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  1. Caro1964

    First-timer looking for Advice

    Thank you Damico! It’s so nice to know I am not the only one feeling as I do. I have been working hard at not planning this trip, putting a lot of faith in what others have said: the Camino always provides. It looks like we may be on the Camino at the same time and it would be great if our path...
  2. Caro1964

    First-timer looking for Advice

    You are one year younger than you will be next year! That qualifies as younger! :)
  3. Caro1964

    First-timer looking for Advice

    @Jacki thank you for your post! My intention is to write a travel blog when I get there and would be happy to share it with you and others! I will provide the link on this forum before I leave. I really appreciate you sharing how similar our ways of being are and how the Camino can create...
  4. Caro1964

    First-timer looking for Advice

    Thank you @Rod Murray. I will make sure to make the journey to Baiona one that enables me to fully enjoy the sights! And thank you for the mention of the 10% of body weight as a rule of thumb... I had not heard it before, and it makes me realize I can probably do that and just carry my pack...
  5. Caro1964

    First-timer looking for Advice

    Thank you @Mycroft, your message exudes a space of zen, and is soothing to read. I really want to embrace what you describe and trust that the Camino will provide. Messages such as yours inspire me to do so, thank you!
  6. Caro1964

    First-timer looking for Advice

    Thank you to EVERYONE who so generously shared their advice and experience with me. If the Camino is anything like this forum is - filled with kind people with big hearts - I suspect my first Camino will not be my last! You may not realize the inspiration and courage reading all your replies...
  7. Caro1964

    First-timer looking for Advice

    Thank you! This really helps me see the down side of over planning, and I really appreciate your candour about your experience. I have read a lot about the Variante Espiritual and will definitely make sure not to miss it. Thanks again!
  8. Caro1964

    First-timer looking for Advice

    Thank you so much Pinzi! I am definitely planning on having a phone. Your sentence about ‘when the spirit moved us’ capture perfectly how I want to walk the camino, thank you!
  9. Caro1964

    First-timer looking for Advice

    Thank you! Bill, can you tell me more about the village to village book you are referring to? Sounds like a good find.
  10. Caro1964

    First-timer looking for Advice

    Absolulely, thank you.
  11. Caro1964

    First-timer looking for Advice

    Thank you so much @KariC! The idea of a taxi is something I had not thought of, and which appeases many of my worries about « what if’s ». Many thanks.
  12. Caro1964

    First-timer looking for Advice

    Thank you @henrythedog for your sage advice. I do over-thinking very well, along with over-achieve and over-plan! I can already tell that the camino is just what I need to explore the « under » parts of me! ☺
  13. Caro1964

    First-timer looking for Advice

    Thank you @davebugg and @Kiwi-family... your thoughts are inspiring, truly. I know precisely why I want to walk the camino.... and your responses are great inspirations to how I should walk the camino! Letting go is a life-long challenge, indeed @Kiwi-family, very astute! Great advice from both...
  14. Caro1964

    First-timer looking for Advice

    You are so right about over-achieving on the non-planning!! ;)
  15. Caro1964

    First-timer looking for Advice

    Hello, I will be walking the Portuguese Coastal Camino in spring 2020 (mid-May’ish). This will be my first Camino and my first « walking » trip. I am fairly fit, but have never undertaken anything like this before. I’m 55 years old. After doing some research - including on this amazing site...

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