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Hello Pilgrims,
I have a question and welcome all points of view on this!
In a recent conversation with a person I met on my first Camino last fall, I asked him if he thought 33 walking days would be enough of a time frame to make it from SJPP to Santiago de Compostela. Since my Camino ended short last fall, I've decided to try again from SJPP this June. Last year I walked from Pamplona to Leon and it took me 2 weeks with 1 rest day in Logrono. When planning flights, it is difficult to factor in injury, illness, exhaustion, and weather, so I asked for advice from someone who has done it. He said that he is afraid that I would be missing the essence if I tried to do it in 33 days. And that maybe I would be in a race and miss the messages of the Camino. Just curious what other views are on this. Last fall, I was averaging 25-30 Km/day and while I was moving at a fairly rapid pace, I knew others that were doing many more Km/day than I was and I was still able to enjoy and soak it all in. I had time for reflection, and meeting amazing people...so I didn't feel like I was missing anything, but after hearing this comment by someone with experience and who I respect, I'm second guessing my scheduled time. What do you think?
Thank you!
I have a question and welcome all points of view on this!
In a recent conversation with a person I met on my first Camino last fall, I asked him if he thought 33 walking days would be enough of a time frame to make it from SJPP to Santiago de Compostela. Since my Camino ended short last fall, I've decided to try again from SJPP this June. Last year I walked from Pamplona to Leon and it took me 2 weeks with 1 rest day in Logrono. When planning flights, it is difficult to factor in injury, illness, exhaustion, and weather, so I asked for advice from someone who has done it. He said that he is afraid that I would be missing the essence if I tried to do it in 33 days. And that maybe I would be in a race and miss the messages of the Camino. Just curious what other views are on this. Last fall, I was averaging 25-30 Km/day and while I was moving at a fairly rapid pace, I knew others that were doing many more Km/day than I was and I was still able to enjoy and soak it all in. I had time for reflection, and meeting amazing people...so I didn't feel like I was missing anything, but after hearing this comment by someone with experience and who I respect, I'm second guessing my scheduled time. What do you think?
Thank you!