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Hello-
My flight from the US is Friday; I arrive in Madrid on Saturday. I am fully vaccinated and ready to go. I have been reading pilgrims' updates and watching Ivar's video updates....
I am so excited but the fluid state of the virus is weighing on me.
I am not thinking I will cancel, but I'd love to interact via this forum with any of you who are also so near to leaving for their Camino. How are you feeling? etc...
(BTW, my plan is to begin walking from Burgos on July 18th)
Thanks in advance for your input.
Lynne
You’ll be a little ahead of us. My wife and I are flying out to Madrid early on Tuesday. We’ll be in Burgos early Tuesday evening and on our way next morning to resume our interrupted 2020 Camino. Re feelings, we’re looking forward to leaving the UK for a while at least. We’re fully vaccinated; all the evidence suggests that we’re unlikely to get seriously ill if we are exposed to COVID and are unlikely to pass it on if we do, so we’re not worried for ourselves or on behalf of who we might meet en route. The sunny weather looks great, the gentle day to day walking from A to B, conversations with local people and other pilgrims are always a delight. We’re so looking forward to going and this time making it back to Santiago and hopefully on to finisterre. I’m particularly looking forward to seeing O cebreiro in the sunshine. Last time we were there it was covered in three feet of snow.Hello-
My flight from the US is Friday; I arrive in Madrid on Saturday. I am fully vaccinated and ready to go. I have been reading pilgrims' updates and watching Ivar's video updates....
I am so excited but the fluid state of the virus is weighing on me.
I am not thinking I will cancel, but I'd love to interact via this forum with any of you who are also so near to leaving for their Camino. How are you feeling? etc...
(BTW, my plan is to begin walking from Burgos on July 18th)
Thanks in advance for your input.
Lynne
Lynne, Enjoy the Camino!!!!!Hello-
My flight from the US is Friday; I arrive in Madrid on Saturday. I am fully vaccinated and ready to go. I have been reading pilgrims' updates and watching Ivar's video updates....
I am so excited but the fluid state of the virus is weighing on me.
I am not thinking I will cancel, but I'd love to interact via this forum with any of you who are also so near to leaving for their Camino. How are you feeling? etc...
(BTW, my plan is to begin walking from Burgos on July 18th)
Thanks in advance for your input.
Lynne
LOL...reading your post and think...sensible attitude...then I looked at who was actually posting...and it's you my friend!! See you soon!Totally agree with @t2andreo & @Jim ME
Even as those of us who are fully vaccinated - there are plenty of places, businesses, etc. that still require (or as some put it - 'strongly suggest') to wear a mask...and we all comply.
Use common sense and if in doubt - wear one! Surely nobody will deny you a service or an entry if you DO!
If anything - out of 'all of it' so to speak - the only thing that I am truly not looking forward to is to sit on the plane for almost 9 hours wearing one. Seems there is a lot of talk coming out from Air Industry that the requirement will be lifted in September, so who knows... if that does come true then it might make it easier for some folks (and it still does not stop you from wearing one - some folks from Asia been doing it for the last what? 10-15 years if not more)
Sounds exciting. We are flying into Spain August 22nd so we'd be very interested on your experience between July 18th and August 22nd. We are fully vaccinated as well. We are watching the rising cases. Hope you can post and keep us informed. SteveHello-
My flight from the US is Friday; I arrive in Madrid on Saturday. I am fully vaccinated and ready to go. I have been reading pilgrims' updates and watching Ivar's video updates....
I am so excited but the fluid state of the virus is weighing on me.
I am not thinking I will cancel, but I'd love to interact via this forum with any of you who are also so near to leaving for their Camino. How are you feeling? etc...
(BTW, my plan is to begin walking from Burgos on July 18th)
Thanks in advance for your input.
Lynne
Lynn, thank you for opening up this threat. I am a fully vaccinated Canadian. I am due to leave for Spain the end of August. I feel about the same as you. I am watching carefully. I’d love to be in touch with you as you go. I am not sure how to do that as I don’t want to post my email here. I listen to Ivar amd appreciate his updates. There is another man on YouTube that is more pessimistic about the covid situation, I am trying to listen to both. Personally, as a vaccinated, cautious person, I am not afraid of my own health status. I am more concerned about trying to get out if things close down. I know France just issued a warning for not travelling to Spain. I think the walking and my own behaviour is pretty safe, alone and outside eating when possible…but if they lock down regions again…it may be a problem. I am trying to hold it all loosely, keeping in mind what the Spanish need from us as well. Do keep in touch.Hello-
My flight from the US is Friday; I arrive in Madrid on Saturday. I am fully vaccinated and ready to go. I have been reading pilgrims' updates and watching Ivar's video updates....
