Jonathan Blum
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- 2017
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I walked this year with my two daughters (12 & 14 see photo). I would suggest giving yourselves one 'rest day' per week. Also I would recommend alternating long and short days walking. Something I completely overlooked was that one of my daughters only weighs a little over 40kgs the other a little over 50kgs. This meant that a pack of 10% of their body weight did not amount to a great deal. The result was that I ended up carrying a pack of 9kgs, I weigh 65kgs so it was pretty heavy. In order to combat this, from Villafranca de Bierzo we bought a cheap holdall and sent on our sleeping bags, towels and toiletries to our next stop. This way we only paid for one bag transport as opposed to transport for three bags. The disadvantage of this is that we were committed to a destination each day. As we were a month into the walk by the time we did this, we had a pretty good idea of how far we felt we could walk on a given day and planned accordingly.We are planning to walk El Camino Frances June - July 2017.
Any suggestions from anyone who has done this with their children?
Can't wait!
Thanks so far for all the good advice! What was your pace with the kids??We are planning to walk El Camino Frances June - July 2017.
Any suggestions from anyone who has done this with their children?
Can't wait!
We covered between 3 and 4 kms/hour. This included all rest & meal stops. We generally began walking at around 8am and finished anytime between 2pm and 4pm. If you're travelling in June/July, you'll be able to leave earlier as it will be bright. We only walked on one day before daybreak and really didn't enjoy our first hour of walking in the dark at all. Others prefer to leave by 6am and cover some ground before daybreakThanks so far for all the good advice! What was your pace with the kids??
Yeah, a few times I saw pilgrims behaving badly in albergues, doing things I wouldn't want a young child to see.Yes I also never saw families stay at alburgues, I think it is a good idea they don't, as most of us have had experienced the occasional angry or a few with addiction self recovery. I know this will stir the pot a bit. I will just clarify to say that 99% are the kindest people. Yet I did encounter 2 in my journey I would never want children to have to witness. I am a very protective grandfather.
Keith
My wife an I took our 15 year old God daughter for part of the Camino. Wife & I walked from SJPP but our 21 year old daughter and 15yo God daughter met up with us in Barbarelo, a few miles west of Sarria. They met up with us in Mid-July of this year.We are planning to walk El Camino Frances June - July 2017.
Any suggestions from anyone who has done this with their children?
Can't wait!
What was your pace with the kids??
2 grandsons (one was 13 the other was 15) and those kids were enjoying the experience. They were a pleasure to walk with
two episodes like that, and one where a drunk tried twice to climb into my (top) bunk were the things I'd seen and worried about...it sounds like you handled them all well, and then some.There was only one concerning incident - a guy managed to bash into the ladies' shower (despite a locked door)
That's OK, I am pretty sure the auto-correct hates everyone equallyAlbergues ... not allergies. Sometimes I hate auto-correction.
We are planning to walk El Camino Frances June - July 2017.
Any suggestions from anyone who has done this with their children?
Can't wait!
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