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Planning on starting from SJPdP on Sunday 5th September. A whole week behind you S.Duffenais!!! Oh hope our plans manifest ok; its been a long lockdown; so looking forward to getting back there. Have great trip and Buen Camino!!
Oh I feel for you. In brief two things: hope and trust! The Camino is very unique, way beyond logistics and you gotta keep that hope that you will experience it and trust that the timing will be perfect. Of course it will.
love and best wishes
The most memorable for me has nothing to do with location. It was walking out of Pamplona of a Wednesday morning in September 2017 wondering what were the chances of meeting a wonderful lady who patiently encouraged me over the Pyrenees on the Sunday. Lo and behold she took a wrong turn to stand...
The first day from St Jean is one of the toughest and it will help massively if one has a decent level of fitness. In my opinion, the motivation would come from knowing that one can enjoy the whole Camino experience that much better if one is not worried about fitness. So why not remove that...
Oh no, you will not get bored on the Camino!!! When you are reasonably fit you will enjoy it all the better. IMHO the Camino is very special. Be open. I envy first timers; they worry about distances until they get hooked on the magic!!
Hi and greetings from Ireland.
My opinion, for what it’s worth, is to start in St Jean. Fly to Biarritz. It’s 20 of the Brierley stages to reach Leon which allows easy bus access to Bilbao for return flight. You can return whenever to complete. I have only reached Leon and will finish...
Ah you have no idea how lucky you are!! To go without expectations or reasons or any of that head stuff is just amazing. Your heart will know; your head can figure it all out or rather why bother. Be open to whatever the Camino has to offer or has to reveal in oneself. I cant wait to get back...
My thoughts are that my work involves organising and managing. When I get on the Camino it has the 'power' to take all of that away and I just walk day to day with no great plan. Where I stop has been determined by a camino 'familie'; basically who I'd enjoy the evening with etc. The only...
For me the Camino worked spectacularly well when I could just let go to the flow and it was horrible when it was not feasible to just let go. Last June I was in Carrion de los Condes and a Corpus Christi procession was starting of a Sunday morning but as we had only a limited number of days to...
It puts a smile on my face to read about this Camino addiction!! I have dipped in and out getting as far as Leon in three visits but am well and truly converted. The Camino is just amazing. Of course I fought the Camino but thank God I lost and it bore incredible gifts of friendship and sheer...
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