Luka
Veteran Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Next: Camino Sanabrés (May 2024)
An old pilgrim says hello again! Last summer I settled down in beautiful Asturias and now it starts to ache again...
I have a big deadline the 20th of May and I am going to reward myself with a week (or a couple of days longer) on the Camino. I thought about continuing on the Norte (the stretch Avilés - Ribadeo), but maybe it would be nice to experience non-Asturian Spain for a change ;-)
So I am now thinking of good old Francés (which is less well-known to me than to most seasoned pilgrims). Mostly because I would like a bit of comfort and socialising for a change. And then somewhere between Roncesvalles and Sarria. These are my thoughts so far:
Roncesvalles - Logroño ➡ Because I missed the two stages in between Roncesvalles and Pamplona because of an injury
Logroño - Hornillos del Camino ➡ Because it is a bit easier to reach from where I live
Carrión de los Condes - Astorga ➡ Because I never walked this part (it would be all Meseta though)
I am mostly contemplating about one of the two first options.
I have a big deadline the 20th of May and I am going to reward myself with a week (or a couple of days longer) on the Camino. I thought about continuing on the Norte (the stretch Avilés - Ribadeo), but maybe it would be nice to experience non-Asturian Spain for a change ;-)
So I am now thinking of good old Francés (which is less well-known to me than to most seasoned pilgrims). Mostly because I would like a bit of comfort and socialising for a change. And then somewhere between Roncesvalles and Sarria. These are my thoughts so far:
Roncesvalles - Logroño ➡ Because I missed the two stages in between Roncesvalles and Pamplona because of an injury
Logroño - Hornillos del Camino ➡ Because it is a bit easier to reach from where I live
Carrión de los Condes - Astorga ➡ Because I never walked this part (it would be all Meseta though)
I am mostly contemplating about one of the two first options.
- Because of the scenery and the enjoyable cities of Pamplona, Logroño and Burgos.
- Because it is earlier on the Camino which I hope means smaller crowds and easier to join in socially (as being an introvert)
- Because I would look a little bit up to walking only on the Meseta (however I might have enough time to walk on to Ponferrada). I am not afraid of long, dusty paths without shade or facilities, but the hardest part for me on the meseta was the endless walking on the road side (as I recall it).
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