Melissa F
New Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- 1st Camino - Sept 2016
Hello! My name is Melissa, and I'm new to the forum today. Thanks much for providing your experience within sites like this - reminds us that you don't have to figure everything out on your own. I'm coming in to walk the Camino from Minneapolis, and walking 18 days starting Saturday, Sept 10 (I fly in the day before in morning), and meeting a friend early afternoon in Santiago on Tuesday, Sept 27 @ 2pm. I did some searches through the other posts also, and was hoping I could get some input on start location.
--> Would you recommend starting in Leon or Sahagun? Or some other location?
Factors I'm considering:
* I walk about 5 or 5.5 km (3+miles) an hour on paved roads/sidewalks with my pack on in my neighborhood.
* I'm an experienced short distance walker (1-3 hrs), but have not walked this type of distance prior multiple days in a row. Pretty good health with the exception of a hypothyroid thing that occasionally creates fatigue if I forget to manage it.
* I'd really like to walk and see as much of the Camino as I can.
* I have to be careful that I don't "make this a project" (I'm a project manager by trade) - My intention for this trip to be able to stop and rest when I'd like for the length of time I need/want, and a bonus would be to get into villages soon enough that I'm not stressing about sleeping locations each evening and have a little energy to walk about and take pictures, etc.
* I'm a bit heat sensitive, and in no shade/no breeze heat (straight sun above 27C/80F) I sometimes shorten my time walking, or take a decent break in between.
Thanks so much - light and love,
Melissa
--> Would you recommend starting in Leon or Sahagun? Or some other location?
Factors I'm considering:
* I walk about 5 or 5.5 km (3+miles) an hour on paved roads/sidewalks with my pack on in my neighborhood.
* I'm an experienced short distance walker (1-3 hrs), but have not walked this type of distance prior multiple days in a row. Pretty good health with the exception of a hypothyroid thing that occasionally creates fatigue if I forget to manage it.
* I'd really like to walk and see as much of the Camino as I can.
* I have to be careful that I don't "make this a project" (I'm a project manager by trade) - My intention for this trip to be able to stop and rest when I'd like for the length of time I need/want, and a bonus would be to get into villages soon enough that I'm not stressing about sleeping locations each evening and have a little energy to walk about and take pictures, etc.
* I'm a bit heat sensitive, and in no shade/no breeze heat (straight sun above 27C/80F) I sometimes shorten my time walking, or take a decent break in between.
Thanks so much - light and love,
Melissa