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- Frances 15,16,18
VdlP 23, Invierno 23, Fisterra 23
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I was stationed for a bit at Eastney Barracks (RM) and, on occasion, found myself walking the Thames Path, although I didn't realize it was a National Trail. To be honest, I thought I was on a Pub Crawl and now know that some pubs (The Captain Kidd, Mayflower, Anchor Tap, etc) are often frequented by true walkers on the Path.Its a fun question @Robo but I'm sure that there are more answers than there are stars in the skies. As we are all aware you can plan the Frances almost down to the millimetre and book every bed and even restaurant table and your plan will work perfectly right up to the moment you trip over your own boot-laces and face-plant some of that hard rock of ages. The Salvador is a dead easy plan too, 5 days, 6 possible accommodations, take lunch. The Primitivo used to be a beaut too, limited stops, tolerable distances between them. Complicated now by expanding choice of accommodations though most are each in their common locations.
All the above qualified by COVID. We have no idea what the infrastructures will look like in the light of a new dawn.
I never planned beyond a starting point and an ultimate destination until age & an increasing disinclination to spend the night in a church porch or a barn made me think that maybe a guidebook or a bit of prior research might be useful. In recent years I've probably been seen with fingers and toes deployed calculating distances to next most likely bed. If I'm walking with the Beloved I'll try and book for that night once I've seen the weather and if we are likely to be in a small town with limited choices.
My, hopefully forthcoming, hike down the Thames Path is planned to the millimetre with every shudderingly expensive bed reserved months in advance. So it goes...
Planned every day while sharing a bottle of wine with new found friends. And together laughing that yesterday's plan wasn't followed.I think many of Us like to plan out our Camino stages, if only for the fun of it. For me it creates a reason to go over each stage and look for places I might want to visit, stay at, or where I might have trouble with a long stage between accommodation.
Certainly for me the plan doesn't last long, for a variety of reasons.
How about You?
Think of your last Camino, for which you made a plan of stages. i.e. the villages / towns you planned to stay at.
And then tell us if you actually managed to stick to the whole plan. Or you deviated from your plan for what reason.
Recognising that spontaneity is a part of the Camino of course! So only for people who made a plan of any type.
I was just working out my VdlP plan, if only to calculate the number of days I'll be walking. And nice places where I might take rest days.
The Question
If (when) you had to deviate from your initial Camino plan of stages, what were the reasons?
No deviation because unfortunately we had booked EVERY place before we arrived! I didn’t like that plan, I would prefer a more spontaneous approach. I did however, stopped earlier and took the bus to the next location or to a starting point closer to the destination (I did that 2x) one was due to injury and the other was, I was just done walking for the day.I think many of Us like to plan out our Camino stages, if only for the fun of it. For me it creates a reason to go over each stage and look for places I might want to visit, stay at, or where I might have trouble with a long stage between accommodation.
Certainly for me the plan doesn't last long, for a variety of reasons.
How about You?
Think of your last Camino, for which you made a plan of stages. i.e. the villages / towns you planned to stay at.
And then tell us if you actually managed to stick to the whole plan. Or you deviated from your plan for what reason.
Recognising that spontaneity is a part of the Camino of course! So only for people who made a plan of any type.
I was just working out my VdlP plan, if only to calculate the number of days I'll be walking. And nice places where I might take rest days.
The Question
If (when) you had to deviate from your initial Camino plan of stages, what were the reasons?
Me too. I follow my plan exactly, because my plan has the information needed to be flexible from day to day. I plan to make adjustments!Put me down as all and none of the above.
Robo, respectfully you seem to periodically send out questionnaires, and I am wondering why? Are not the qualitative responses sufficient? What is the reason for attempting to quantify responses? Are you writing a book?
Its a fun question @Robo but I'm sure that there are more answers than there are stars in the skies. As we are all aware you can plan the Frances almost down to the millimetre and book every bed and even restaurant table and your plan will work perfectly right up to the moment you trip over your own boot-laces and face-plant some of that hard rock of ages. The Salvador is a dead easy plan too, 5 days, 6 possible accommodations, take lunch. The Primitivo used to be a beaut too, limited stops, tolerable distances between them. Complicated now by expanding choice of accommodations though most are each in their common locations.
All the above qualified by COVID. We have no idea what the infrastructures will look like in the light of a new dawn.
I never planned beyond a starting point and an ultimate destination until age & an increasing disinclination to spend the night in a church porch or a barn made me think that maybe a guidebook or a bit of prior research might be useful. In recent years I've probably been seen with fingers and toes deployed calculating distances to next most likely bed. If I'm walking with the Beloved I'll try and book for that night once I've seen the weather and if we are likely to be in a small town with limited choices.
My, hopefully forthcoming, hike down the Thames Path is planned to the millimetre with every shudderingly expensive bed reserved months in advance. So it goes...
I planned out each stage and pretty much kept to those stages but found that I had to deviate due to weather (heavy rain or extreme heat). Didn't see that on the list.
This is a very interesting post. I haven't walked the Camino yet but I'm already curious to know if all my aspirations and meticulous planning will line up with my actual journey once it happens. I've decided (in advance) that all of my best-laid plans are to be subject to the Camino's leading. I can't wait!I think many of Us like to plan out our Camino stages, if only for the fun of it. For me it creates a reason to go over each stage and look for places I might want to visit, stay at, or where I might have trouble with a long stage between accommodation.
