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  1. Seamus Collins

    Happy Christmas.

    Ón Éireann, beannachtaí na Nollaig dhaoibh go léir, agus athbhlian fé mhéin is fé mhaise freisin. Go néirí an bóthar (nó an Camino) libh. A Happy and Peaceful Christmas from Ireland, with best wishes for fulfilment and enlightenment in 2017. Seamus
  2. Seamus Collins

    Splitting the First Day

    Bob, I'm 57 and a regular cyclist, though not s regular walker. I started my first Camino Francês on September 3rd last and had already booked accommodation in Orisson. Based on my experience, I would heartily recommend that you split the day. A couple of points: 1. The walk up to Orisson is...
  3. Seamus Collins

    First Time Pilgrim

    Bob, Welcome. As a recently returned first-time pilgrim, on the Camino Francés, I offer the following advice (with all due apologies to Steven R. Covey). I am not for a moment suggesting that I adhered to these habits; rather, these are the product of my experience. The Seven Habits of the...
  4. Seamus Collins

    First timer walking the CF next week

    Rayo de Luna, By now you're in or beyond Pamplona. As a recently returned first-time pilgrim, on the Camino Francés, I offer the following advice (with all due apologies to Steven R. Covey). I am not for a moment suggesting that I adhered to these habits; rather, these are the product of my...
  5. Seamus Collins

    Bought the shoes!

    Mooandl, As a first-time pilgrim recently returned home, I can speak only positively of my experience. It wasn't all that I expected, but was much more in many ways. At a technical level, good footwear is a great place to start. From my own (bitter!) experience, I would also advise, if not...
  6. Seamus Collins

    Paralysis by analysis

    Hi, markgrubb, As a recently returned first-time pilgrim, on the Camino Francés, I offer the following advice (with all due apologies to Steven R. Covey). I am not for a moment suggesting that I adhered to these habits; rather, these are the product of my experience. And, no, I did not do...
  7. Seamus Collins

    Moving on from the Meseta and Leon

    Hi, I'm writing this in Santiago, on the evening of (well, early in the morning following) my arrival at the end of my first Camino Frances. So, with all the authority of a first-timer, I'd like to weigh in on the side of the Meseta. Such wide open spaces! Such a huge sky! Such endless vistas! A...
  8. Seamus Collins

    the 10km string

    Andy, an excellent piece of technology, all the more so as one piece can be applied to both metric and imperial measure, thus avoiding the need to carry two, and thereby saving on weight. Writing from Villafranca del Bierzo, where I find myself tonight, and speaking with the authority bestowed...
  9. Seamus Collins

    Stuck in Hornillos with suspected shin splints

    To everyone who took the trouble to reply to my cry for help from Hornillos, a sincere and heartfelt thanks. The physical advice worked (rest, ice, compression, elevation and ibuprofen), but of equal effect was the spontaneous and generous flood of support, which helped to raise my flagging...
  10. Seamus Collins

    Walking poles on the airplane

    Kerrychick, I flew Ryanair Dublin to Biarritz on September 3rd. My rucksack was 7.0kg and (just about) fitted the cage at the bag drop desk, so I took it on board with me. I was carrying poles with me, and phoned up Dublin Airport Security the day before to check about bringing them on the...
  11. Seamus Collins

    Stuck in Hornillos with suspected shin splints

    Thanks, SY! There's a small pool in the garden here, and it's really cold in Hornillos today, so that's the cold therapy for me!
  12. Seamus Collins

    Stuck in Hornillos with suspected shin splints

    Thanks, Scooter!
  13. Seamus Collins

    Stuck in Hornillos with suspected shin splints

    Thanks, Scott. For a while there, my plans were evaporating before my downcast eyes! Thanks for the advice to go forward rather than back. Seamus
  14. Seamus Collins

    Stuck in Hornillos with suspected shin splints

    Hi, I'm on my first experience of the Camino. Everything was going fine until the stage from Burgos to Hornillos. About 3km from Hornillos, my left shin started heating up. I'm now resting in the lovely Albergue de Sol a Sol at the entrance to the town, but don't know what to do next. Back to...

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