Camino Frances (16 days of vacation time)

[EmoJohnson]

Hello fellow pilgrims!
I walked the Camino Portuguese in May/June 2017 and I need to get back on the path. Life has thrown some tremendous upsets, and I didn't think I'd be walking this one _alone_ again, but I'm ready...come May. I can't walk more than 16 days. Anyone have a section they particularly recommend? I have no attachment to getting to Santiago. (Certainly interested in Finisterre, in the future, not necessarily this trip.)
This will be my first time on Frances. Do my fellow pilgrims passionately recommend starting in SJPP?
Thank you (heartily) in advance.
New Yorker, seeking beauty and no-think

 

[Peter Fransiscus]

Hello Emo ,
You said it already,why not begin your journey in SJPdP.
16 day's can bring you as far as Burgos.

But you have to make the decission yourself.

Wish you a wonderful time and a Buen Camino,Peter.

 

[simeon]

Yes SJPdP to burgos I would choos as well. There is a good variety of landscape. And what's more it leaves you with a perfect excuse to return!

 

[HedaP]

I’m going to be different because we all different and it’s all good. My favourite section is Leon to Santiago. You still get one big mountain pass with spectacular views. You will finish in Santiago. Plus you may even have enough time to walk to Finisterre.

 

[Camino Chrissy]

I love all the suggestions as each section has its own beauty! No one section would ever be a "wrong" choice. Sorry I am no help at all, but couldn't resist chiming in.

 

[Rosiejb]

I loved the energy around starting in SJPdP .... that first two weeks of the walk into Burgos was particularly special. The friendships that I forged at the beginning lasted right through to the end of my journey in Santiago. Also loved the city of Burgos and would love to spend more time there......another camino at another time.

 

[Walking Lover]

Hello fellow pilgrims!
I walked the Camino Portuguese in May/June 2017 and I need to get back on the path. Life has thrown some tremendous upsets, and I didn't think I'd be walking this one _alone_ again, but I'm ready...come May. I can't walk more than 16 days. Anyone have a section they particularly recommend? I have no attachment to getting to Santiago. (Certainly interested in Finisterre, in the future, not necessarily this trip.)
This will be my first time on Frances. Do my fellow pilgrims passionately recommend starting in SJPP?
Thank you (heartily) in advance.
New Yorker, seeking beauty and no-think

Lepn

Hello fellow pilgrims!
I walked the Camino Portuguese in May/June 2017 and I need to get back on the path. Life has thrown some tremendous upsets, and I didn't think I'd be walking this one _alone_ again, but I'm ready...come May. I can't walk more than 16 days. Anyone have a section they particularly recommend? I have no attachment to getting to Santiago. (Certainly interested in Finisterre, in the future, not necessarily this trip.)
This will be my first time on Frances. Do my fellow pilgrims passionately recommend starting in SJPP?
Thank you (heartily) in advance.
New Yorker, seeking beauty and no-think

Leon to Santiago.

 

[Karl Oz]

I did the CF in juxtaposed stages over 3 years. I loved it all but if I could do it again I would start at the beginning. If you get but halfway after 16 days its siren call will have you return to finish it next year.

 

[Bob from L.A. !]

Dear New Yorker,

You can always skip (take the bus) through the Meseta and enjoy everything before and after it.
(The Meseta, IMO, can be tedious).

Just my thoughts..............

 

[Marino973]

Hello hello from Fr Guyana
1st Camino frances in may too and sooo pré exited for walk and landscapes... and more lucky than you NewYork but only 20days to arrive Compostelle for my return flight to Sth Am ...so if i read well all your posts : above all keep SJPdP Burgos , zippy zippa desaparecida la Meseta (buses there for jumps? how much miles do you "economize" doing that? ) and keep walking Leon to St Jacques?
you re right , everyone his thoughts and way off...
haaaapy