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  1. tillyjones

    September 2018 who’s going?

    In a change of plans, I am now heading out of Leon on Sept 11, to Oviedo, then on to Santiago and beyond.
  2. tillyjones

    September 2018 who’s going?

    You will definitely not be alone!
  3. tillyjones

    I think I’m ready, but I have a couple of questions...

    Personally, I found the descent to Roncasvalles the most difficult experience I had. Perhaps there more 'difficult' sections in latter stages, but I was more fit, physically and mentally. It's a challenge right at the beginning. Temperature wise, I don't know that you need a sleeping...
  4. tillyjones

    Starting in April 2019 - avoiding crowds so we don't have to pre-book

    I think you are over thinking a bit. Worry about the meals when you're on the ground. ;) I don't know that a holiday will have many more people in albuerques, particularly further away from Santiago.
  5. tillyjones

    Camino not for me?

    I echo all the others....its your 'vacation'...spend it how you like. But...i will chime in that I feel that this forum often over-romanticizes the experience. There's a whole lot about it that's just plain miserable. (Or can be) Some of the greatest joys come from having pushed through and...
  6. tillyjones

    Women Solo Travelers

    This makes me so sad. I'm very sorry. You didn't deserve that. It's horrifying. Please do report it to police. He sounds like an absolute predator.
  7. tillyjones

    Peregrino Torture Tower

    Ha!!! That's what they call it? Hilarious. Yes, I remember that well. Even that there was some kind of event going on with police all over so I had entertainment.
  8. tillyjones

    My advice

    Congrats on your walk. It is always nice to reflect on just what you needed and didn't need at the end of it all. Just a reminder to newbies, that while this represents what this pilgrim has concluded he needs, it isn't necessarily what everyone needs. I don't take many of these things...
  9. tillyjones

    For introverts and all who meet them

    Oh my. I am introvert to the extreme and this is spot on. Although...I must correct you....often when I share that I am an introvert, I will clarify and say 'that doesn't mean shy'. I am not shy. I just don't like to socialize.
  10. tillyjones

    Generic long distance walking question

    Of course, some have the philosophy that it's not terribly necessary to train at all...its just walking after all... and that prolonged and aggressive training may risk injury that prevents them from making it to the start line at all. (Never mind the time and energy it takes in an otherwise...
  11. tillyjones

    Generic long distance walking question

    I would think it's safe to say that walking 17 miles will make your feet sore. :)
  12. tillyjones

    3rd time on Camino. . .struggling to decide. . .

    I am also doing my third in Sept. I decided on the Norte. I'm no longer feeling sure but I won't know until I do it. I did Via de la Plata as #2 and I can say that I didn't love it. The reasons, I can't really articulate, perhaps it wasn't as scenic and didn't have much 'personality'. Of...
  13. tillyjones

    Could be the best place ever on the CF

    I stayed there. I remember it well.
  14. tillyjones

    Traveling Chiropractor?

    I cut tags off my underwear to save weight. You're going to carry a chiropractic table?
  15. tillyjones

    Traveling alone.

    I get in a panic when I think about not being alone. ;)
  16. tillyjones

    How long and steep are the downhills going from St Jean to Roncesvalles?

    It's not counterintuitive....its science! Eccentric load on the muscles is much more straining than a concentric load. And most of our joints are designed to bend you forward. So you can lean/bend into an up-hill, to prevent gravity rolling you down the hill backwards, far better than you...
  17. tillyjones

    How long and steep are the downhills going from St Jean to Roncesvalles?

    Steep and long. I recall this as the most challenging part of the Frances for me. Granted, part of that may have been because I wasn't Camino Fit yet but it was a bugger. In my opinion. I'd have rather walked up it than down it.
  18. tillyjones

    Decathlon at Burgos

    I went there. I feel like I may have taken a taxi and then took a bus back. Unless I'm confusing cities, the bus took off from just outside the MacDonalds which is just across the parking lot.
  19. tillyjones

    My first-time Camino: a review of the good, the bad, and the cows!

    Indeed. I would have almost a complete opposite assessment! I travel with less clothes, not more, and certainly can't afford the luxury of warm PJ's (I sleep in tomorrow's hiking clothes). And the cows are one of my very favourite parts!!!
  20. tillyjones

    September 2018 who’s going?

    I plan to be walking Irun to Santiago starting Sept 10.

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