I am so excited but the fluid state of the virus is weighing on me.
I am not thinking I will cancel, but I'd love to interact via this forum with any of you who are also so near to leaving for their Camino. How are you feeling? etc...
(BTW, my plan is to begin walking from Burgos on July 18th)
Thanks in advance for your input.
Lynne
Seems there is a lot of talk coming out from Air Industry that the requirement will be lifted in September, so who knows...
Hello,Lynn, thank you for opening up this threat. I am a fully vaccinated Canadian. I am due to leave for Spain the end of August. I feel about the same as you. I am watching carefully. I’d love to be in touch with you as you go. I am not sure how to do that as I don’t want to post my email here. I listen to Ivar amd appreciate his updates. There is another man on YouTube that is more pessimistic about the covid situation, I am trying to listen to both. Personally, as a vaccinated, cautious person, I am not afraid of my own health status. I am more concerned about trying to get out if things close down. I know France just issued a warning for not travelling to Spain. I think the walking and my own behaviour is pretty safe, alone and outside eating when possible…but if they lock down regions again…it may be a problem. I am trying to hold it all loosely, keeping in mind what the Spanish need from us as well. Do keep in touch.
As you watch the sands fall, here on Plague Island (UK) I watch the barometer riseI had a short meet-up with a forum member yesterday who was driving through my town on the interstate, and when I expressed the same doubts that others have about walking with the new spike, he said — What makes you think that 2022 is going to be any better? Remember in 2020, we said we’d walk in 2021, and now we’re at that same point a year later. Hmmmm. He reminded me that with 3% of the world population vaccinated in the first year, this is going to be with us for a long long time, if not forever.
I’m not encouraging people to walk or not walk, but one thing that I hadn’t been factoring into my calculation of acceptable risk were the odds that we will be in a very similar situation next year, and the next. And meanwhile I feel like the wicked witch of the west watching the hourglass drain.
I plan on entering September 1st this year from USA. My Camino will be Primitivo this year. I to have been following all information on entering España. I will prepare August in the hopes all will be well. Buen Camino LynneR !!!!!Hello-
My flight from the US is Friday; I arrive in Madrid on Saturday. I am fully vaccinated and ready to go. I have been reading pilgrims' updates and watching Ivar's video updates....
I am so excited but the fluid state of the virus is weighing on me.
I am not thinking I will cancel, but I'd love to interact via this forum with any of you who are also so near to leaving for their Camino. How are you feeling? etc...
(BTW, my plan is to begin walking from Burgos on July 18th)
Thanks in advance for your input.
Lynne
As you watch the sands fall, here on Plague Island (UK) I watch the barometer rise
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42.300 new cases yesterday - a lot of them Delta variant but "only" 49 deaths - each one a personal loss of course. So, not going anywhere soon.
Good luck to those venturing out though, just be careful what souvenirs you take home with you
Buen Camino a todos!
Yes, it is sad. So many layers of sadness.The more I read our Forum the more I become depressed for our wonderful Camino hosts across many countries.
I pray that God may be benevolent and deliver upon them a multitude of pilgrims.
My wife and I are also Canadian and hope to leave for Spain the first week of September. Both 'vaxxed". We were supposed to go a year ago, but the airline (and the world) cancelled on us, so we are hesitant to sound confident that it will work easily, but we sure want to make it work.Lynn, thank you for opening up this threat. I am a fully vaccinated Canadian. I am due to leave for Spain the end of August. I feel about the same as you. I am watching carefully. I’d love to be in touch with you as you go. I am not sure how to do that as I don’t want to post my email here. I listen to Ivar amd appreciate his updates. There is another man on YouTube that is more pessimistic about the covid situation, I am trying to listen to both. Personally, as a vaccinated, cautious person, I am not afraid of my own health status. I am more concerned about trying to get out if things close down. I know France just issued a warning for not travelling to Spain. I think the walking and my own behaviour is pretty safe, alone and outside eating when possible…but if they lock down regions again…it may be a problem. I am trying to hold it all loosely, keeping in mind what the Spanish need from us as well. Do keep in touch.
Right now the variants are all 'successfully controlled' with the vaccines at hand. We hope to travel in September before a variant comes along that is not suppressed by the vaccine induced antibodies. It sure could happen. And I agree with you that this is likely a disease that will be with us forever, in some form or another.I had a short meet-up with a forum member yesterday who was driving through my town on the interstate, and when I expressed the same doubts that others have about walking with the new spike, he said — What makes you think that 2022 is going to be any better? Remember in 2020, we said we’d walk in 2021, and now we’re at that same point a year later. Hmmmm. He reminded me that with 3% of the world population vaccinated in the first year, this is going to be with us for a long long time, if not forever.
