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I feel able to join the discussion having read Perambulating Griffin's last paragraph. I had a nagging feeling about the Camino for many years and for various reasons was only able to undertake it aged 73 and widowed. So, by choice and circumstance alone, I took the easy option and pre - booked...
At 53 you are YOUNG! I appreciate that 8 miles in flat Florida may not be the ideal preparation but your body will adjust. I did my first 'partial' Camino Frances last year and loved every second of it and was surprised at how I was able to walk 15 - 22 miles per day without a problem. My...
I have enjoyed reading all the various views on SJPdP being the definitive starting point for the Frances and the reasons why. It seems to me that this is now acquired wisdom rightly or wrongly. I told friends I was intending to walk the Camino but always added “But only a bit of it” as my...
Hello. This is my first post. I can see there might be “Camino snobbery” I looked down on myself! This year aged 72 I undertook my first Camino from Ponferrada to SDC (alone). I was unsure of my ability to take on a longer distance and also had my luggage sent ahead and pre- booked...
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