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It sounds like you will be starting your Camino with a lot of expectations.
In my experience, this leads to a disappointing and boring Camino.
My advice would be to worry less about your Cumbayá avoidance strategies and go with an open mind and...
This was my husband. So many thanks to all of my fellow pilgrims who stopped to help and to pray and to translate for me.
He was doing what he loved.
Thank you for the news article link.
I took JB’s advice on my first Camino which was the French Way and walked at my own pace which I call a purposeful stroll. On the first day over the route Napoleon to Roncesvalles, I took 9 hours. Mind you I stopped a lot and had a very good...
Any of us who have experienced injuries on or off the Camino know that your advice is spot on! The only thing that I might add to your list is to also know your limitations and listen to your body. Maybe, and it certainly can be considered an...
@SFHiker, Hydration is very individual. Some people need very little, some a lot. Plus, more than once on my Caminos I have found a tap/ fountain, only to find it wasn’t working. The only bar - closed.
If I had already been out, even another 5 km...
I'm not sure it has been explicitly said yet, so I'll just say it here: take breaks!
You don't need to walk 20km in one go - and only very few people would on the Camino. There is nice places to stop and enjoy the view, there is bars, etc. For...
The easy and obvious solution is to start closer to Santiago.
And I find that since my only "job" on the Camino is to walk from point A to point B that I can walk farther on the Camino than I can at home where I have a dozen other tasks that I...
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