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Still , I needed a new adventure so for me and some that I met along the Way it is Stevenson's Way or the GR70 for May/ June 2018 .
What are those?
I walked the CF two times and loved it both times. I am going to do the Primitivo next.
Wow, I am so in tune w your thoughts, No fear when I did my first one, as I prepare for my second venture I am full of anxiety. The original plan is Norte starting very soon. Buen CaminoHi Tim,
I'm also pondering this kind of question even after my second CF.
On the one hand the CF is like a safety blanket and I know I'll love it. It's also true that even if you follow the same path no two trips are exactly the same; I've done one in Spring, one in Summer, one travelling alone (initially), another with friends, one in so much pain that I couldn't really explore at the end of the day but with a real sense of acheivement upon arrival in SdC and another which took me off the beaten path but was perhaps a little too easy to be entirely fulfilling. So there are plenty of ways you can make the same path different.
On the other hand I did my first camino to challenge myself and do something new. Unless I do the CF in winter (which I might do) I won't be doing that, so I'm now thinking Norte or the temple walk in Japan, but even then these are just variations on a theme of putting one foot in front of the other, is it just difference for the sake of difference?
So at the end of the day I guess it boils down to what do you prefer? A guaranteed good experience or the uncertain possibility of a better one. Funnily enough I had no fear doing my first camino but the fear of making the wrong decision for my next big walk is very real.
Whatever you choose- Buen Camino,
Rob.
This is my thought Dorpie...loved the CF in 2016 which I describe as the "agony and the ecstasy." A wonderful experience that has drawn us back and we start the del Norte in 5 weeks. Looking forward to a different journey although at times we've thought about doing the CF again, but keep coming back to the original plan of the north road.Funnily enough I had no fear doing my first camino but the fear of making the wrong decision for my next big walk is very real.
How wonderful you and your son are walking together to celebrate a milestone!! Happy Birthday to him and a Buen Camino to you both.Despite his autism and learning difficulties, my son who will be with me this year loves to spend time walking.
Last year he walked the Jubilee Challenge for the 2nd time on the Dartmoor Ten Tors weekend, and tripped over near the end grazing his forehead. Here is the Army video taken at the end.
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1432172066804757
What a fantastic decision to have to make!! Whatever happens it will be amazing. Wishing you both a Buen CaminoMy wife and I completed CF from SJPP in 2017 and are talking about doing another Camino. I kind of want to do CF again to relive some of the best moments and experience some new things we might have missed. She thinks we should take on another route like CP to experience something entirely new. Many on this forum have done multiple pilgrimages. Can you weigh in with thoughts on repeat or try a new path?
My second time was better. Try it!I walked the Frances in 2017 as well , I had such an amazing time I would be loathe to try it again in case the second time didn't live up to the first . Some memories really should remain sacred .
Still , I needed a new adventure so for me and some that I met along the Way it is Stevenson's Way or the GR70 for May/ June 2018 .
Having walked the CF in 2014 we returned in 2016 and enjoyed it just as much. We walked the Francigena from Lausanne to Rome but lack of infrastructure and fewer people didn’t make it as enjoyable, and walked the Kumano Kodo this year but got buffeted by a typhoon ... so we’re heading back to the CF at the start of May.My wife and I completed CF from SJPP in 2017 and are talking about doing another Camino. I kind of want to do CF again to relive some of the best moments and experience some new things we might have missed. She thinks we should take on another route like CP to experience something entirely new. Many on this forum have done multiple pilgrimages. Can you weigh in with thoughts on repeat or try a new path?
I did the Tour Du Mont Blanc with my son in 2016. Great time together. I would love to have the opportunity to do Camino with my kids. Have a great time with your son.Despite his autism and learning difficulties, my son who will be with me this year loves to spend time walking.
Last year he walked the Jubilee Challenge for the 2nd time on the Dartmoor Ten Tors weekend, and tripped over near the end grazing his forehead. Here is the Army video taken at the end.
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1432172066804757
That's interesting. I've walked the Frances twice now, and thoroughly enjoyed both trips. I'm thinking of the Norte for my next Camino, but I'm worried that I'll miss the social aspect of the Frances.I've walked the entire CF incl. Finisterre and Muxia 6 times, and I'm still not tired of it.
It's the social aspect and the ever-changing landscape that attracts me to the CF.
From the third time on, my Caminos started as a walking holiday but I always end up as a pilgrim giving help, needing help.
Don't worry about trodding the same path again, no two Caminos are anything alike!
You'll probably sleep in different places, have different weather and most importantly: you have changed from what you have learned the first time.
Whatever you decide; Buen Camino for the both of you!
I'm thinking of the Norte for my next Camino, but I'm worried that I'll miss the social aspect of the Frances.
Great ideas! We actually did trash collection as we walked. Litter was our greatest disappointment on the CF. Serving as Hospitaleros is a great idea.@Tim Floyd - Return to the CF and walk 10km per day - what a difference ...... another world. Far more time to become more socially active with the locals and experience Spain - and the Camino.
Spend a day with a few plastic bags picking up rubbish along the way - or serve as a Hospitaleros for a week or two?
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