Bob Hummel
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- April 2017
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Greetings all!
I will be attempting my first pilgrimage in late April, at the age of 62.
Between now and then, I will be training and acquiring my gear.
I am looking forward to this privilege and I'm sure I will learn a lot from the various posts.
Bob
Greetings all!
I will be attempting my first pilgrimage in late April, at the age of 62.
Between now and then, I will be training and acquiring my gear.
I am looking forward to this privilege and I'm sure I will learn a lot from the various posts.
Bob
Welcome Bob
I too will doing my first pilgrimage starting in mid April 2017. At 63 I will also be getting my first tattoo upon completing my pilgrimage.
Peace
Greetings all!
I will be attempting my first pilgrimage in late April, at the age of 62.
Between now and then, I will be training and acquiring my gear.
I am looking forward to this privilege and I'm sure I will learn a lot from the various posts.
Bob
Hi Bob, I'm also new and preparing for April/May camino at the age of 64. I live in Central Oregon, USA. I watch sales at REI and have purchased several items already. I'm still searching for perfect shoe. Best wishes to you on your journey.Greetings all!
I will be attempting my first pilgrimage in late April, at the age of 62.
Between now and then, I will be training and acquiring my gear.
I am looking forward to this privilege and I'm sure I will learn a lot from the various posts.
Bob
I have purchased a lot of products from REI also.Hi Bob, I'm also new and preparing for April/May camino at the age of 64. I live in Central Oregon, USA. I watch sales at REI and have purchased several items already. I'm still searching for perfect shoe. Best wishes to you on your journey.
Hello,
I am also posting for the first time and planning my first Camino, with two new friends, for the end of April/May 2017. The youngest of our group is 64. Two of us live in NH and one in TX. We have no experience with hiking but we all enjoy walking and are looking forward to a great experience on the CF. We all have shoes-trail runners or hiking shoes. We either have or know what we want for backpacks. It appears that I am the only person in our trio who feels the need for a sleeping bag. I am considering Sea to Summit Traveler which is less than one pound, but has mixed reviews. I have been focusing on travel info lately with the idea that we will fly to Madrid and then make our way to SJPDP. This forum has been so helpful. I am grateful for all who participate and are so willing to share their expertise. I am not brave but the many posts I have read have given me confidence. FRL
And 80 is the new 60!Hi Bob welcome to the forum believe me your are not that old haha 60 is the new 40
Zzotte
Hello,
I am also posting for the first time and planning my first Camino, with two new friends, for the end of April/May 2017. The youngest of our group is 64. Two of us live in NH and one in TX. We have no experience with hiking but we all enjoy walking and are looking forward to a great experience on the CF. We all have shoes-trail runners or hiking shoes. We either have or know what we want for backpacks. It appears that I am the only person in our trio who feels the need for a sleeping bag. I am considering Sea to Summit Traveler which is less than one pound, but has mixed reviews. I have been focusing on travel info lately with the idea that we will fly to Madrid and then make our way to SJPDP. This forum has been so helpful. I am grateful for all who participate and are so willing to share their expertise. I am not brave but the many posts I have read have given me confidence. FRL
I like that term! Better than the alternative.high-middle-aged pilgrims
Nelia: I am doing the Camino next May/June flying out of Chicago. I want to start in Pamplona. Can I call you with questions?Hi I am from TX and did my first camino in September. I took a Sea to Summit sleeping bag and used it, loved it. It was 13 oz. had no problems. I sprayed it with permethrin found at REI the day before I left and felt that helped keeping bed bugs at bay.
I flew to Madrid took a taxi to the train station and the train to Pamplona. I got in around 6 and decided to take another taxi to SJ it cost £120 but worth it. The ride was very winding and up and down. I suffer from motion sickness so the taxi was a better choice for me and got me there quicker than a bus.
I got into SJ on Saturday and rested Sunday started walking Monday. Took many short rest stops and had chocolate bars. Take your time. Keep your socks dry. Change them often.
Enjoy your camino.
Buen Camino
Hi Bob, where are you starting from? Are you flying into Madrid?Greetings all!
I will be attempting my first pilgrimage in late April, at the age of 62.
Between now and then, I will be training and acquiring my gear.
I am looking forward to this privilege and I'm sure I will learn a lot from the various posts.
Bob
Yes.Nelia: I am doing the Camino next May/June flying out of Chicago. I want to start in Pamplona. Can I call you with questions?
I have purchased a lot of products from REI also.
I settled on a pair of Merrell boots. They fit great!
Bob
Hi Bob - I will be attempting my first in early May at the age of 68 and like yourself am now trying to establish what gear to take !!Greetings all!
I will be attempting my first pilgrimage in late April, at the age of 62.
Between now and then, I will be training and acquiring my gear.
I am looking forward to this privilege and I'm sure I will learn a lot from the various posts.
Bob
Bob,
Welcome. As a recently returned first-time pilgrim, on the Camino Francés, I offer the following advice (with all due apologies to Steven R. Covey). I am not for a moment suggesting that I adhered to these habits; rather, these are the product of my experience.
The Seven Habits of the Highly Effective Pilgrim
1. Have a purpose. As Peace Pilgrim said, a pilgrim is a wanderer with purpose. And the Irish Pilgrim Passport quotes the 5th Century Book of Lismore: “Going on pilgrimage without change of heart brings no reward from God. For it is by practicing virtue and not mere motion of the feet that we will be brought to heaven”. Whether it be religious, spiritual, personal or merely physical, or any combination of these, having a purpose provides a solid foundation for undertaking the Camino.
2. Stay focussed. This doesn’t mean developing an intense look in the eyes and striding forward with great energy every morning at 5.30am, but a regular check-in with the original purpose of your Camino, identifying and necessary adjustments and reasserting your goal, keeps the mind fresh and engaged.
3. Stretch yourself. You may already be outside your comfort zone in multi-occupant unisex dormitory accommodation. Well, go a little further. Strike up a conversation with a fellow pilgrim who might not be someone you’d normally meet or interact with. You already share a common goal of reaching Santiago, some time, and what’s the worst that can happen?
4. Stretch yourself – physically, this time. Learn a set of stretches for the feet, legs and arms, and perform these rigorously and conscientiously morning, noon and night. Ignore the pitying or astonished (perhaps even admiring?) looks of fellow pilgrims. A routine, faithfully executed, could stave off the dreaded shin splints or tendinitis, allow you to keep your mind on the greater purpose of your Camino (see 1 above!) and relieve you of the need to worry about whether you’ll be able to finish or not.
5. Walk to the beat of your own drum. Don’t be dragged into a race for space. If you fall in with a group that’s walking too fast or too slow for you, return to your own pace. It’s your Camino, not anyone else’s.
6. Seek solitude, so that thoughts can arise, and you can open your mind to ideas, inspiration, challenges, and so that you can meet yourself. You can do this anywhere, but the broad skies of the Meseta can provide an ideal backdrop.
7. Seek company. To a significant degree, the Camino is the people you meet and the conversations you have, whether trivial or profound. It’s in the easy camaraderie of the mid-morning coffee-and-tortilla-española, of the queue outside the albergue, of the shared meal. It’s also the deeper conversations you can have as you walk with a complete stranger.
And, though it breaks the Seven Habits format, the last tip is to use a pair of walking poles. You can buy them quite reasonably in St. Jean.
Buen Camino
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