I’m not encouraging people to walk or not walk, but one thing that I hadn’t been factoring into my calculation of acceptable risk were the odds that we will be in a very similar situation next year, and the next. And meanwhile I feel like the wicked witch of the west watching the hourglass drain.
I hope to start walking the Primitivo on September 3, this year. I did the Norte 3 years ago. Hope to see you there!I plan on entering September 1st this year from USA. My Camino will be Primitivo this year. I to have been following all information on entering España. I will prepare August in the hopes all will be well. Buen Camino LynneR !!!!!
You make a good point.On average there are in the order of 1,640 deaths per day in the UK. (pre covid ONS stats) Whilst each of those 49 represents a personal loss it’s important to keep a sense of proportion. They do still represent those who die ‘with’ covid not ‘of’ covid.
Hi, are there direct flights from NI to Santiago?I am due to fly from Northern Ireland to Santiago de Compostela on 24 July. Plan to start in O Cebreiro on 25 July. But I am watching the news closely to see if I can go. Wondering if there is any risk of Spain locking down again....
Hi. No, you need to fly via England or else directly from Dublin.Hi, are there direct flights from NI to Santiago?
I am in the same situation. I was due to leave last May. I am scheduled to leave Canada on the 25th of August.My wife and I are also Canadian and hope to leave for Spain the first week of September. Both 'vaxxed". We were supposed to go a year ago, but the airline (and the world) cancelled on us, so we are hesitant to sound confident that it will work easily, but we sure want to make it work.
Buen Camino!
Jim, your story here has given me courage to proceed. I am leaving Canada on Aug. 25th.Very, very good point. That hour glass is what I have been talking about to people who say... You are going where? When? I keep saying in response... how long will we be held captive by the virus? If we are vaccinated and practice safe distancing etc., you have to ask if the risk is worth it. Sure the Delta variant is highly contagious, but if we don't try to get back to some normal now... then when? Will this Camino cost me more...sure, because I will be more Albergue/Hostal/Hotel selective. I will not do large community meals (which I will miss). But, I will enjoy the walk, the people I meet, and the kindness of the Spanish community. For family reasons I had to move from mid-August to mid-September. Unless there is a surprise, I will be going to Spain. My only remaining question... Camino de Madrid or CF to Leon, then Salvador to Primitivo. Hope to see you there.
Greetings, I booked flight to Barcelona day after Labor Day (changeable ticket). I am hopeful that it'll all work out and am in 'training' now in Minnesota! thanks for all the great updates and tidbits of informationHello-
My flight from the US is Friday; I arrive in Madrid on Saturday. I am fully vaccinated and ready to go. I have been reading pilgrims' updates and watching Ivar's video updates....
I am so excited but the fluid state of the virus is weighing on me.
I am not thinking I will cancel, but I'd love to interact via this forum with any of you who are also so near to leaving for their Camino. How are you feeling? etc...
(BTW, my plan is to begin walking from Burgos on July 18th)
Thanks in advance for your input.
Lynne
Crossing into Spain from SJPP is kind of a non event, there is a sign. I would be surprised to see someone there monitoring. Could someone walking or recently walked speak to this?Greetings, I booked flight to Barcelona day after Labor Day (changeable ticket). I am hopeful that it'll all work out and am in 'training' now in Minnesota! thanks for all the great updates and tidbits of information
- I plan to start at Spanish border but not SJPP due to testing concerns border crossing, etc.
I plan to start at Spanish border but not SJPP due to testing concerns border crossing, etc.
There's a sign up there that says: "Nobody is monitoring you here. Welcome to Spain and welcome to ignoring our rules about vaccination proof and negative test requirements for crossing our borders."Crossing into Spain from SJPP is kind of a non event, there is a sign. I would be surprised to see someone there monitoring. Could someone walking or recently walked speak to this?
Hi... I am glad it did, but the credit should go to peregrina2000. She inspired my outflow of feelings. My dates have freed up, so I can leave either late August or first week of September from Boston. Still toying with Camino de Madrid or starting in Pamplona. Either way I will transition to San Salvador to Primitivo. I am liking what I am reading about those two. Have a great Camino and maybe out paths will cross if you on one of those routes.Jim, your story here has given me courage to proceed. I am leaving Canada on Aug. 25th.
As always, a beacon of commonsense shining through the mists of . . . trying to think of a term that wouldn't be considered offensive . . . nope, you got me!There's a sign up there that says: "Nobody is monitoring you here. Welcome to Spain and welcome to ignoring our rules about vaccination proof and negative test requirements for crossing our borders."
No.Aer Lingus from Dublin.I live in Belfast.Hi, are there direct flights from NI to Santiago?
