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Why Orrison?Not really, just go with the flow. O yeah and try and make it past Orrison.
Sounds good - a Winter Camino.. I would love to. Hope I'll make it one day!@Jan_89 -
Maybe try a Winter Camino - I'm a sucker for penance.
The only radical choice I could make the next time the Camino calls is to not go. God willing, that is NOT an option!
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HIKING BOOTS! I made the mistake of walking in a "comfortable pair of gym shoes" as many people suggested. No, I would not recommend gym shoes to anybody that would like to avoid blisters and feeling every single rock under their foot. I plan on buying some hiking boots and breaking them in very well before I go. I did hear, however, that gym shoes work well for the mesta. Just a thought!Hello Peregrinos!
I'm just curious.. Is there anything you would do differently on your next Camino?
Jan
*mesetaHIKING BOOTS! I made the mistake of walking in a "comfortable pair of gym shoes" as many people suggested. No, I would not recommend gym shoes to anybody that would like to avoid blisters and feeling every single rock under their foot. I plan on buying some hiking boots and breaking them in very well before I go. I did hear, however, that gym shoes work well for the mesta. Just a thought!
Absolutely agree!Get fit before the Camino, instead of on the Camino. This time I will. Really.
Agree with everything! And wow.. Walk at night sounds great - it never occurred me! Thanks for the tip!This becomes a very personal question the more you think about it.
Rambler
- Have more time (I would love to take a year!)
- Stay in the less frequented places (this is hard to do if you make a Camino family that has a set agenda or does not share your same interests)
- Not plan so much (The Camino provides)
- Choose an alternative to the Frances
- Go at a different time of year
- Learn more Spanish and French before arriving
- Find something nice to do for every hospitalero I meet.
- Walk at night at least once
- Cook more meals with other pilgrims
- Find more ways to give and serve others on the Camino
Well, in my case.. I had low trekking shoes and it was great. Just one blister.. I can't imagine walk Camino in hiking boots. This kind of boot is good for Pyrenees I think.. But it depends of many things, this is just my opinion..HIKING BOOTS! I made the mistake of walking in a "comfortable pair of gym shoes" as many people suggested. No, I would not recommend gym shoes to anybody that would like to avoid blisters and feeling every single rock under their foot. I plan on buying some hiking boots and breaking them in very well before I go. I did hear, however, that gym shoes work well for the mesta. Just a thought!
I like the last bit.....photography is my other hobby....so I will definitely be watching for those little things along the way.
- Take a different route, possibly walk in a different season.
- Walk with my wife - not as easy as it might sound - we have quite different views on what a good walking day means
- Lead a group - learn to subsume my needs to those of others
- Take more photos - take more time seeing the countryside and capturing those images
Agree 100%.Its hard to beat a good robust Spanish red...........If I ever walk the Camino again, I will budget for a higher grade of wine. Too many times along the Way I subjected myself to the cheapest local, bottom-of-the-barrel swill. You fellow wine enthusiasts know the varietals I speak of: the generic bottles with no labels selling at the local store for 2-euro, or less!
The wines I could have had in Rioja alone....
My Camino serves as a cruel reminder that life is too short to drink lousy, cheap wine.
Sounds great but I would worry about the weight.We are taking a tent next time.
Orrison was only 8.5 km but I met some good folks that night and the beer was cold.Why Orrison?
. Yes, and I am not suggesting it for others. A tent is completely superfluous on the Camino Frances. But this is my eighth Camino, my husband snores so albergue dorms are stressful, we are walking the El Norte and Primitivo, maybe wandering "off route", and we just want to try something different! So a tent. I also have a wonderful pack and easily take a few extra kilos.Sounds great but I would worry about the weight.
9: Be less antisocial! At this point in my life I needed to walk, I needed to walk all day, I needed to walk alone and I needed to get away from the needs of other people. If I went again I would try to be more social.