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Well said fellow Albertagirl! We thought long and hard about our risks and rewards and decided to pay our money and take our chances as they say. There’s certainly added stress for travel these days And for the foreseeable future.
Starting my second Camino Frances from SJPdP on August 29 2021. My much younger niece (in her early twenties) will be joining me so it will be another wonderful albeit very different from my walk in 2017.
How wise a decision! Walking for the available days without too many expectations of where you’ll end the trip sounds very stress free. For me, walking a Camino is definitely about the journey and not the destination. I’m actually sad when I get to Santiago because the walking days are over...
Hi John Pa. I was nervous when I decided to walk and publicly announced my plans on the forum a couple of months ago. With a milestone birthday of 60 this year I thought maybe I was getting too old for multiple days of walking, especially solo, but now excitement has taken over big time as I...
Just us and 200 or so other pilgrims apparently!
I have reservations at Orisson that first night since I'll likely have some jet-lag still after coming in from Canada. Are you pushing right on to Roncesvalle? I'm getting more and more excited and can't wait for September to come. Training is OK...
A huge thanks to all for your encouragement and well wishes and my apologies for not having acknowledged you earlier. The latter part of February and all of March was spent dealing with medical issues for my ailing mother and my husband. I thought long and hard about whether I should cancel my...
Very excited for you Tim! I'm also tackling my first Camino and leaving SJPDP on Sept 8 with a reservation at Orisson that night. Maybe we'll run into each other. Happy planning and Buen Camino!
I looked at traveling through Gatwick or Dublin before settling on Paris after Air Transat came up with a big sale. Another bonus there was one less country and so one less customs/immigration line-up. I decided to spend the dollars saved on the transAtlantic flight on a flight to Biarritz that...
I have flights booked already and plan on starting the Camino Frances from Saint Jean Pied de Port on September 8 2017. I have just over five weeks and although I'd love to get to Santiago I plan on taking things one day at a time while there and if I don't get to Santiago then I'll just have to...
I'll be a couple of days behind you to start, leaving SJPdP on Sept 8th but you never know...our paths may cross. I'm very proud of you for going solo. I'm also on my own so I know how those mixed feelings are.
Buen Camino!
Well...count me in for 2017! The Camino has been on my Life List (my version of a Bucket List and a much better term if you ask me) for many years and I've been lurking around the forum for probably about a year, so with the big 6-0 looming this year I decided to make my move. Flights to Paris...
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