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Perhaps I'm one of the "short walkers" as my camino covered only 220 km but honestly I felt this was a VAST advantage over the 100 km'ers. The 100 ams before Sarria were distinctly more satisfying BUT thats not to say i didn't enjoy the road from Sarria into Santiago. Sarria was pretty awful I...
I'm so glad you said it, Don Pedro! I totally agree that the percentage of rude cyclers was closer to 5%. Altho it is sad that we couldn't form relationships with these folks whizzing along at 10X our speed, I found the cyclers to be delightful company once we all stopped and shared libations...
I have wanted to walk the Camino for about 30 years and finally was able to complete the last 185k this past September! Yay! I only had 2 weeks also, which is sad, but thats the way it is----and not knowing if I would EVER be able to make the trek again, I opted to begin in Leon because I...
I agree completely. When one tries of over-manage their Camino, you do lose the Faith aspect a little. We completed our camino in late September of this year without any reservations along the way to SdC. Only one evening did we have to trek beyond our intended stopping place. The...
ABSOLUTELY! The thought that I would be setting an example of adventure and inspiring my teenaged sons by walking the Camino is what convinced me that I was doing the right thing! You ARE doing the right thing. Especially as a woman.
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