Es geht los (It's starting)

[Suchende]

Hallo hier in der Runde!
Ich bin 63 Jahre alt.Fliege am 23.9 nach Porto. Und laufe am 25.los.Erst Küste und dann Wechsel ab Povoa de Varzim auf den Central.Ich habe ca.4 Wochen Zeit zu laufen.Ich freue mich auf nette,bereichernde Begegnungen unterwegs

(added by Ivar) Google translate:

Hello here in the group!
I am 63 years old. Flying to Porto on September 23rd. And I'll be running on the 25th.First the coast and then changing from Povoa de Varzim to the Central.I have about 4 weeks to run.I'm looking forward to nice, enriching encounters along the way

 

[kelleymac]

Welcome Pilgrim. I wish you a buen camino.

 

[Pelegrin]

Maybe I' m wrong, but I' think that in German " laufen" can be either "to run" or "to walk" and Google has chosen " to run".

 

[David Tallan]

I was thinking that running sounded ambitious.

 

[André Walker]

Halz und Beinbruch. Or, as Google would translate: break a leg.

I've never understood how such a phrase represents a wish for good luck and fortune, but well, that's just what it is!

Buen Camino.

 

[Peterexpatkiwi]

Maybe I' m wrong, but I' think that in German " laufen" can be either "to run" or "to walk" and Google has chosen " to run".

Correct. Google has it's moments....
As with so many languages it's all about context.

 

[pelerine]

Correct. Google has it's moments....
As with so many languages it's all about context.

Well, not sure about context helping in this case. She might ambitiously run. In my long life I have never used “laufen” to mean running. In my youth we used the perfectly suitable word “rennen”. Don’t know how “laufen”gradually acquired this additional meaning.
Sorry, language is not the subject of this thread. Except one last comment on lagnuage: from the atavar Suchende we know that this 63 year old is a woman. If she were a man she would have added an r - Suchender.
So, Suchende, I wish you lots of nice and enriching encounters, good weather and on the whole a buen camino!

 

[Peterexpatkiwi]

Don’t know how “laufen”gradually acquired this additional meaning.

Language gradually evolves and not always for the better - it's exactly the same in English. Sometimes I hear and read things in English that absolutely make me wince.
Re: people running on camino - on my last camino I had a young man pass me. He wasn't truly running, more jogging . He had a Shell on his day pack and when I shouted after him are you doing the camino he replied : Yes ! Buen Camino....
Who knows, perhaps @Suchende is actually out there right now, jogging along....
Either way, like you I wish her a Buen Camino

 

[Suchende]

Upps!
Nein ich laufe,renne nicht.Sonder gehe und das langsam.
Muss mir noch in Porto Wanderstöcke besorgen. Mit meinen Knieen ist das besser mit Stöcken.
Mach mir etwas Sorgen.Übernachte auch in öffentlichen Herbergen.Erste Wunsch Station wäre die Albergue Vila Cha.Nächste Povoa de Varzim. Das geht soviel ich weiss nicht mit reservieren.Weiss jemand wie es aktuell mit Füllstand aussieht?

 

[Peterexpatkiwi]

Es tut mir leid, nein. Aber machen Sie sich keine Sorgen, ich bin sicher, Sie werden etwas finden.
Gute Glück!

(Sorry no, but don't stress I'm sure you'll find something. Good luck!)

 

[Peterexpatkiwi]

Porto has a big Decathlon, their walking sticks are fine, and they are open until quite late (22.00 Uhr)

 

[Suchende]

Decathlon hat sogar Sonntags auf.

 

[David Tallan]

Upps!
Nein ich laufe,renne nicht.Sonder gehe und das langsam.
Muss mir noch in Porto Wanderstöcke besorgen. Mit meinen Knieen ist das besser mit Stöcken.
Mach mir etwas Sorgen.Übernachte auch in öffentlichen Herbergen.Erste Wunsch Station wäre die albergue Vila Cha.Nächste Povoa de Varzim. Das geht soviel ich weiss nicht mit reservieren.Weiss jemand wie es aktuell mit Füllstand aussieht?

Translated by Google Translate:

"Oops!

No, I run, I don't run, I just walk, and slowly.

I still have to get hiking poles in Porto. My knees are better with sticks.

I'm a little worried. Also stay overnight in public hostels. First stop would be Albergue Vila Cha. Next Povoa de Varzim. As far as I know, this doesn't work with reservations. Does anyone know what the filling level currently looks like?"

@Suchende In case you haven't noticed this is generally an English language forum. We would appreciate it if you could use Google Translate, or DeepL, or a friend, or some other resource to translate your posts to English before you post them. That way they only have to be translated once and not by everyone who reads them and we don't have to keep adding another post with the translation. Thank you.

 

[pelerine]

Decathlon hat sogar Sonntags auf.

Not onlu is it open on Sundays, but located quite centrally in easy walking distance. Unlike most Decathlons I have come across located in large shopping centers in the outskirts of towns!.