I must say that your advice is excellent, much appreciated and valued. I will indeed study Gronze and I thank you for your valuable time and concern. I treasure it especially your angle to address age and fitness levels specifically. You are an amazing help.I must say that your advice is...
I must say that your advice is excellent, much appreciated and valued. I will indeed study Gronze and I thank you for your valuable time and concern. I treasure it especially your angle to address age and fitness levels specifically. You are an amazing help.
My story replicates yours exactly but I am also 82 years old, I arrive alone in Porto on next Wednesday and not sure which route to take the Coastal or Inland or a combination as I can only walk 5-10 kms a day. I have allowed 5 weeks. Can anyone help please on short stages for me to aim for? I...
I am 82 years old. I have walked all but 250k of the Camino Frances alone, carrying my pack and staying in communal aubergues in 2017 and 18 and loving it! I am now on a mission to walk the final 250k but my health has taken a kick in the pants and left me chronically damaged. However I can and...
I hope for better weather for you. I have just put feelers out for may 2024 as both occasions past I walked then and it was considerably better weather. Of course I am older now but living the dream of completion. Buen Camino.
I will go and check my records so I can see where you are, your weather sounds horrific. We, here in Australia are just venturing into spring but our winters are mild here on the Gold Coast. Thanks for your reply. Buen Camino
Thank you for your informative post. When I was 75 I walked, with pack and alone for 670ks of the CF and loved every minute of it, even though I had to literally crawl up one rocky incline on hands and knees at one time and became so ill I had to return to Australia twice.
Now 82 I have always...
A 'survival blanket' (the kind that is wrapped around marathon runners after a race - looks like silver foil) weighs almost nothing and turns a cold shivering body toasty warm on those frigid nights.
This is the little track between Rabanal and Foncebadon I am not sure if it is on the left or right side of the road. There are lovely spiritual woods to walk through On this stage. It was here I ran out of water on the trail and begged some from a resting pilgrim who shared that his water...
I can’t believe I have been walking two days and Have only completed 12ks. I guess my training is severely lacking, may I claim a blocked heart artery of 98% requiring a stent 10 weeks ago as my crutch? The closest ‘trudger’ I can see is Desert Bruce who may be in Pamplona by now. I walked my...
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