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  1. Vaughan

    Is my daily average goal too ambitious?

    It's a hard question to answer because we are all different. The training you've been doing will certainly help and may be sufficient. It really all depends on how your body responds to cranking out these distances day after day after day. Like you I do a lot of cycling but I also walk a lot...
  2. Vaughan

    Are you thinking to walk the Camino (the way of the Saint James) again?

    Yes! I didn't expect to want to return but like many other I got the Camino bug! I really didn't want it to end last year. I'm walking the Notre in April/May this year but will be back for the Francais in 2022 - 2021 seems like it would be too busy for my liking.
  3. Vaughan

    Alert Pilgrim safety on roads in Galicia

    I'm walking the Camino Notre this April/May and knowing that there is a fair amount of road walking I've been looking at using cycle lights on my backpack, especially for those early morning starts. I've settled on a small rechargeable one (Lexyne KTV). On intermittent mode it lasts for 6 or 7...
  4. Vaughan

    Common Question: Days to walk SJPP to Santiago

    Regardless of how long you take the best advice I can offer is to be prepared by doing some training in advance. However fast or slow you walk it will be far more enjoyable the better adjusted your body is. I was surprised by how many people I met last year who had done no training whatsoever...
  5. Vaughan

    Common Question: Days to walk SJPP to Santiago

    I took 34 days last year. I felt that at a push I could have done it in less than 30 but I had a specific reason to start and finish on particular days so I wasn't worried and consequently I felt under no pressure. Conversely there were some days when I finished quite early and would have...
  6. Vaughan

    Mapping the Camino

    Very good spot! Spelling was never a strong point!
  7. Vaughan

    Altitude adjustment

    I agree with everything said about altitude so far. I trek in the Himalayas each year and there is nothing on the Camino that should trouble your lungs. As others have said you will get fitter as you go anyway but it does put a lot of stress on your feet and legs (and back and shoulders if you...
  8. Vaughan

    Mapping the Camino

    Ha, The dragons (and demons) were all slayed!
  9. Vaughan

    Mapping the Camino

    Yes indeed! I think he did a really good job with this.
  10. Vaughan

    Mapping the Camino

    After completing my "walk of a lifetime" earlier this year I decided to commission a map showing the route I took and with some personalised elements. The artist is a chap called Dan Bell who, if you are interested, you can find through a search on Google
  11. Vaughan

    How many days walking for Camino Frances

    I think 32 is a fair estimate BUT only if you are fit and have done a reasonable amount of training. I took 32 days in May this year having done several hundred training miles in the 4 preceding months so knew my feet and joints were up to it. I found the first week was hardest but by the second...
  12. Vaughan

    Who is walking the Camino in April 2019?

    Sorry to hear that. There were some problems in the first week with one big algurgue closed - I think 82 beds lost as a result, plus Easter as you say. I have now reached Carrion de los Condes and it is much quieter. Maybe you can restart another time? The weather is now wonderfully sunny if a...
  13. Vaughan

    Who is walking the Camino in April 2019?

    You were unlucky with the weather. I started from SJdP on 17th April and have now reached Burgos. So far only 20 minutes of rain perhaps because I bought a poncho😏
  14. Vaughan

    Who is walking the Camino in April 2019?

    The forecast looks rather good for the 17th - sunny skies all day. I will try the Napoleon route if possible. I am hoping to go a little further to Burguete
  15. Vaughan

    Credential...enough space?

    I was wondering about this too as I'm planning on taking around 33 days. Two is the obvious answer! I had been thinking of trying to cram them all on the one card but that would be too messy.
  16. Vaughan

    Who is walking the Camino in April 2019?

    I'm starting out on the 17th April - you might be able to recognise me from my profile photo:) I'm aiming to finish on May 20th.

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