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I walked my first Camino (Frances) five years ago when I was 63. No planning (apart from sorting out my rucksack). I trained on my pilgrimage; walking around 15kms a day initially & built up to 20-22kms. This distance suited me. I had the luxury of taking as much time as I wanted as I was...
I live in France & their digital passport for Covid is now operational. Time between 1st & 2nd jabs has been accelerated.
Sadly we’re along way from 60% fully vaccinated (& even further from having ‘herd immunity’ 😩)
As we all know, the situation is very fluid throughout the world; what is feasible today might not be tomorrow (or when your friend travels).
In theory, people travelling within Europe will be able to use their vaccination, testing (self testing is not often accepted) or recovery certificates...
I walked my first Camino back in Oct/Nov 2016 - before that, I was often on this forum and found its members to be so welcoming, and ready to help. I must admit life then got in the way, and I dropped out of sight - although I did peek around a bit about a year ago when I was looking into...
Good morning. It's been a while since I've logged in here. I walked 1,000 kms along part of Via Podiensis before joining Camino Frances and walking through to Finisterre (2016); then I walked 200 km (2018) along the Via Francigena (Tuscany/ Umbria area). I'm now researching walking in...
Good info, thank you @David. Always looking for ways to trim weight.
Setting off tonight on the Via Francigena (so too late for this Camino) & managed to reduce my Camino Frances back pack down to just over 5kg + I’ve lost 5kg of personal weight.
So this should lighten my walk :)
Suzanne
Son #2 uses this app when he trail runs & it’s fun watching where he’s been.
I never thought of using it for my Camino. Downloading it now.
Thanks a lot @trecile.
Suzanne
@Elisha Above is all good advice, so I’m not going to repeat them. Just get out there and start walking. Maybe the first few days you don’t manage so many kilometers, but go slowly & work out your own rhythm.
And above all, enjoy it. Savour it. You’ve spent so long planning. Now is the time to...
I met my Camino ‘family’ late into my two month pilgrimage (autumn 2016). By then we were all ‘seasoned’ walkers & were able to separate when needed (sometimes just during the day; other times maybe one stopping earlier than the others & staying in a different village).
The last week, walking...
I'm looking at walking from San Gimignano through to Rome but in May 2018 - precisely to avoid the summer heat (which has been particularly intense the last couple of years).
Bon Camino
Suzanne
After my 1,000 km pilgrimage in Oct/Nov 2016 (part of LePuy Route, then through to Finisterre), my 2017 walk was interrupted by life ;). So now I'm planning on walking in Italy in May this year (capitalising on the fact that I have a home base in Umbria).
Still debating between a part of the...
I walked with a Canadian lady (Lucy) in 2016 and she too abstained during her Camino. We celebrated her first glass of wine when we met up in Finisterre. Unfortunately, I was not as strong minded as her ;)
I concur, I went to FitBit direct when the strap broke & they replaced it free of charge immediately. However, I didn't use it on my Camino last autumn. My smartphone gives me approximate daily mileage & I didn't one another thing to charge up.
Suzanne :-)
I never walked on the Frances in the dark per se, but there were times that I walked as the day was breaking or dusk falling. One of my sons walked with me for a long weekend & urged me to wrap fluorescent tape around my poles in the future so that I would be more visible to traffic. A wise...
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