IngridKirsten
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- July (2015)
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IngridKirsten -- you might want to look for posts by KiwiFamily. They are by a Mom from NZ who has walked a number of caminos with her 5 (I think) kids and if I remember correctly her kids are in your kids range (the oldest may be a bit older). LizHello all of you Experienced PilgrimsThis summer, our family will be hiking together. Our kids ages range from 3 to 11.
First question: Would you recommend doing the Camino Frances? or the Camino Ingles? I imagine the Frances has more of a support infrastructure (hotels, cafes, etc) as it by far the most traveled. We need those infrastructures-- probably hotels, especially. However, I am also wondering about the terrain itself-- which route, ending in Santiago, would be the flattest, or easiest for small children/stroller.
Second question: HOW do I find hotels? How do I proceed to make reservations? How far (km) do you think we can travel per day?
Third question: What do you recommend if we can not reach our destination on a particular day? Due to the kids' ages, we are not traveling with a tent or sleeping bags. Any ideas?
Thanks in advance for your help! --- Ingrid
@IngridKirsten it depends a bit on where you start, but assume for the moment that you would be starting in Sarria were you to do the CF. My recollection is that this leg doesn't have any really long steep climbs, whereas you would face at least one on the CI.However, I am also wondering about the terrain itself-- which route, ending in Santiago, would be the flattest, or easiest for small children/stroller.
Hello all of you Experienced PilgrimsThis summer, our family will be hiking together. Our kids ages range from 3 to 11.
First question: Would you recommend doing the Camino Frances? or the Camino Ingles? I imagine the Frances has more of a support infrastructure (hotels, cafes, etc) as it by far the most traveled. We need those infrastructures-- probably hotels, especially. However, I am also wondering about the terrain itself-- which route, ending in Santiago, would be the flattest, or easiest for small children/stroller.
Second question: HOW do I find hotels? How do I proceed to make reservations? How far (km) do you think we can travel per day?
Third question: What do you recommend if we can not reach our destination on a particular day? Due to the kids' ages, we are not traveling with a tent or sleeping bags. Any ideas?
Thanks in advance for your help! --- Ingrid
Please check out my blog http://elpequenoperegrino.blogspot.com/, especially the section on advice for walking with a baby (one of the last results). We walked it with a 14 month old 2 years ago. I'm not doing this as a self-advert, it's just that we really put a lot of time into leaving what we think is a lot of good advice for people traveling with children.Hello all of you Experienced PilgrimsThis summer, our family will be hiking together. Our kids ages range from 3 to 11.
First question: Would you recommend doing the Camino Frances? or the Camino Ingles? I imagine the Frances has more of a support infrastructure (hotels, cafes, etc) as it by far the most traveled. We need those infrastructures-- probably hotels, especially. However, I am also wondering about the terrain itself-- which route, ending in Santiago, would be the flattest, or easiest for small children/stroller.
Second question: HOW do I find hotels? How do I proceed to make reservations? How far (km) do you think we can travel per day?
Third question: What do you recommend if we can not reach our destination on a particular day? Due to the kids' ages, we are not traveling with a tent or sleeping bags. Any ideas?
Thanks in advance for your help! --- Ingrid
To each his/her own (truly), but since they are looking for advice, let me chime in with a vote of "no" for the stroller/buggy.our family walk camino frances summer 2012, and we are planning for a new one this year. We went with a big stroller for our 18 month old son. Worked out very well! We pushed, dragged and cooperated to make it work, and it did!
What was the deal with that 'free' albergue I think I passed it last year or perhaps it was another they had a sign outside saying we do it the old fashioned way and offer free accomodation, there was an English/American man who appeared to be running it, I can't remember just knew he wasn't Spanish, came away after getting my stamp thinking was there a catch or was it really free?!Ingrid: My daughter and I walked the Frances from Leon to Santiago two July's ago, and we continually ran into a family with three children, ages 5 to 13. They each had a little backpack, and they seemed to do well, always looking clean and fresh. In fact, they outwalked us - no matter how far or fast we went, they were always in front of us! For us, finding a hotel without a reservation was never a problem. If an albergue was full, they often had an alternative to direct you to, or some had private rooms available that cost a little more, but they were very nice, and inexpensive. If we wanted privacy or a place to leave our backpacks while we toured a town, we had no problem finding hotels. Every albergue had a cafe nearby or offered meals themselves, and there are usually places in between. You might want to take a taxi in a couple spots, I am thinking of the route along the steep and long freeway leaving Villafranca going up the mountain to O'Cebreiro in Galicia. It was very steep and long, and you walk right on the freeway, a nightmare if you have children. Traffic does not slow down for pilgrims. Also, if I remember correctly, there was only one place to stay in O'Cebreiro at the top and another one a few miles further, so you might ask for advice about availability at the top before you leave Villafranca. In regard to how far you walk each day, it gets very hot in July by 2:00. We would start at 5:00 a.m. and go until it got too hot, so that may be a factor in your day also. After your first two days, you will see how far the kids are able to comfortably walk, and then you can adjust your plans with the map each day accordingly. Also, another helpful hint: Avoid at all costs the 'free' albergue at Foncebadon.
... Also, another helpful hint: Avoid at all costs the 'free' albergue at Foncebadon.
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