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Hang on a minute Kari, Easter will be very late next year, on 24th April. The next public holiday will be 1st May, then you will get Ascencion 39 days after Easter and Whitsun 49 days after Easter. So that brings you into June. It will be the period between Ascencion and Whitsun (Pentescostés) when you will find lots of people on the Camino, because they will take advantage of 2 long weekends strung together. Annelulusmom said:I got a bit nervous about the Easter thing, and then looked it up. That will be March, but there will be a bank holiday sometime in late May that I probably need to worry about.
Kari
sillydoll said:For real Pyrenees mountain hiking you'd have to move further west.
Just take it easy for the first 4/5 days, until your body gets into the rythm of walking for 5/7 hours a day, with a pack on your back. Once you feel that your body - especially legs and feet are behaving well, you could increase your daily distance. As you get nearer to Santiago, you will probably find that your legs just go automatically and it's a great feeling! You could always invite your husband and daughter to take a bus out one or two days from Santiago and walk in with you! As regards pre-booking in advance, I just wouldn't do it. At the very most, if you see that the "crowd" is building up, then call ahead on the morning of your walk, if you want to be really sure of a place to lay your head! Annelulusmom said:I plan to meet my husband and daughter in Santiago 5 weeks (maybe a few days slightly less than that) after starting. I think of myself as a good, strong walker,
cheers,
kari
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