Taswegian Traveller
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- Camino del Norte (Aug/Sept 2020) - postponed to ?
Hello fellow pilgrim walkers! I am guilty as charged of always trying to fit waaaay too much into a scheduled period of time. Hmmm. Whether it's that I'm an eternal optimist or that I never learn (yes Mum), guess I want to leave this earth living (and loving) life at 110%!
So my big question is that due to circumstances involving friends meeting us later on in our European foray from Australia, I now find myself having less time to complete the Camino del Norte. I am feeling totally blessed to have this time out to walk and think and just be in the moment, and the fact that my 18 yo son is keen to accompany me is still somewhat of a surprise (but a delight) nevertheless.
We are planning on leaving San Sebastian on 15 August 2020 with an expected arrival date into SdC on the 16th September. If I'd had my druthers, this would have been walked in the Sept/Oct period, with an extra week or so to complete it. Anyway, that's not to be, and this is the time we have, so...........can those more travelled than myself please give some advice on how we can make the most of the time we do have, but accepting we may have to miss out one or two sections along the way?
I have a love of the sea and good food (and wine), my son is a mountains boy/man. We'll be reasonably fit but am not wanting this to be a Race to Santiago de C. Rather I want to really make the most of this gift of time that my family have supported me to have and to be able to stop and peer into farmyards and gardens, check out the flora and fauna, AND talk with fellow travellers along the way too!
So how can we best do this please? Thank you.
So my big question is that due to circumstances involving friends meeting us later on in our European foray from Australia, I now find myself having less time to complete the Camino del Norte. I am feeling totally blessed to have this time out to walk and think and just be in the moment, and the fact that my 18 yo son is keen to accompany me is still somewhat of a surprise (but a delight) nevertheless.
We are planning on leaving San Sebastian on 15 August 2020 with an expected arrival date into SdC on the 16th September. If I'd had my druthers, this would have been walked in the Sept/Oct period, with an extra week or so to complete it. Anyway, that's not to be, and this is the time we have, so...........can those more travelled than myself please give some advice on how we can make the most of the time we do have, but accepting we may have to miss out one or two sections along the way?
I have a love of the sea and good food (and wine), my son is a mountains boy/man. We'll be reasonably fit but am not wanting this to be a Race to Santiago de C. Rather I want to really make the most of this gift of time that my family have supported me to have and to be able to stop and peer into farmyards and gardens, check out the flora and fauna, AND talk with fellow travellers along the way too!
So how can we best do this please? Thank you.