Same. I’ve read an awful lot of books about the Camino and hers seemed to me, so personal that it was dull. After the first couple of dreams zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
I did my first camino this year from SJPDP to Santiago. I'd had a Breirley guide which I gave away after the first day as I had just overpacked. I spent the whole Camino just following the arrows. Only once missed a turn coming out of Burgos when a lovely man stopped me and then a incredibly...
Really depends on the terrain. If you’re climbing the pyranees you might need to rest frequently and if you are on the flat, maybe not as much. I used to set off without breakfast and look forward to the first cafe for a coffee and pain au chocolate. Sometimes 5k sometimes 5 minutes. Your body...
I did the Frances this year April / June and didn’t encounter any. This doesn’t mean they don’t exist but I barely thought about it and I stayed in hostels the whole way bar 3 nights. Buen Camino
Do it. I met up with, and chatted to a women who was walking with her teenage grandson. She’d done a few caminos and he was loving his. They were loving it. Hope to hear about your adventures later in the year
I wouldn’t dream of leaving anything behind as I don’t in my raining walks but to me the bladder issue is not a side issue and it’s been the bane of my life. Let’s not brush that aside either. Thank you
Gosh, please be a little less baffled. I’ve had the tiniest bladder all my life and sometimes need to go 250 yards down the road after having just been. Nothing I can do about the way I was born, and yes I’ve had it looked at. A little more sympathy please.
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