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Catalán (from Llançà) pleaseYou may have seen some of the deep dive stage planning threads we've done while in lockdown -- Vdlp/Sanabrés, Levante, Invierno, Viejo, and most recently the Lana.
Since it looks like we still have more time to stew in our camino juices before getting back out there, I'm wondering if there is interest in a new thread.
If you haven't seen these threads, they are really nothing more than a meticulous detailed look at the route, accommodations, alternative detours, things to see, etc. Whoever "leads" the thread posts a stage, gives some background, and then members have time to chat about it. We have fallen into the habit of leaving three days between the lead posts, to give everyone a chance to say what they want and to keep things more or less in order. That's because our hope is that these threads will be good planning guides in the future when we return to the camino.
So, if this appeals to you, here are some choices.
Olvidado from Bilbao to Ponferrada
Catalán (from Llançà to Montserrat and/or from Montserrat to Pamplona)
Ebro from Delta del Ebro to Logroño
Vadiniense from Santander to Mansilla de las Mulas
Castellano-Aragonés from Zaragoza to Burgos
Vasco Interior from Irún to Santo Domingo de la Calzada or Burgos
Mozárabe from Almería
Or we could go for one I haven’t walked, but am hoping to:
Geira e dos Arrieros
Portugues Interior
Zamorano Portugués
Or any other camino would be find, too.
Buen camino, Laurie
Any one of those, please.Olvidado from Bilbao to Ponferrada
Catalán (from Llançà to Montserrat and/or from Montserrat to Pamplona)
Ebro from Delta del Ebro to Logroño
Vadiniense from Santander to Mansilla de las Mulas
Castellano-Aragonés from Zaragoza to Burgos
Vasco Interior from Irún to Santo Domingo de la Calzada or Burgos
Mozárabe from Almería
What do you mean? We've got 8 already, and I'm sure others will join us. Some of us just don't have a clear opinion on which route to do, so we haven't commented.I see there isn’t a whole lot of interest
I’m sure there ‘will’ be lots of interest once you’ve selected a route. Looks like only yesterday’s post ?So I see there isn’t a whole lot of interest, but that won’t dissuade me! I enjoy it and hope that future forum members using the search function might find a valuable resource.
Please don't be dissuaded, @peregrina2000 !So I see there isn’t a whole lot of interest, but that won’t dissuade me!
8 is a quorum! Didn't we start some of the recent virtual Caminos with just about that number?We've got 8 already, and I'm sure others will join us.
I agree!I’m sure there ‘will’ be lots of interest once you’ve selected a route.
Stuck behind closed borders, I just keep organising future years. I think I'm up to 2026...I find it harder to keep my interest up for the remote routes that I haven't walked, since I already have several routes prepped and waiting.
It would be great to have @VNwalking back with us!One thought I had was to wait on the Castellano-Aragonés till @VNwalking is back online and able to participate, because I know that Camino is high on her list.
So I see there isn’t a whole lot of interest, but that won’t dissuade me! I enjoy it and hope that future forum members using the search function might find a valuable resource.
One thought I had was to wait on the Castellano-Aragonés till @VNwalking is back online and able to participate, because I know that Camino is high on her list. So that leaves us with a vote or two in favor of the Catalán (one vote for the first half, one for the second) and the Olvidado.
Though I am pretty sure, unfortunately, that there will be time to do all of these before we are out walking again.
@charlotte19675 , I always look for ways to walk shorter stages. That is the beauty of these virtual Caminos: it allows slow walkers like my darling and myself to plan for shorter stages.I have the Olvidado guide but if we can find a way to cut a couple of the longer stages into more manageable lengths than the Olvidado gets my vote.
My wife has also been recovering from illness, and 15 km, or 10 miles, a day is the average we aim for. We're not purists, so when some stages cannot be shortened, we're happy to take public transport or a taxi to shorten the stage.@AJGuillaume - thank you for your response, the reason I am looking for shorter stages is that I am recovering from illness and have only started walking again any distances after almost 6 years of being confined to a very short 1/2 mile. I am now up to about 4-5 miles a day and hope that by the time I can walk a Camino I will be able to do about 10 miles a day.
Stuck behind closed borders, I just keep organising future years. I think I'm up to 2026...
@peregrina2000Thanks, everyone, I really wasn’t feeling sorry for myself, but thanks for the encouragement.I think that this will likely be an ongoing endeavor, since there is interest in several more. I’m going to go next to the Olvidado, then see where we go from there. We do have a bunch of Olvidado veterans here, so there should be some good first hand information.
I would really enjoy the Catalán (both branches, so it makes sense for me to wait for @Rick of Rick and Peg to return to do the first half to Montserrat), the Castellano-Aragonés (waiting for VN) and the Mozárabe (our forum mob on the Mozarabe from 2018 will be a ready-made bucket of knowledge), so there’s plenty to sustain us.
And yes, AJ, the goal here to equip you for the next decade of caminos at least.
I will target the stages to the “average” walker, which I understand as being around 25 km. But I will make sure to have short (15 km range) and long (35 km range) stage ideas as well. So get out your spreadsheets!
I will get the first stage posted later today. Yippee, another project!!!!
And you need to teach me how to make a spreadsheet.I will need to scramble to get a spreadsheet going for the Olvidado, since I don't have one in my growing binder!
The beauty of these virtual threads is that I will not just repeat the stages I walked, because that is already available on the forum. These planning stages are opportunities to explore what works for different types of walkers. Having AJ on the thread will also be invaluable, because he ferrets out options for those who ant to walk shorter stages in the most unusual places.@peregrina2000
I am looking forward to this. I planned the Olvidado in the past using your information from a previous walk. It soon became hopeless, as I could not walk your distances, and when I looked at accommodation where you had stayed, some of it was no longer available. Since then, there has been a lot of work on the Olvidado, and I copied a new guide. If I remember correctly, the new guide transferred the route in various places to longer stages, with no accommodation between, and the possibility of following the previous route in some places. I shall follow this virtual camino, but probably not participate. I am way too busy right now, and discouraged about my chances of ever walking the Olvidado. And at present I do not consider taking transit, but feel the need to walk the entirety, barring emergencies, of course.
You are wonderful, @peregrina2000 ! Thank you!!And yes, AJ, the goal here to equip you for the next decade of caminos at least.
I'll do my bestHaving AJ on the thread will also be invaluable, because he ferrets out options for those who ant to walk shorter stages in the most unusual places
Buen Camino!The first post is up — Day 0. In Bilbao.
'Slow walking along" - as will I because that is all I can do these days because of my left foot which has not responded well to its three lots of surgery, and chronic issues with my spine which do not help things at all. Cheers.Any one of those, please.
We (my darling and I) will be slow walking along
Thank you in advance!
Buen Camino!
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