BonitaHolland
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I too, agree starting your Camino in Leon is a good idea since you are asking opinions. It's very easy to get to, and you will still be able to enjoy a variety of beautiful landscapes before you complete your journey in Santiago.I suggest that you start where you left off in Leon. You can always go back a third time if you feel like you want/need the SJPP to SdC experience. What makes you think July will be less busy? I thought summer was the busiest, no??
... Also I set up at the start of September last year- I won't do that again (too busy) so it'll be an end of July start for me.
Hi Bonnie, I find good value in all of the opinions expressed since your original post...both the "yin and yang". Like Mike Savage said, in the end it's all up to you. Maybe all the wonderful comments here will help bring clarity in making your decision.Hi, Bonnie,
In 2009 I was in similar situation but had to stop earlier in Logrono. In 2011 I returned to SJPdP and start again. I'm glad that I did so because the accumulation of days is very important to me too. I can walk shorter ways or two-three days tours where I live but when I go to Spain I really want to feel the accumulated distance and routine. This way I can really go very far mentally. So I would encourage you to start in SJPdP especially if you have the time for whole CF.
But if you decide to continue from Leon and feel that it wasn't enough once in SdC there are still some shorter legs like Muxia/Fistera, Ingles or even Portugues.
Anyway Ultreia!
Maybe all the wonderful comments here will help bring clarity in making your decision.
Wow, so true!!!Whenever you're called on to make up your mind,
and you're hampered by not having any,
the best way to solve the dilemma, you'll find,
is simply by spinning a penny.
No — not so that chance shall decide the affair
while you're passively standing there moping;
but the moment the penny is up in the air,
you suddenly know what you're hoping.
-- Piet Hein
That is such an awesome little poem! Thanks for sharing.Whenever you're called on to make up your mind,
and you're hampered by not having any,
the best way to solve the dilemma, you'll find,
is simply by spinning a penny.
No — not so that chance shall decide the affair
while you're passively standing there moping;
but the moment the penny is up in the air,
you suddenly know what you're hoping.
-- Piet Hein
HiHi everyone, last year I walked carrying a back pack staying in hostels from SJDPP to Leon and then had to stop and go home due to Plantar Facilitis which was incredibly painful and frustrating. It's taken until now (4 months later) to be able to walk for more than an hour without pain. I'm gradually building my walking up again.
My question is this should I
A. Resume from where I left off
B. Start again
I wanted to feel the accumulation of days and steps from start to finish .... so I'm tempted to begin again in SJDPP. However I'm concerned that my feet will stop working again at the same point.... and I'll never get to Santiago. But if I start in Leon I'm not sure it feels right to me... I'll feel new and fresh and out of step somehow and I'll miss that lovely setting off feeling at SJDPP.... so your opinions please?
Also I set up at the start of September last year- I won't do that again (too busy) so it'll be an end of July start for me.
"If you want to survive you have to know where your towel is"
i wish you the best on your return. Blisters are definitely worth getting educated on the care in order to maintain the journey. I fixed many blisters for others. Had a lot of years fixing them.In late July 2015 I started the Frances at SJPDP. Made it to Viana before nuclear blisters and chronic anxiety forced me to throw in the towel. In the six of days of walking I lost 5kgs and I had a blister the size of a golf ball just below my ankle which became septic, meaning that the first two weeks back in Blighty was spent on antibiotics and unable to wear shoes. The anxiety continued manifested as debilitating agoraphobia.
This past weekend I booked a one way ticket to Paris...in late July I'll be starting again from SJPDP.
Yay for you @Ian Afloat. It's always better the second time round. Though at the risk of sounding like a broken record, I do hope you have changed your footwear.In late July 2015 I started the Frances at SJPDP. Made it to Viana before nuclear blisters and chronic anxiety forced me to throw in the towel. In the six of days of walking I lost 5kgs and I had a blister the size of a golf ball just below my ankle which became septic, meaning that the first two weeks back in Blighty was spent on antibiotics and unable to wear shoes. The anxiety continued manifested as debilitating agoraphobia.
This past weekend I booked a one way ticket to Paris...in late July I'll be starting again from SJPDP.
Thanks. Yes I shall be wearing trail shoes instead of the Saloman boots I wore last time. Up until my last day of walking I was managing my feet quite well...and then it just went very wrong. Lessons learned hopefully.Yay for you @Ian Afloat. It's always better the second time round. Though at the risk of sounding like a broken record, I do hope you have changed your footwear.
Buen camino
Very wise choice. I hope you have a wonderful Camino @Ian Afloat and don't forget that Santo Iago watches out for all pilgrims. ;-)Thanks. Yes I shall be wearing trail shoes instead of the Saloman boots I wore last time. Up until my last day of walking I was managing my feet quite well...and then it just went very wrong. Lessons learned hopefully.
Yes I've replaced my footwear with trail shoes and ditched my boots (which had served me well for many years of doing one day walks or up and down volcanoes over a 24 hour period, but I'd never walked week after week in a straight line before)I got severe plantar fasciitis when I was preparing to go on the camino. It was from doing practise walks and spending whole days at work wearing my walking boots. I ended up dumping the boots before I'd even left home and doing the camino in trail runners with an extra wide toe box. The first two weeks of walking cured my plantar fasciitis and it's never returned. So before responding to your query, my question for you is have you got new footwear?
In September all the locals were saying that it'd been relatively empty in July/August....I suggest that you start where you left off in Leon. You can always go back a third time if you feel like you want/need the SJPP to SdC experience. What makes you think July will be less busy? I thought summer was the busiest, no??
I've decided to pick up the Camino trail from Leon in July this year, thanks everyone for your kind words. See you on the trail
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