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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...
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.
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...
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...
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.
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.
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...
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...
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...
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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