I am flying from the US to Madrid on July 22nd.. I am solo and feeling a bit daunted by arriving without a solid plan.. I was thinking of doing part of the Camino but feeling overwhelmed about thoughts of heat and if they’re open alberges ..your not aloneHello-
My flight from the US is Friday; I arrive in Madrid on Saturday. I am fully vaccinated and ready to go. I have been reading pilgrims' updates and watching Ivar's video updates....
I am so excited but the fluid state of the virus is weighing on me.
I am not thinking I will cancel, but I'd love to interact via this forum with any of you who are also so near to leaving for their Camino. How are you feeling? etc...
(BTW, my plan is to begin walking from Burgos on July 18th)
Thanks in advance for your input.
Lynne
I had a short meet-up with a forum member yesterday who was driving through my town on the interstate, and when I expressed the same doubts that others have about walking with the new spike, he said — What makes you think that 2022 is going to be any better? Remember in 2020, we said we’d walk in 2021, and now we’re at that same point a year later. Hmmmm. He reminded me that with 3% of the world population vaccinated in the first year, this is going to be with us for a long long time, if not forever.
I’m not encouraging people to walk or not walk, but one thing that I hadn’t been factoring into my calculation of acceptable risk were the odds that we will be in a very similar situation next year, and the next. And meanwhile I feel like the wicked witch of the west watching the hourglass drain.
Update : A decision has been made and I just bought my ticket . Arriving Spain on April 15th 2022 and hope to start my camino on Sept 17th. April 2022 is too far !!! Better do it now !!!!I am here reading posts and thinking if I should or not start my way next September. Originally I was planning to start walking April 2022 but so many things happening made me think to start in September.
The "fluid state of the virus "in weighing on me as well.
Please keep us posted what you find while on the camino. Your information will help me to decide.
Be Well and Buen Camino !
Marcel
Hi,Hello-
My flight from the US is Friday; I arrive in Madrid on Saturday. I am fully vaccinated and ready to go. I have been reading pilgrims' updates and watching Ivar's video updates....
I am so excited but the fluid state of the virus is weighing on me.
I am not thinking I will cancel, but I'd love to interact via this forum with any of you who are also so near to leaving for their Camino. How are you feeling? etc...
(BTW, my plan is to begin walking from Burgos on July 18th)
Thanks in advance for your input.
Lynne
well..... soon..... 50 days.....soon for me. The situation IS fluid but I am confident it WILL be a 'go'. I am currently 'in training' getting at least 4 'longer' walks in a week and upping the distances each week. I am in really good aerobic shape but walking is very different on the body than biking (my go-to). I am coming to terms with the fact that i will not be one to pull this off in the proverbial 34 days..... best, from TF in MNHello-
My flight from the US is Friday; I arrive in Madrid on Saturday. I am fully vaccinated and ready to go. I have been reading pilgrims' updates and watching Ivar's video updates....
I am so excited but the fluid state of the virus is weighing on me.
I am not thinking I will cancel, but I'd love to interact via this forum with any of you who are also so near to leaving for their Camino. How are you feeling? etc...
(BTW, my plan is to begin walking from Burgos on July 18th)
Thanks in advance for your input.
Lynne
Dear Lynne,I appreciate everyone's responses. They have helped me tremendously!
Today I thought about a lesson I experienced every day on the Camino: Trust that I will receive exactly what I need and not necessarily what I plan. So, I know people don't talk a lot about prayer, and I get it if it makes some of you uncomfortable, but I pray for guidance at times like this. It's simple: help me to see and feel the right thing to do.
I've been reading your posts today and have received encouraging texts from friends who get why I keep trying to get back to that path! Right now I feel peaceful about going. Tomorrow, if I am feeling too anxious (more than normal) or have a bad feeling in my gut, I will cancel. But as of now I still plan to move ahead with the plan.
I will post updates while I am there for those of you who are hoping to get a clearer picture of the current climate on the Way (and I do not mean the weather). It's the least I can do because many people have helped me on this forum over the years.
And, of course, if I cancel I will tell you that too! But I hope that doesn't happen!!
Thanks again all.
Lynne
I think this may be an old post…Dear Lynne, thank you for your honesty. Last spring I pulled the plug on walking at the last minute. I rescheduled and went in the fall. I stumbled in Leon (not even in the Camino) and had to come home. Now, here we are. So much going on but this time I don’t feel quite the same as last spring. I am on schedule to leave Canada on April 2nd. I am okay. I feel like I need to remain open to not going, coming home early if necessary, in essence, I feel like I need to hold it all loosely, which was what I felt in the fall. It was actually a good posture for my Camino because, there are no guarantees. Did I miss when you are leaving? Feel free to message me if you need to flesh out any of this.
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