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[QUOTE="James van Hemert, post: 1125924, member: 96784"] In planning my Camino Frances pilgrimage in 2022 I discovered folks on this forum who were preparing spreadsheets for the trip and even asking advice regarding their plans. I thought to myself, not a bad idea, especially since I don’t want to strictly follow published stages. So I built a spreadsheet with details on distances, albergues that received shells from A Selection of Favorite Albergues by [EMAIL]atilburg1@chello.nl[/EMAIL] or a heart from Brierley, and interesting sites to visit. I embedded formulas to automatically recalculate days and distances as I made changes over the months of preparation. I even added contingency paths, in case I traveled less in the first days or made a side trip. I built in an ‘extra day’. I checked and double checked. Pretty smart. What could go wrong? About half way, in Carrion de los Condes, I discovered a previously undetected flaw in my spreadsheet. I was a day short to reach Santiago! Aaaarrgghh! Not so smart. Extending the pilgrimage with a changed international flight home to Canada was not a viable option. Either I had to give up a future planned rest day or catch up by skipping a stage using transit or taxi. Gabi, an Israeli woman, suggested an alternative: she planned to get to Leon in 3 days instead of the typical 4 from the point at which we were gathered drinking café con leches with a large gaggle of pilgrims. It would entail days of 40, 35, and 32 kms respectively. It was her plan. Surely, I thought, I can pull this off too! I had already walked 18 kms by 10:30 am that day. (never mind that I am 61 and she is 25) That first day of 40 km nearly finished me off, as I collapsed into the Monestario de Santa Cruz in Sahagun at 5:30 pm, my latest arrival ever. I attach a drawing of my feet cooling off in the middle of the day. [ATTACH type="full"]144585[/ATTACH] The next day of 35 km resulted in painful shins the final 5 km. Suffering seemed to be de rigour for the journey. I made it to Leon a day ahead of schedule!. I had dinner with Gabi and other assorted pilgrims in Leon. She made it also! But not by walking. She got tendonitis and took a bus. The doctor told her to quit and fly home. She wasn’t discouraged at all. Happy to come back next year and finish. There are some lessons here. I tucked the spreadsheet into the bottom of my pack. John Brierley’s guide, social connections, and physical reconnaissance would suffice for the remaining days. [/QUOTE]
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