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  1. Wanderlust23

    Pregnant on the Camino?

    Good day pilgrims! First, may I say it has been such a joy to read everyone's posts and responses. What a beautiful community! I am wondering if there are any former pilgrims who walked the Camino while pregnant? Or perhaps knew someone who did? I know it mainly depends on body type and level...
  2. C

    Vezelay route as a family

    Hi there, this is my first forum post. Pre-children, my husband and I spent quite a bit of time knocking around France, camping and walking. Since then, I have wanted to walk the Camino from Vezelay - we visited years ago and I was very drawn to both the abbey and the area. We now have two...
  3. A

    Places where children can play....

    We are walking to Santiago in July with our children (aged 4 and twins aged 7) and I have been trying to book hostals where there will be some trees to climb or an area of grass to play on when we arrive each afternoon. I have got as far as Portmarin (we are doing short stages) and have...
  4. C

    Cycling the Camino with Children

    Hi I am planing a cycling trip on the route from Lisbon in August. There will be five of us, two adults and three children 9,8 and 6,. Our current plan is to the the stages between azambuja and golega - and the stages between Ponte Di lima and Santiago. Are these routes ok for mountain...
  5. raydercha

    Children

    I plan on walking the Norte with my nine year old son. He is fit and has a good constitution, I'd love to hear of others experiences with walking with their children or seeing them on the Camino. Best regards...
  6. JohnnieWalker

    Families with children on Camino

    A company which provides information/organised supported pilgrimages for families with children. It is in Spanish but has a translator. http://www.elcaminoenfamilia.es/
  7. Kiwi-family

    a different take on pack weight

    We've been seeing the 10% rule thrown about and equally the you-don't-want-to-carry-more-than-5-or-6-kg rule. Here's our experience. Our four eldest children (aged 13-17) have been hiking (including off road, on hilly trails) for the past few months now with packs filled at about 8kg. They are...
  8. Thetravelingfamily

    Age restriction for children?

    Hello! Does anyone have a link that would show if there is an age restriction on receiving the compostela for children 7 and 9? Heard that there is an alternative certificate if they have not been through their first communion. All the best, Mandy
  9. Thetravelingfamily

    Traveling with young children

    Hello All! :D I have read how the first two days from St Jean are the most challenging. We have talked about this in detail and hope we are prepared. Our plan is to prepare the day before by pre packing food and getting plenty of rest. Our children will be 7 and 9 years old during the Camino...
  10. wildroverwild

    Camino with babies and dog

    hi! We, 6 month old, 2 year old, dog and I are heading Camino 1st week of april. So excited!! We are taking a Croozer (like a chariot but unfortunately no drum brakes - i am currently looking into the possibility of having some fitted). The dog pulls in a sledge harness when the uphills are...
  11. samba

    walking the camino with children

    i have walked st jean to Santiago ,and also,this year ,a very hot VDP. My husband and i would like to walk part of the camino de santiago with daughter and 2 grandchildren in early June this year .Reasons include wanting to have a shared family experience /adventure that may lighten our...
  12. A

    By car with children ... and camping

    Thinking about driving the route from France next summer. Time constraints and children who complain far too much mean we cannot walk large sections but hope to just do the last 100km on foot. Anybody know if there are campsites en route - plan is to spend 4 days driving it to give plenty of...
  13. S

    Walking the Camino Portugues with children!

    Hello all. My husband and I would like to walk the last 115 Km of the Camino Portugese (from Tui to Santiago) with our 3 children next July 2012. Their ages respectively at that time will be 15, 13, and 11. They are all quite fit and healthy and currently play a lot of sport. Our main...
  14. Marstein

    How is the path, stroller-wise

    Hi, I and my wife are planning to do the camino, hopefully next year and we plan to start with the camino ingles since we are also bringing our two children (at the time, next june) almost 2 years and almost 3,5 years. We have an very good travelling/sports/skiing/jogging-stroller, Nordiccab...
  15. F

    Notes on a family's Camino Ingles in August 2009

    We recently walked to Santiago along the Camino Ingles using John Walker’s (JW) useful guide. It truly was like having somebody showing us the way and the information contained in it made our pilgrimage that much easier. We set off on Monday 3rd August and we were incredibly lucky with the...
  16. J

    12 year olds on the camino...2013

    Bringing a Child Question Hello again all, thank you for your help so far! I have another question. My three daughters (all in their 20s) and myself will be walking together. Two of them and I will be walking from SJPP with the third joining us in (S) for the last week of the walk. She...
  17. C

    Ten Days with Children

    Our family is just beginning to plan our trip to Spain after Easter (early April 2006). I have found this site very helpful, and would appreciate any advice. We are planning to walk the portion of the pilgrammage from Leon to Santiago de Compostela. As we are travelling with two teenagers and...
  18. HeidiL

    From Burgos to Santiago in March-April - with a child?

    I'm planning to walk from Burgos to Santiago in March-April this year with my husband and our son (almost 9). We have been talking about it for about three years, but this time, for the first time, our jobs seem to make it possible. We're thinking about spending 20-24 days on the road, and...

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