Having only a short period of time to make this pilgrimage, I plan to arrive O Cádavo Sept 11 in the afternoon and begin my Camino on the Wednesday the 12th, with the hope of arriving in Santiago on Sunday the 16th ... Monday at the latest.
As a new pilgrim, I was curious if 25-30km per day on this last stretch was pushing it too hard? I was looking at Gronze.com and my break down seems similar to theirs. I am in pretty good shape and have been walking locally, but I want to make sure that I am not biting off more than I can chew.
My reasons for making this Camino are spiritual ones. I am a Catholic Priest and but worked in business for several years previous to this. I have a very, very strong will and have the desire to surrender. My concern is if I start just out side of Lugo (100km) and walk this route, it will be too easy and my body & mind will not have hit that yield/surrender point (it takes me a few days to settle into a silent retreat). But on the other hand, will starting in O Cádavo be too much to do in 5 days?
Thanks for your advice.
As a new pilgrim, I was curious if 25-30km per day on this last stretch was pushing it too hard? I was looking at Gronze.com and my break down seems similar to theirs. I am in pretty good shape and have been walking locally, but I want to make sure that I am not biting off more than I can chew.
My reasons for making this Camino are spiritual ones. I am a Catholic Priest and but worked in business for several years previous to this. I have a very, very strong will and have the desire to surrender. My concern is if I start just out side of Lugo (100km) and walk this route, it will be too easy and my body & mind will not have hit that yield/surrender point (it takes me a few days to settle into a silent retreat). But on the other hand, will starting in O Cádavo be too much to do in 5 days?
Thanks for your advice.