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Wow!
Wow, wow, wow.
OK, I'm sold
So now.....
SJPP > Irun (GR-10)
Irun > Oviedo (Norte)
Oviedo > Leon (bus)
Leon > Oviedo (Salvador)
Oviedo > Santiago (Primitivo)
Santiago > Fisterra > Muxia (walking)
Muxia > Santiago (walk or bus)
Santiago > Porto (Portuguese, in reverse)
Porto > Lisboa (bus or...
Yes, time just allows that section this trip - we'll be itching to spend lots of our summer on the camino proper. Snow-wise, doing more of the GR-10 is not feasible at the time of year we're going. A few stages east of SJPP don't typically clear until mid-June or later. The SJPP-Irun section...
Been lurking about mostly for quite awhile, gathering lots of good info. In the last couple of days, though, we have committed to our Camino dates and bought our plane tickets. So it feels like every thing has changed now, gotten that much more real.
So I'd thought I'd go ahead and introduce...
That sounds like a great idea, having your parents speak to your Spanish teacher who has walked the Camino before.
It sounds like you have a wonderful relationship and a loving & supportive bond with your parents that should last a lifetime.
But walking the Camino, with or without their...
There's a third option - a trekking skirt. Very cool, cooler and breezier than shorts. But you can make it warmer when necessary with some leggings (which are also great to sleep in). It's also sun protective. Mine is about mid calf. I wear low cut socks, and only occasionally put sunscreen just...
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