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Start slow. Spend the first night in Orisson. Take it easy in the first week-ten days. If you get to Logroño without injury you should have no problem getting to Santiago.
So many good comments on this thread to which I'll add one observation.
Kanga touches on a what I believe is a key difference between hiking and walking a Camino that I didn't fully appreciate until I walked from Le Puy to Pamplona after two prior walks from SJPdP to Santiago on the Frances...
Two good restaurants in Santo Domingo de la Calzada - both on Calle Mayor near the cathedral: Los Caballeros, and just across the street, La Cancela. Much more upscale than your typical pilgrim eateries, but very good value.
I don’t ship my backpack ahead, I ship a 24 liter dry sack which has the things in it that I don’t need for the coming day: sleeping bag, the pair of walk-around-town shoes, flip flops and shower gear, rain gear (if the forecast is good), the jacket or sweater I won’t need because the day is...
One of the great things about the Camino is when you're exercising 6-7 hours a day you can eat most anything! Eggs are great protein and the fat gets burned off during the day.
Walking the Camino can make you smarter!
A new study suggests that it only takes six months of walking to improve “executive function”.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/19/health/reverse-cognitive-aging-exercise-diet-study/index.html
Just keep walking!
Be careful using Mail Boxes Etc to forward luggage to Santiago. I used them because the Post Office was closed. I was scheduled to arrive in Santiago on a Sunday and asked if getting my bag delivered in Santiago over a weekend would be a problem. I was assured it would be OK. "Just call us...
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