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Diane,
Welcome to the forum. When I prepared for the Camino, I found excellent advice on this forum.
I prepared for nine months. Each month my anticipation and excitement rose. I hope you don't burst with anticipation! My advice is to start walking and, if possible, doing squats and leg...
geetadhyana
Congratulations on your upcoming Camino. You will enjoy it. If you are doing the Camino Frances, the eastern part is in lovely Basque country. Some of the walking is hilly, but breathtakingly beautiful . If you are not accustomed to hiking, this section may be more difficult than...
Hazelmarie,
Great news on your deciding to walk the Camino...you will be in great company. Last Sept. and I October, I met many brave, older women (70's+) traveling for the first time on such an adventure. After striking up a conversation with two women from Australia, they departed ahead of...
Nina,
What an adventure you have in store for you! I walked the Camino Frances in Sept and Oct and had a most wonderful adventure. The weather was beautiful, the scenery beyond description, the people engaging. Enjoy yourself. Buen Camino
Hello, welcome to the forum. I am from Sarasota FL and walked the Camino in Sept/Oct 2011. I planned for the trip and found the planning very enjoyable. With all the planning for the equipment and itinerary, I did not plan for hiking that first day. I had insufficient water and no real food. I...
Hello and welcome to the forum.
As a sexagenarian, I took 41 days to complete the Camino, starting in SJPDP during Sept and Oct last year. You have picked a wonderful time of year, not too hot or cold, not as crowded, and for me, except for a twenty-minute drizzle, rainless, perhaps because of...
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