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  1. MKalcolm M

    Hello

    Its remarkably difficult to get lost on the Portuguese Camino! My 12 year old daughter and I walked it a couple of years ago, and to keep her interested I suggested she counted the yellow arrows as we went along, and stopped to take a photo every 100 arrows. We got to several hundred very...
  2. MKalcolm M

    Planning a Camino with my 13 year old daughter June/July 2019

    I walked the camino Portugese with Faith, my daughter aged 12 and the next year we did the Frances from Leon. We plan to walk the Primitivo next year. I was very unsure about whether she was up for the first camino, so we went to our local woods and walked 17kms in one day, so she knew what to...
  3. MKalcolm M

    question about the Camino Del Norte

    I would suggest you keep walking from Bilbao, as the next few days from there have lovely scenery, with some wonderful beaches to walk along. If you then take a bus to Baarmonde, you can walk the last 100k to Santiago.
  4. MKalcolm M

    Primitivo with a teenage daughter in April 2018

    My daughter Faith (aged 13) and I walked the Portuguese camino last spring and loved it, so we are starting the Primitivo on April 2nd this year, heading for Santiago by the 16th at the latest. Hope to meet up with others for some laughs and camraderie along the way.
  5. MKalcolm M

    At a Cross Road

    Hi Michael Walking the camino provides a great opportunity to reflect on your life, see things from a distance and to meet new people with whom to get inspiration for what your next steps are. I bought my current house in a hurry during a messy separation and it is in a very small village...
  6. MKalcolm M

    Canterbury, England to Santiago de Compostela

    Hi there, firstly congratulations on your decision to do this. I suggest you pick up a copy of "Pilgrim Snail, Busking to Santiago" by Ben Nimo, who walked from Canterbury to Santiago, playing a trombone when he stopped off. This will give you a possible idea of routes and show some of the...
  7. MKalcolm M

    camino north

    I did the Camino Norte after a few pretty traumatic years. it was a great route and gave me space and time to get my head and heart functioning again, during which I made some great friends. In August there will be lots of people walking, you will always have company if you want it, but space...
  8. MKalcolm M

    Best route for first time walker?

    I walked the Norte as my first camino and loved it. If you have family to visit along the way this will give you the chance to see them and to rest if you need it, wash clothes, etc. The norte is different from the frances, but it is a lovely route and walking it would be a great way to mark...
  9. MKalcolm M

    Young & Determined

    On the way to Finnestere two young German women passed me with lots of balloons tied to their packs, when I asked why they explained that one of them had her 18th birthday that day. They had started in SJPdP several weeks earlier and had a great time walking the camino. What your parents maybe...
  10. MKalcolm M

    Member's Forum names

    Mine is a typing error, but it registered so I stayed with it...
  11. MKalcolm M

    Camino Norte

    Have a great time!
  12. MKalcolm M

    Camino de Norte

    Hi Catriona, I flew from Edinburgh to Stanstead, then from there to Biarritz, arriving early afternoon, and caught a bus from the airport to Hendye, then the local commuter train to Irun. Feel free to contact me if I can be of any help. M
  13. MKalcolm M

    Camino de Norte

    The Norte is a fantastic camino, I walked it in May/June last year and loved it. It is however very different from the Frances, and can be more challenging with longer days, less choice of where to stay and lack of cafes at a time and place where you need a coffee. If you think of it as a...
  14. MKalcolm M

    Finally going :) need advice

    I agree with Metropolly above, that the Norte would be a good route for you, walking from Irun to Santander would give you the space for spirituality, lovely beaches and there are horses, donkeys, etc. along the route.
  15. MKalcolm M

    Bought my tickets!!!

    The Norte was my first camino, this time last year, I had a great time. Buen Camino!
  16. MKalcolm M

    Introduction

    Hello, I'm Malcolm from Scotland, planning to walk the Northern route starting May 15 or 16th this year, happy to correspond with anyone who is likely to be on the camino around this time.

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