Dan the Man
Active Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Camino Frances, 2015, 2017, 2019
Hi All:
I just wish to THANK everyone who has given me information and/or replied to my posts.
I have spent my Easter Weekend reading the many PHENOMENAL threads at the bottom (didn't know they were they or look at them prior to my other questions). I AM SUCH A ROOKIE! Thank God I can speak Spanish at a functional level.
My Camino:
I am planning to begin the last week of August 2015 and I have planned for 6 weeks plus....just in case I need more time to rest, and walk at a commfortable pace.
Currently, I have a torn disc in my back. It happens to pinch a nerve in my left leg periodically. It can cause zero or sometimes tons of pain. I am doing lots of physical activity and am doing very well and almost pain free for months now. I do see a neurosurgeon tomorrow and will ask about my "Planned Walk. We will discuss options and advice to stay as pain free as possible.
I have reading about this for 9 years and now my chance has come to do it! The informaton and advice you all provide is amazing and makes this newbie more excited to start!
I hope to purchase my flights by the end of the month!
I APOLOGIZE IF ANY OF THESE QUESTIONS SEEM RIDICULOUS. I sometimes feel the more I read, the more questions i have.
Questions I Have Despite Reading Hundreds of Threads Below:
1) I have never walked with poles before but have been told they will be of great to help to me especially with my back issues. Can they be taken on the plane? Are flold up as good as a solid pole? Can they be bouth in St. Jean Pied du Port?
2) I see the debate of shoes vs boots may go on until the end of time. I went to 3 stores and all clerks said boots. I actually dont like boots and walk with my New Balance training shoes. I did try on several pairs of both and will go for shoes for sure. While i was in 2 stores, several customers asked where I was going and then started to tell me it will be VERY HOT and i need waterproof for rain> Others said, non waterproof as when it rains it rians and all gets wet.
I left and came home to research. So i ask, if you have walked the camino in August/September, or know those who have, WATERPROOF SHOES or NOT?
3) If i begin in SJPDP, can I buy a Spanish SIM card for my phone in Roncesvalle, or do you think i have to wait until Pamplona?
I WILL STOP ASKING, thanks very much all!
Dan the Man
I just wish to THANK everyone who has given me information and/or replied to my posts.
I have spent my Easter Weekend reading the many PHENOMENAL threads at the bottom (didn't know they were they or look at them prior to my other questions). I AM SUCH A ROOKIE! Thank God I can speak Spanish at a functional level.
My Camino:
I am planning to begin the last week of August 2015 and I have planned for 6 weeks plus....just in case I need more time to rest, and walk at a commfortable pace.
Currently, I have a torn disc in my back. It happens to pinch a nerve in my left leg periodically. It can cause zero or sometimes tons of pain. I am doing lots of physical activity and am doing very well and almost pain free for months now. I do see a neurosurgeon tomorrow and will ask about my "Planned Walk. We will discuss options and advice to stay as pain free as possible.
I have reading about this for 9 years and now my chance has come to do it! The informaton and advice you all provide is amazing and makes this newbie more excited to start!
I hope to purchase my flights by the end of the month!
I APOLOGIZE IF ANY OF THESE QUESTIONS SEEM RIDICULOUS. I sometimes feel the more I read, the more questions i have.
Questions I Have Despite Reading Hundreds of Threads Below:
1) I have never walked with poles before but have been told they will be of great to help to me especially with my back issues. Can they be taken on the plane? Are flold up as good as a solid pole? Can they be bouth in St. Jean Pied du Port?
2) I see the debate of shoes vs boots may go on until the end of time. I went to 3 stores and all clerks said boots. I actually dont like boots and walk with my New Balance training shoes. I did try on several pairs of both and will go for shoes for sure. While i was in 2 stores, several customers asked where I was going and then started to tell me it will be VERY HOT and i need waterproof for rain> Others said, non waterproof as when it rains it rians and all gets wet.
I left and came home to research. So i ask, if you have walked the camino in August/September, or know those who have, WATERPROOF SHOES or NOT?
3) If i begin in SJPDP, can I buy a Spanish SIM card for my phone in Roncesvalle, or do you think i have to wait until Pamplona?
I WILL STOP ASKING, thanks very much all!
Dan the Man