Mountainman
El Croco loco
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Past: Camino Frances
(StJ-Santiago) 2007, 2009
(StJ-Fisterra) 2011, 2012
Future:
Camino del Salvador 8/2014
Camino Primitivo 8/2014?
Camino del Norte 9/2014,
and hopefully many more yet unplanned
Hi there,
I'm Martin, and hooked to the Camino for life... My first time was in 2007, from St Jean to Santiago, and last year i did the same stretch, both in june/july. The first time was about letting go, of most of my 19kg pack, for one :mrgreen:, and of the love of my life the Camino put on my path before I even reached Orison, for another... Life would never be the same. The second time was more in touch with myself, , with a wicked cool 8,5 kg pack (including water and food) and sort of the way I pictured it would be before I went the first time ;-)
Now I cannot wait for my third Camino, life sometimes feels like filling the gaps in between walking the Camino. Do more people feel like that, or is it just me?
However, I am having trouble making up my mind on whether to walk the same path again, but in another season, or to walk another Camino. Any advice would be greatly appreciated... I was told that every Camino has its own challenges, like hard to find the way, long stretches between albergues, lots of mountains, etcetera. The one book about it (in german, Pilgern auf den Jakobswegen by Raimund Joos) is sold out.
I am not that into reading maps (or finding out I have to walk back because I missed a turn, for that matter), so my preference would be more the physical challenge then the map-reading one.
Also, I'd love to hear about experiences in walking the Camino Frances in autumn/winter/early spring, which is a very serious alternative as it would be easier to get the time off in the off-season for one...
Thanx in advance for any light you can shine on my choise for 2011!
I'm Martin, and hooked to the Camino for life... My first time was in 2007, from St Jean to Santiago, and last year i did the same stretch, both in june/july. The first time was about letting go, of most of my 19kg pack, for one :mrgreen:, and of the love of my life the Camino put on my path before I even reached Orison, for another... Life would never be the same. The second time was more in touch with myself, , with a wicked cool 8,5 kg pack (including water and food) and sort of the way I pictured it would be before I went the first time ;-)
Now I cannot wait for my third Camino, life sometimes feels like filling the gaps in between walking the Camino. Do more people feel like that, or is it just me?
However, I am having trouble making up my mind on whether to walk the same path again, but in another season, or to walk another Camino. Any advice would be greatly appreciated... I was told that every Camino has its own challenges, like hard to find the way, long stretches between albergues, lots of mountains, etcetera. The one book about it (in german, Pilgern auf den Jakobswegen by Raimund Joos) is sold out.
I am not that into reading maps (or finding out I have to walk back because I missed a turn, for that matter), so my preference would be more the physical challenge then the map-reading one.
Also, I'd love to hear about experiences in walking the Camino Frances in autumn/winter/early spring, which is a very serious alternative as it would be easier to get the time off in the off-season for one...
Thanx in advance for any light you can shine on my choise for 2011!