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  1. Walkerooni

    Please talk me off the ledge

    You know the old saying that every journey begins with a single step? That's not quite accurate. Every accomplishment begins with the decision to try. So go out there and try. For one day. Ask the first few people you see with a pack on their back "Are you as scared sh&$less as I am?" My...
  2. Walkerooni

    Please talk me off the ledge

    In Leon, if they are wearing sandals, and their feet are white and their legs are brown, ask them how their Camino is going. 😉
  3. Walkerooni

    Solo Trip on CF from Leon: Planning Guide - Weather question

    Or, as on my 2018 May-June CF, you could run into 7-10 days where it is 40C by noon. My feet got wet once, in a downpour on the day before I finished. Nobody can predict what you are in for, so embrace whatever comes.
  4. Walkerooni

    Solo Trip on CF from Leon: Planning Guide - Weather question

    Google searches can show you average temperatures and rainfall for pretty much any city, region, or country.
  5. Walkerooni

    1st pilgrimage, 65, female, solo, asking for advice

    I walked my first CFrances in 2018 at 64. 35 days of walking was a very comfortable pace for me. No blisters. No bedbugs. Apparently a lot of pilgrims but 90% of the time I saw no one in front of me or behind me for hours on end, each day. Always found a place to stay without booking ahead...
  6. Walkerooni

    Christmas Gift!

    What a wonderful gift!
  7. Walkerooni

    Spontaneous adventure or complete disaster?!!

    Sept 19-Sept 30 gives you 12 days to walk. Central route 240k, coastal about 280. So you will need to average 20-24k/day, which is completely reasonable. But it is not just the distance. It is the dtstance every day that is the challenge. You will want to test that at home. Back-to-back...
  8. Walkerooni

    LIVE from the Camino Starting from Burgos March 30, 2022

    When I walked from SJPdP in 2018, walking out of Burgos was meaningful for me. I came upon a bit of Camino graffiti which said “The freedom to continue.” SJPdP to Burgos was my training ground. Walking out of Burgos and seeing those words—I knew I had it.
  9. Walkerooni

    Starting at SJPP on May 22, 2022

    Late May is a beautiful time to start. The fields of flowers, especially the poppies, the green fields. You are in for the time of your life!
  10. Walkerooni

    Soon to be 4 years since my last Camino

    Absolutely! Former Albertan, now in BC, also went last in 2018. Was all booked for spring of 2020, when all hell broke loose. I still plan and dream of my next Camino, constantly.
  11. Walkerooni

    I am a new Pilgrim

    Way to go. You are in for the time of your life! Buen Camino!
  12. Walkerooni

    Looking for a Group to Walk the French Way with in May 2022

    I went on my own in 2018. I was 64. Travelled 4 days to get to SJPdP, due to where I live and a train strike in France. At no point on the entireCamino did I feel unsafe. I stayed in a mixture of albergues, and threw in a pension or hotel room maybe once a week. The only places I booked...
  13. Walkerooni

    Looking for a Group to Walk the French Way with in May 2022

    Don’t. Be bold. Strike out on your own. Walk. After a week or two, you will come across people walking approximately your pace that you repeatedly run into. Then, and likely not before, you will find those you may want to walk with. I think that will give you a much better experience than...
  14. Walkerooni

    Woo hoo - I get to go!

    Good plan Just Jack! I am from a Gulf Island near you. In 2018 I took 7 weeks. It took a day to get off my island to ensure my flight the next day. Flew all day. Lost a day to travel and time zones. Train strike meant instead of a train to SJPdP, I took a bus to Orly, flew to Biarritz...
  15. Walkerooni

    Camino Norte - Finisterre - Muxia, starting in May

    Well, maybe another year, as we all hunker down for the year of COVID-19. Stay safe!
  16. Walkerooni

    Camino Norte - Finisterre - Muxia, starting in May

    Might see you out there, as I start in Bilbao May 14. I think I may have met you before/in Logrono in ‘18. Buen Camino!
  17. Walkerooni

    Class of 2020

    Well you have picked one of the most glorious sections of the CF. Enjoy every step!
  18. Walkerooni

    Class of 2020

    Class of 2020 for me too! Did CF SJPdP to Santiago spring 2018. Planning either another CF or C del Norte Bilbao to SdC then on to Muxia, starting mid-May 2020. Can’t decide...

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