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- Camino Frances (2018)
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Dorpie, that's great advice for the person,I think in a way it's good to be underprepared. You've got a whole month to get the hang of this camino thing. I loved the feeling of getting fitter each day I walked, at least that's my excuse for not training. I feel I'd have lost something of the experience if it was easy from the start.
Spain has shops (though not so many big ones until you hit Pamplona), so any kit you decide you need is only three days away.
Get your boots, socks and pack worked out, everything else can be fixed along the way. Just one practical note- cash is king on the camino so make sure you always have some, it's easy to go three or four days without seeing an ATM.
Then get prepared!!!I feel rather unprepared
Unless you have watched the passengers boarding the morning train out of SJPdP to Bayonne, you do not understand the number who are defeated by the first day! .
Relax! it is not a race, listen to your body, if you are tired - stop and rest!! enjoy the walk, don't get so focused that you miss all the things which make the Camino so special, namely the people! Buen CaminoI'm starting the Camino Frances on April 4th (2018) and I feel rather unprepared. If any of you have some tips, warnings, words of wisdom- about literally anything- please share!
My comment isn’t advice but I am starting 2 April from SJPP. The forums have been heartwarming, reassuring and practical. I continue to read all the advice. For us ‘newbies’ we’ll learn a lot quickly and we too will become the new Pilgrims. Buen CaminoI'm starting the Camino Frances on April 4th (2018) and I feel rather unprepared. If any of you have some tips, warnings, words of wisdom- about literally anything- please share!
I'm starting the Camino Frances on April 4th (2018) and I feel rather unprepared. If any of you have some tips, warnings, words of wisdom- about literally anything- please share!
Yes, this is great advice. Relax, get your gear broken in, take less and just wash it as you go. Also, start early out of SJPP, so you won’t be stressing out getting to Roncevalles. After that, you will have made new friends and the journey unfoldsGreat, well fitting boots/shoes and high quality socks. Take care of your feet. Almost everything else you can make up or buy. Use books and this forum to educate yourself, but do it your way. Relax, no reason to stress. John Brierleys book is good, but you dont have to do everything his way. Find your pace and enjoy. You will need less than you think. Fewer high quality clothes are better than more. Listen to your body. Go out of your comfort zone to meet people. They will be one of the best parts of the Camino. Enjoy!
I know, but....there were definitely people who were struggling, that I never saw again. I guess some of them may have turned aroundReally?
I never saw anyone walking ‘down’ the hill.....
I'm starting the Camino Frances on April 4th (2018) and I feel rather unprepared. If any of you have some tips, warnings, words of wisdom- about literally anything- please share!
I'm starting the Camino Frances on April 4th (2018) and I feel rather unprepared. If any of you have some tips, warnings, words of wisdom- about literally anything- please share!
.... and then, like 99% of us peregrinos, you'll soon start planning the next one!You will be fully prepared to start your Camino when you come home.
Echoing what others have said, but more explicitly, on your training walks I recommend you work up to:
1) 30 km (or more) each time
2) 15 km before stopping for breakfast
3) a cumulative 700 metres of elevation most trips
4) carrying all your gear each trip
5) a two day trip, preferably away from home
6) keep a log of your training trips
Maybe we will bump into each otherMy comment isn’t advice but I am starting 2 April from SJPP. The forums have been heartwarming, reassuring and practical. I continue to read all the advice. For us ‘newbies’ we’ll learn a lot quickly and we too will become the new Pilgrims. Buen Camino
I'm starting the Camino Frances on April 4th (2018) and I feel rather unprepared. If any of you have some tips, warnings, words of wisdom- about literally anything- please share!
2) 15 km before stopping for breakfast
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