Certainly for me the plan doesn't last long, for a variety of reasons.
How about You?
Think of your last Camino, for which you made a plan of stages. i.e. the villages / towns you planned to stay at.
And then tell us if you actually managed to stick to the whole plan. Or you deviated from your plan for what reason.
Recognising that spontaneity is a part of the Camino of course! So only for people who made a plan of any type.
I was just working out my VdlP plan, if only to calculate the number of days I'll be walking. And nice places where I might take rest days.
The Question
If (when) you had to deviate from your initial Camino plan of stages, what were the reasons?
This is a very interesting post. I haven't walked the Camino yet but I'm already curious to know if all my aspirations and meticulous planning will line up with my actual journey once it happens. I've decided (in advance) that all of my best-laid plans are to be subject to the Camino's leading. I can't wait!
know that some pubs ... are often frequented by true walkers on the Path.
For my first camino, no plan, no book or map - got to SJPDP and just followed the yellow arrows and only got lost once (caused an additional 3 kms). I bought the little Michelin book about 5 days in. Worked out roughly beforehand how many days it would take (to buy flights) and just winged it. I developed a sore knee walking into Los Arcos and used pack transport for a week, but was able to walk at the same pace and distance without my pack and with a knee brace, and came right by Burgos. Were part of a 6 person Camino family - from Zubiri. We walked at different paces but stayed together each night,I think many of Us like to plan out our Camino stages, if only for the fun of it. For me it creates a reason to go over each stage and look for places I might want to visit, stay at, or where I might have trouble with a long stage between accommodation.
Certainly for me the plan doesn't last long, for a variety of reasons.
How about You?
Think of your last Camino, for which you made a plan of stages. i.e. the villages / towns you planned to stay at.
And then tell us if you actually managed to stick to the whole plan. Or you deviated from your plan for what reason.
Recognising that spontaneity is a part of the Camino of course! So only for people who made a plan of any type.
I was just working out my VdlP plan, if only to calculate the number of days I'll be walking. And nice places where I might take rest days.
The Question
If (when) you had to deviate from your initial Camino plan of stages, what were the reasons?
For my third we took a new Brierley (gave my old one to a workmate), bought a new Michelin (the same only newer). This time I was responsible for my husband and grandson so I had to do a bit more forward planning - You may have have noticed that planning is not really my thing.
An interesting question!Certainly for me the plan doesn't last long, for a variety of reasons.
How about You?
It's interesting how we use the books and maps.F
We mainly stayed in private rooms this time, in Casa Rural or Albergues. We still didn't use the Brierley, read it at night to find out about each destination but used the Michelin for actual planning. The Michelin has nice maps.
I had allowed some days at the end so we had plenty of time. This time didnt get lost - although we did take a few Varientes by mistake. Kids are great at finding yellow arrows.
My philosophy is always to make plans but hold them in an open hand.This is a very interesting post. I haven't walked the Camino yet but I'm already curious to know if all my aspirations and meticulous planning will line up with my actual journey once it happens. I've decided (in advance) that all of my best-laid plans are to be subject to the Camino's leading. I can't wait!
My philosophy is always to make plans but hold them in an open hand.
Planning is an educating process. It lets you know what your options are. It lets you start thinking about your priorities and the types of decisions you will be making. I know that there are people who don't want to know what is on the road ahead.
I plan our caminos, because we are both planners. We usually stay in private accommodation so I have found that works for us. I plan for A & B, my husband would prefer that I plan for A through Z, and we have not yet been without a place to stay for the night. I usually plan no more than 20km if possible, and sometimes less if there is a place we want to spend some time. In June 2019 we walked the Camino Vasco, and even though it was only small towns we walked slowly and stayed more than one night in a few of them.I think many of Us like to plan out our Camino stages, if only for the fun of it. For me it creates a reason to go over each stage and look for places I might want to visit, stay at, or where I might have trouble with a long stage between accommodation.
Certainly for me the plan doesn't last long, for a variety of reasons.
How about You?
Think of your last Camino, for which you made a plan of stages. i.e. the villages / towns you planned to stay at.
And then tell us if you actually managed to stick to the whole plan. Or you deviated from your plan for what reason.
Recognising that spontaneity is a part of the Camino of course! So only for people who made a plan of any type.
I was just working out my VdlP plan, if only to calculate the number of days I'll be walking. And nice places where I might take rest days.
The Question
If (when) you had to deviate from your initial Camino plan of stages, what were the reasons?
My plan is to have no plan.....taking it day by day....concentrating especially strong on what the body tells me with it’s timid voices....especially the feet....pulling back the first two weeks....live by the fact that restitution is king....whoever, whenever and whateverI think many of Us like to plan out our Camino stages, if only for the fun of it. For me it creates a reason to go over each stage and look for places I might want to visit, stay at, or where I might have trouble with a long stage between accommodation.
Certainly for me the plan doesn't last long, for a variety of reasons.
How about You?
Think of your last Camino, for which you made a plan of stages. i.e. the villages / towns you planned to stay at.
And then tell us if you actually managed to stick to the whole plan. Or you deviated from your plan for what reason.
Recognising that spontaneity is a part of the Camino of course! So only for people who made a plan of any type.
I was just working out my VdlP plan, if only to calculate the number of days I'll be walking. And nice places where I might take rest days.
The Question
If (when) you had to deviate from your initial Camino plan of stages, what were the reasons?
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