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Hi Steve. I’m starting my Camino from SJPdP on May 14th but planning to arrive in SDC on 11th June. I’m (unashamedly) going by bus from Burgos to Leon. I’m planning some very big days and some short days and whatever! Hope to meet you on the...
I hope you have a wonderful trip! Your last comment sounds like a great decision. One of the biggest joys of the camino, in my opinion, is not always knowing (where I am, what I will experience next, where the next coffee shop is, and even where...
This is all great advice and I truly appreciate the guidance and opinions that everyone has offered in this thread. I value your recommendations and realize they come from your experience and from a position of good will. Thank you all for...
Hi Steve,
You came to the right place for feedback! I find this tool very useful for "planning." https://godesalco.com/plan/frances
For fun, I used your time constraints and came up with an itinerary that might work for you if you walk 20km -...
You should be able to rent a bike at Burgos and return it at Leon with little problem. Ask here. There are likely many forum members who can recommend bicycle rental places in Burgos.
It affects how you pack. But, you can always use the Correos...
Personally this grumpy old man could not agree more with the other grumpies and the wonderfully vibrant and far younger @trecile who say walk an uninterrupted camino. This is not to brag but to tell you we have a bunch of caminos between us and...
Personally this grumpy old man could not agree more with the other grumpies and the wonderfully vibrant and far younger @trecile who say walk an uninterrupted camino. This is not to brag but to tell you we have a bunch of caminos between us and...
You have a lot of good advice here, so I’ll just share my experience on the CF, which I walked in 2022, beginning Sept. 12 and arriving in Santiago Oct. 17. A bit longer than you have, but because Oct. 17 was a hard deadline, I took two taxis on...
Every inch of the Camino is important!
I suggest starting in SJPP, walk as far as time permits, then come back to that spot when time permits and continue.
There is no need to rush to Santiago. It's the journey, not the destination!
-Paul
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