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Definitely September. June would be too hot and crowded. My husband and I finished the Camino Frances on 16 October after starting in St Jean Pied de Port on 27 August. it was still quite hot in the afternoons, but we only averaged 20kms per day and started early to beat the hottest part of...
I am up to Calzadilla de Los Hermanillos and have lost nothing. In fact, I think all that bread and cheese has made me put on weight.
Have just arrived home; actually lost 2 kms and I was only 59 kms to start with.
We walked from Los Arcos to Viana on that day. It was so exciting. At times our Camino path was higher than the road and we could look down and see the action, and for some of it, we were walking along the road with the support vehicles going past. When we got to Viana, after our shower, we...
Thank you for the reassurance. Of course, you are right. I just panicked for a minute. This is my first Camino which I am doing to celebrate my 70th birthday on 31 August and now that it is getting so close, I am getting a little nervous, but we have always walked and have been training for...
You have alarmed me. I am starting from St Jean Pied de Port on 27 August and this is the first I have heard about encountering bulls on the trail. I expect cows and am okay with that but what do I do if I come across a bull or, even worse, bulls?
Hi Chuck- my husband and I are starting out on Camino Francis from St Jean on 27 August. I am doing it for my 70th birthday. We are fit (for our age) but are planning to average 18 kms per day. Our biggest day will be 27 km. We want to have time to get into the history and the culture and...
That is brilliant. Planning to do the Camino next year for my 70th birthday. We want to do it over two months so we have time to soak up the history on the way. Looks like some amazing cathedrals to explore. Thanks.
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