First Camino Advice Please

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Mark Hannah

New Member

Time of past OR future Camino

Planning Camino Portugues in Late Sep 2017

• Sep 18, 2017

• #1

I want to do my first Camino next week, was thinking starting at Porto or Fatima. Any suggestions or advice. Im a fast walker, travelling alone. I have up to 2 weeks duration but would prefer 10 days. Any help gratefully received. Thanks!

 

DLJ

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2018

• Sep 19, 2017

• #2

The Camino by whatever route is not about speed. If anything speed may be the antithesis of Camino. The Camino is an experience made up of a variety of bits and pieces, which takes time to absorb and understand. How fast you can walk is not in the equation.

 

Gil A

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Time of past OR future Camino

2013 Camino Frances
2014 Camino Frances
2015 Camino Portugues
2017 Camino Portugues

• Sep 20, 2017

• #3

Starting in Fatima you have close to 500 Km, if you want to do that in 10 days it is 50Km a day. I would not recommend that even if you are a fast walker. If you start in Porto you have around 240 km, 24 km a day is doable. Think about it.