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I walked the Camino in September 2023 after 2 hip replacements less than a year earlier - one in October 2022 and the other in January 2023. The best thing I ever did. No problems and completely pain-free.
In the same Norte vein, Lots of forum members ask about 10-day to 2-week Camino options. No one has mentioned Ribadeo to Santiago (that I can remember). What do you all think about this section of the Norte for a shorter walk? Would you anticipate meeting many fellow peregrinos?
I said the same thing last June after my 4th Camino when I was in so much pain. Well, 2 new hips this past year and I just complételes the Camino Finesterre and Muxia! Pain free!
The book about walking with a donkey I believe originally came out as Spanish Steps. By Tim Moore. There was a name change along the way. Agree with Chinacat’s description.
Several years ago I listened to Walking the Camino by Tony Kevin. This is a beautifully written account of TK’s walking the Via de la Plata, with history, culture and personal relevance. In addition, there are few other booked that give you insight into Camino’s outside of the Frances. And...
The bus does pick you up at the airport and does get you to O Cebreiro. It's takes about 2 ½ hours because, as you note, makes multiple stops along the way, actually along The Way, so you will see all the places you will be walking through in the following few days!
I discovered 99% Invisible while walking my first Camino Frances in 2015. A most fabulous podcast about all things built and their design. They are in the middle of a multi-part series about walking and hiking trails that you all might be interested in. In Part 2, Robert Moore, author of On...
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