spring camino. I’ll start walking Thursday or Friday next week. I'd like to share my experiences and photos which I will surely be taking, if this is not considered as rubbing salt into the wounds of those who cannot walk right now .
** Just as an information: Since the rules concerning activities outside ones appartement / house etc. are very different in european countries, Bundesländer/departements and counties, in my area walking alone or with one other person is so far allowed.
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