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Love your last bit too! Definitely some tears - gratitude, yes, relief, yes, happiness, definitely! Loved it all. I am so glad I did it after reaching Santiago - I said good bye to friends who were ending there and time to really think in my solitary walk.
I walked to Finisterre and then Muxia at the end of my Camino last May. I enjoyed the walk into Cee, that moment when you first view the sea on the way, the long descent as you approach the town - maybe there's something comparable if you go to Muxia first?
I stayed an extra day in Finisterre...
I walked my first Camino last spring, Norte/Primitivo/Finisterre/Muxia. I didn't think I would collect a Compestela, although I definitely get a stamp at each stop along the way. And when I reached Santiago, I did not get one, thinking I didn't need one. Then walking the final week to...
Thanks for the roadmap! I've been thinking about how best to do it for future Camino, with some modifications it looks like it would work for a start from Le Puy en Velay as well, obviously with different trains. Will file this away.
Agree a good PT is in order, and the suggestions offered here are all consistent with the advice I received from mine. I did the Norte/Primitivo last spring, and I think the combo of poles (I think two are best for this purpose), bent knees and smaller steps worked for me. I still had some...
That seems like best option, if you've got flex on the return date, why not just build in some extra time for sightseeing? It would take the pressure off trying to finish by a certain date and the stress of trying to find a long-haul ticket at last minute. You can go to a lot of different...
Trecile, thanks for this post! I, too, have thought about this and have found the discussion very interesting, especially how language can shape our perceptions. Very thought provoking.
I, too, consider myself a walker, not a hiker - I just like to walk, mostly locally from my house without...
Hang in there! There are no failures, just lessons learned. You can still have an amazing experience even if you have to skip a few stages. Take it easy as you recover, one step at a time. I, too, am that person always trying to do too much - yes a good lesson to learn, something to recall...
This past spring I walked my first Camino solo and stayed in hotels, taking the Norte and Primitivo routes. I stayed in hotels not just because I enjoy solitude, but also because I know I don't sleep well sharing a room with others. I chose these routes also partly because they are less...
These are all really great suggestions, I ended up using some combo of the recommendations on my first Camino this spring (some version of this question seems to be fairly regularly posted, and similar versions of the answers given, but usually some interesting new ideas so I read the threads...
I live in US and ordered mine from Trekkinn based on Trecile’s recommendation (thanks!) and received within about 10 days. I was never able to find one in Spain on the Norte and Primitivo, so now I have one for my next Camino!
I walked the Norte and Primitivo, then Finisterre/Muxia in 41 days this spring, which was enough time, but my only rest day was in Finisterre and I started in San Sebastian. Instead of rest days, in the first two weeks I shortened two stages with transport. As others have noted, it's...
If you have time, it is definitely worth it! Even if you don't have enough time to walk all the way from Santiago you can take a bus to Finisterre to spend a few days there at the end. Or take a bus to Cee and walk from there. And Muxia if you have time.
The Primitivo was my first, I completed it this spring so I can't address what it will be like in the fall, but would like to second Peregrina2000's enthusiasm and advice not to let others discourage you. I met many on the Primitivo for whom this was their first Camino, some better prepared...
I can only speak to the first part of the Norte, which I walked this spring before turning south onto the Primitivo. I can't compare it relative to how well other routes are marked.
As others have indicated, I found it pretty well-marked, most of the time, so for the most part just following...
Having just completed Santiago to Finisterre (and Muxia) in May, my recollection is that there was a fair amount of paved roads along the route and that many of the unpaved paths could possibly be covered with a stroller, but as noted there are some hilly spots. The first part of stage leaving...
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