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True enough - but you never know what might come of a brief encounter!Spirituality and the Camino are like husband and wife.
You cannot properly experience either in a rush.
I don't know. My first marriage didn't last long, but we got to know each other pretty well. ha haSpirituality and the Camino are like husband and wife.
You cannot properly experience either in a rush.
Yeah, start in Sarria and walk on in to Santiago in about 5 days. It's a good, simple and very cool way to experience the Camino for the first time. If you like it, maybe one day do a longer one. You certainly wouldn't be cheating yourself starting in Sarria and you can fly or train back to Madrid pretty quick. I wouldn't look at it as rushing your Camino. It's not. It's simply the only way you can experience it at this time. Think of it as a primer.I'd love to hike on the Camino for a few days. But we don't have much time- my husband is working in Madrid through the afternoon on Thurs/June 4 . We could catch a train/ plane that evening. We have to be home in the US by June 12. That leaves barely one week to get to/from the trailhead and get in a few days of hiking. I would love to end in Santiago de Compostela and understand that it would be a fairly convenient ending point to catch a train back to Madrid on June 11. My question is this: what would be the best starting point (easy to get to and about 5 days out). I don't yet have a good feel about which trail would be the most appealing to me, although we generally prefer more strenuous hiking. Unfortunately, I think our decision might need to be more driven by the logistics/ time frame. Any suggestions for a short section that we could get to/from efficiently?
this is a great thread for me, thanks! my husband and i are hoping to walk the camino for a week in early june this year. we fly into madrid and then need to get to majorca for the second week of the trip. i wanted to ask, which route you ended up going with? or if you found any other useful information in your research.Thanks to everyone who replied with suggestions! I am going to 'study up' tonight on all the routes mentioned and book my flights!
this is a great thread for me, thanks! my husband and i are hoping to walk the camino for a week in early june this year. we fly into madrid and then need to get to majorca for the second week of the trip. i wanted to ask, which route you ended up going with? or if you found any other useful information in your research.
we would love the option of biking a portion for a day or two also.
also, are the hostels easily accessible on these trails? thanks so much!
There is nothing classic about the last CF 100km: it's anticlimatic for those walking from futher back, a lot of noisy people on a romp on country roads. Goof for you for knowing what is important to you and sticking to it.I'm glad to hear this was a useful thread for someone besides me. I was so grateful for all the thoughtful responses I received.
I really struggled with this decision and changed my mind more than once before selecting the Camino Ingles. I still wonder if perhaps the Camino Frances (Sarria-Santiago) might have been a better choice for the classic experience. But there were some comments made about the number of pilgrims on that route that concerned me. While I enjoy meeting people when I'm hiking, I've been on overly popular public trails that were literally shoulder to shoulder and I didn't want that. So I hope the Camino Ingles is a nice middle ground-- with a chance to meet others along the way but not so many that I feel like I'm in a herd.
We're staying in hotels rather than hostels, so I can't speak to your question about that. Let me know what route you choose!
Thank you for your comment. It makes me think I made the right decision!There is nothing classic about the last CF 100km: it's anticlimatic for those walking from futher back, a lot of noisy people on a romp on country roads. Goof for you for knowing what is important to you and sticking to it.
The last 100 km are like a walk through the forest ending with some people walking and completing their 800km pilgrimage and achieving their Compostella at the end. Along with these pilgrims are people that just don't have the time and others racing along the trails on their bikes. This does not make their Camino less or more than mine and this is not to judge in any possible way.Thank you for your comment. It makes me think I made the right decision!
You become pregnant with the desire of another child (Camino Trip).True enough - but you never know what might come of a brief encounter!
I'm glad to hear this was a useful thread for someone besides me. I was so grateful for all the thoughtful responses I received.
I really struggled with this decision and changed my mind more than once before selecting the Camino Ingles. I still wonder if perhaps the Camino Frances (Sarria-Santiago) might have been a better choice for the classic experience. But there were some comments made about the number of pilgrims on that route that concerned me. While I enjoy meeting people when I'm hiking, I've been on overly popular public trails that were literally shoulder to shoulder and I didn't want that. So I hope the Camino Ingles is a nice middle ground-- with a chance to meet others along the way but not so many that I feel like I'm in a herd.
We're staying in hotels rather than hostels, so I can't speak to your question about that. Let me know what route you choose!
How do you get from Madrid to Ferrol to start the walk? I see there's an airport in SDC but it seems wrong to fly there, then find transport to Ferrol to start walking back to the same place you came from? Thanks for the help!
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