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Ooohh, it's lovely to read you are going again! From the start, I think of most of us knew you would be back!
Please share all the wonder, all the enthusiasm (and even the not-so-great things) in the forum, we will love to follow your walk again. Buen Camino!
Of all the addictions one could have in life, this at least is a good one. :)
I have done three and can't wait to go on a 4th. I'm on the short camino bandwagon though, as I'm still working full time with limited leave during the year. Looking with a lot of attention to the Sanabres... ;)
Just came to give another vote for NH Palácio de burgos. It was lovely to walk the CF from there (it's close to the cathedral) after an awesome.e sleep and great breakfast!
And Parador de Leon is just too gorgeous...
As Sarria is one of the most popular starting points, your poles will probably find a new home if you leave them there in some accommodation, Andy. It's nice of you to help some future pilgrims :)
So good to read that you are walking the camino! All the best on the way ahead, each day will be a new adventure!
(And yes, we can always make the pack lighter... :D)
I think you are doing a good choice going on the Frances, as it is the route with most infrastructure for pilgrims.
About the planning, just remember that accommodation and luggage transport are separate things. You can hire a company to arrange everything for you, or you can book your own...
Hey Paula, keep us posted of your and your daughter's progress! I also believe that your camino will happen at the right time, be it now or later.
A few years ago my husband had a seizure and was in coma for days just before our trip... it was a dark time and this forum was amazing support...
Having done both CF and CP, I also vote for doing the Camino from Porto. Fits perfectly in your schedule, walking from an iconic cathedral to another. And has excellent infrastructure to support pilgrims, without the crowds.
The camino starts at your door, so do not worry about feeling like you...
As an outlier in this thread, I'm not a photo person. I took zero photos of my first camino (didn't have a smartphone and didn't want to carry the camera weight) and maybe 5-10 photos of the other two caminos. What you will see me doing, however, is sometimes just stopping completely on the...
I'm trying to understand if "I would not miss" means 1) you would do everything in your power to be able to see them, or 2) that you have seen the processions and meh, doesn't miss them.
I was in Cordoba and Sevilla last year during the Semana Santa. Took us +- 50 minutes to walk 100m from...
Congrats to all of you who booked your flights!
Can't wait to be on the road again... Agree with the comments above that once you do a camino you become "that person" that talks and thinks about it all the time :D
I agree with Robo's suggestion above.
Book the first few days (1 for resting on arrival, 2-3 of walking), to have some peace of mind and to get to know your pace better.
After that, starting booking with 48h or 1 day in advance. If you are fine with staying in private accomodation, you will...
I'm guessing if one of the words could be "Tailerra", which means "workshop" in Euskera (Basque language). There seems to be the another word in there that ends in a B, no idea what that could be.
But hey, what an awesome mystery, I hope someone can actually go there and check!
Semana Santa is a very busy time anywhere in Spain. So, if you want to start from Roncesvalles, booking in advance for the train and first few days of accommodation would be the best option.
That said, Japan-Spain is a long trip and 1 or 2 days somewhere to get over jet lag could be beneficial...
For me, the importance of doing a "full CF" was (and still is) zero. I was always attracted to the experience, not to a particular place or distance. My only arbitrary decisions is that I wanted my first Camino would be the CF, and that I wanted to finish in Santiago, doing more than 100km for a...
They are not average, they are the max temperatures on 15th July each year. Historical average for July is usually 15-25 celsius.
This is just to alert that it can get REALLY hot every now and then. Also, not the entire day was 43degrees, but it reached that point.
I checked the temperatures on 15th July in Santiago for the previous years, and got this:
2019: 25 celsius
2020: 25 celsius
2021: 29 celsius
2022: 43 celsius
So, it can get really hot around Galicia. Protect yourself and your loved ones.
The Portuguese route, from Tui to Santiago, is equally...
Aussie here. We started the "non-gap" (not skipping any bits) part of our Camino Frances in Vilafranca. Those first days, going up Cebreiro and down to Triscastela were very beautiful. Personally, the walk to Triacastela was challenging: my husband has a sunstroke and I had to bounce back and...
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