LuisaR
Active Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Camino Frances
I’m on my way to Gatwick Airport to fly to Santiago this evening, embarking on my 3rd camino. Two years ago I walked from St Jean Pied de Port to Santiago, and last August I walked from Porto to Santiago.
I was supposed to walk this camino with my mother, but she has a knee injury so I am walking solo, which is how I’ve walked my previous caminos.
We were supposed to walk from Sarria on this camino, as we didn’t think she’d manage to walk much longer than 100km. Now she’s not coming, I’ve extended it to 200km, starting from Ponferrada.
I’m excited to be walking this camino - I enjoy not knowing what each camino will bring….but I also have a few reservations: I’ve always walked in July and August, so not experienced relentless rain, which seems to be forecast for the next couple of weeks. When I previously walked the CF, I had one day of rain! I’m not sure if I’m fully equipped for the weather, so I may need to make some purchases along the way.
Not strictly a reservation, but it feels weird to be flying into Santiago tonight - normally I only each reach Santiago after at least two weeks of walking. It feels strange to land there, leave there and then walk back there!
Anyway, I’ll be pleased to arrive in Ponferrada and begin another camino adventure!
I was supposed to walk this camino with my mother, but she has a knee injury so I am walking solo, which is how I’ve walked my previous caminos.
We were supposed to walk from Sarria on this camino, as we didn’t think she’d manage to walk much longer than 100km. Now she’s not coming, I’ve extended it to 200km, starting from Ponferrada.
I’m excited to be walking this camino - I enjoy not knowing what each camino will bring….but I also have a few reservations: I’ve always walked in July and August, so not experienced relentless rain, which seems to be forecast for the next couple of weeks. When I previously walked the CF, I had one day of rain! I’m not sure if I’m fully equipped for the weather, so I may need to make some purchases along the way.
Not strictly a reservation, but it feels weird to be flying into Santiago tonight - normally I only each reach Santiago after at least two weeks of walking. It feels strange to land there, leave there and then walk back there!
Anyway, I’ll be pleased to arrive in Ponferrada and begin another camino adventure!