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Good question, PTW.Have any of you regretted cycling your first (or only) Camino and wished that you'd walked it instead?
Having your experience doing both, if you could only do oneWalking the Camino or cycling it are different experiences.
I enjoyed both.
I can't answer that.Good question, PTW.
Having your experience doing both, if you could only do oneof them with the knowledge you now have...which would you choose?
Hola Paulette - I cycled from Pamplona in Sept 2015 and then walked from St Jean in 2017. The reason for the cycle camino was that I was recovering from a long term foot injury. What I found when I walked in 2017 was that "you saw more of the rural aspects of Spain"; it was easier to stop "take in the view". In Carrion de los Condes I made the comment as to why I was doing the same route a second time "I wanted to see at 4 km per hour, what I had missed at 20 km per hour".Hi,
Ever since I read the books by Rob Neillands and Bettina Selby back in the 80s about their cycling trips along the Camino I've always wanted to cycle it. BUT - having read stories by those who walked the Camino I'm wondering if I would be missing out by cycling it and not walking.
Have any of you regretted cycling your first (or only) Camino and wished that you'd walked it instead? Did it seem more like a cycling holiday rather than a 'spiritual' or otherwise experience? Do you feel that you missed out on what makes the Camino special?
Thanks,
Paulette
Ive waled several and ridden 3. The difference us when u ride and pass thru several segments at a time u do not connect with the people compared to walking where u make many friends. I do prefer the walking experience.Hi,
Ever since I read the books by Rob Neillands and Bettina Selby back in the 80s about their cycling trips along the Camino I've always wanted to cycle it. BUT - having read stories by those who walked the Camino I'm wondering if I would be missing out by cycling it and not walking.
Have any of you regretted cycling your first (or only) Camino and wished that you'd walked it instead? Did it seem more like a cycling holiday rather than a 'spiritual' or otherwise experience? Do you feel that you missed out on what makes the Camino special?
Thanks,
Paulette
This is correct. I'll never forget the look of disappointment on one of my early walking companions as she saw me sailing past her at Burgos, never to be seen again!Ive waled several and ridden 3. The difference us when u ride and pass thru several segments at a time u do not connect with the people compared to walking where u make many friends. I do prefer the walking experience.
Hi SC Krys you wrote it was extremely hard on bikes, was there a particular section (ie) from Cruz de Ferro-Molinaseca, or up to O’Cebreiro? That’s the parts I’m kind of dreading…My son and I did Leon to Santiago by bike last September. It was a great experience we had a lot of fun. I regret not getting an ebike it was extremely hard but doable. I still want to walk a camino and plan to.
I rode up the road. The path is so narrow and rutted i didnt think it fair on walkers to be in their space...actually most if that camino i took the road.Hi SC Krys you wrote it was extremely hard on bikes, was there a particular section (ie) from Cruz de Ferro-Molinaseca, or up to O’Cebreiro? That’s the parts I’m kind of dreading…
There is something about the way you have phrased your post that has thankfully prevented this thread from sinking into the usual why-I-hate-bikers. I have enjoyed reading the thoughtful answers. I wish I could answer the question, but all my caminos have been by pedal, as @JohnLloyd so cleverly put it. (The odd rest-day I have taken, which has usually involved exploring a beautiful Spanish city on foot, with no load - barring the occasional beer - has always confirmed that my knees would never survive the first day). Your question, and the posts above, have made me reflect, yet again.Hi,
I'm wondering if I would be missing out by cycling it and not walking.
Have any of you regretted cycling your first (or only) Camino and wished that you'd walked it instead? Did it seem more like a cycling holiday rather than a 'spiritual' or otherwise experience? Do you feel that you missed out on what makes the Camino special?
I walked my first camino from Astorga and loved it to want to do it all. So I did it on a bicycle due to time constraints. I loved it even more as I had no feet ailments like I struggled with when I walked. I then went on to cycle the Portuguese and in a months’ time I’m cycling the Norte! The only thing I have to say is that I interacted with more pilgrims when I walked.Hi,
Ever since I read the books by Rob Neillands and Bettina Selby back in the 80s about their cycling trips along the Camino I've always wanted to cycle it. BUT - having read stories by those who walked the Camino I'm wondering if I would be missing out by cycling it and not walking.
Have any of you regretted cycling your first (or only) Camino and wished that you'd walked it instead? Did it seem more like a cycling holiday rather than a 'spiritual' or otherwise experience? Do you feel that you missed out on what makes the Camino special?
Thanks,
Paulette
I have biked thousands of kilometers and walked as much. (Much on the Camino, but much elsewhere.) I have no problem getting off and walking to talk to others, to read historical signs, to take pictures, etc. The nice thing about biking is that you can do more of that and still get as far in a day as most walk-only pilgrims.The fellowship of the walkers is extraordinary. The flexibility to see and visit all around the camino on a bike is hard to overstate.
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