Hi all,
My mini-Camino is a little over 6 weeks away--yay!
Unfortunately, I think I've just sprained (and by sprained, I might actually mean broken) my foot. I've suffered a similar injury many years ago, and it took about 6 weeks in a walking cast before I was allowed to shower without plastic wrap around my leg.
Arrrgh!! :x :cry:
If they decide that I do need a cast, there's no way I'll be able to train for the 20km/day for the next 6 weeks, and I'll only just be getting the cast cut off when I'm ready to leave Canada, so my foot and leg won't be ready for anything too intense. (Actually, the healing time can extend to 8 weeks, which makes this whole situation worse.)
I really (REALLY) don't want to cancel my walk, because a) I've gotten myself ramped up for it and b) I've gone and booked it through a tour group that will keep a bunch of the payment. (Regretting that decision more every day. ) That said, I don't want to have a bad experience just because I got stubborn and decided to walk despite being woefully unprepared.
So, with this in mind, can anyone tell me what the terrain is like from Sarria to Santiago? Is it walkable for someone who isn't truely ready? I'm sure that many people (read: people with really poor physical condition who decided that this would be a fun week's trip and plan on buying boots in Sarria) have completed this leg of the Camino... right?
Are there any veteran (or brand-new) peregrinos out there with advice?
My mini-Camino is a little over 6 weeks away--yay!
Unfortunately, I think I've just sprained (and by sprained, I might actually mean broken) my foot. I've suffered a similar injury many years ago, and it took about 6 weeks in a walking cast before I was allowed to shower without plastic wrap around my leg.
Arrrgh!! :x :cry:
If they decide that I do need a cast, there's no way I'll be able to train for the 20km/day for the next 6 weeks, and I'll only just be getting the cast cut off when I'm ready to leave Canada, so my foot and leg won't be ready for anything too intense. (Actually, the healing time can extend to 8 weeks, which makes this whole situation worse.)
I really (REALLY) don't want to cancel my walk, because a) I've gotten myself ramped up for it and b) I've gone and booked it through a tour group that will keep a bunch of the payment. (Regretting that decision more every day. ) That said, I don't want to have a bad experience just because I got stubborn and decided to walk despite being woefully unprepared.
So, with this in mind, can anyone tell me what the terrain is like from Sarria to Santiago? Is it walkable for someone who isn't truely ready? I'm sure that many people (read: people with really poor physical condition who decided that this would be a fun week's trip and plan on buying boots in Sarria) have completed this leg of the Camino... right?
Are there any veteran (or brand-new) peregrinos out there with advice?