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Although I am male I traveled solo on the Primitivo. I was fortunate to start making my Camino family at the Madrid Airport with a Polish guy and it only grew from there. I did walk alone some times and met up with them at the end of the day. My advice to you is to trust your gut, and keep you...
I walked the Primitivo last April ( thanks Jungleboy for the advice prior to walking). I think the last day walking into Santiago was quiet solemn. A sense of sadness of what was about to come. One last day of walking with my camino family. Infact, we kept stopping for coffee trying to prolong...
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I just finished the Primitivo and learned through one of my walking mates is to try and reach or destination by 2-3pm in order to be able to eat the Menu del Dia. Otherwise you'll miss the meal and have to wait until 8pm for dinner. I found that was a good standard to go by so we would see...
Hello, I just finished The Primitivo in April. Now I am off to planning the Portuguese next May I walked the Primitivo in 12 days without rest days. Knowing that how many days do you think I should do for the Portuguese starting from Porto? Also, Can I fly into to Porto from the States or do I...
IMHO, Don’t try to integrate her into your Camino. You’ll be going from staying in Albeurges, walking Solo to most likely sequestering yourself at Pensions with your wife/daughter. You’ll have figured out your patterns many days ago. They haven’t. You’ll come to resent them. My wife and I...
One of the days we walked, I believe the day before Robidiso we started early with no breakfast or coffee thinking we would hit the next village. Well we walked 10 miles in the rain with no food or coffee because there wasn't anything open or any villages. Well by lunch time the Caldo, bread...
I think I'm going with my gut. I'm getting chills about the Primitivo. I'm going to cancel my reservations in Pamplona and start over. What time of year did you go. Pearls of wisdom? ie Getting there. where to stay etc. I do have the Wise pilgrims guide book for the Primitivo
I was awake most of the night wondering if I made the right decision. I leave for Spain at the end this month. I've made plans to start my Camino at Pamplona and walk 15 days probably stopping at Sahagun. Then taking a taxi to Leon to head back to Madrid. But now I'm having thoughts of...
Have you ever have a memory or sensation that was so fleeting that it was there one moment then gone the next? I've experienced that frequently and try to hold on to it without success. Like the familiar scent of rose scented soap that my mother used to wash her hands.
Also, one has to be ok with telling a fellow pilgrim with whom you’ve been walking with that it’s time to part ways, that you want to walk alone. Americans in particular find it hard to say goodbye, end relationships without feeling badly. No harm no foul it’s just time to move on….. Now can I...
Almost two months until my solo Camino...I've got my wife's blessing to be be gone for 3 weeks. We have a 4 yr old son. I'm starting to have guilty feelings about going. I worry about something happening to me or my son and not being there for him.
I walked from Astorga to Santiago in 2016 with my wife. We had a great time. But we only stayed in an Albergue once and the rest stayed in Pensions. It was cheaper and more convenient. But I was a faster walker and and had to slow down for her and we had to compromise about a lot of things. This...
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