Frances in October with 2 daughters

[vegoodrich]

Hi All!

Our family just got back from walking the Camino Frances from St Jean to Fisterra (29 days). I know how much I like looking at other's pictures so I thought I would share if anyone is interested. It was an amazing trip and I'm so glad I got to do it with my girls (my second time - their first).

https://1drv.ms/a/s!AtJbC4m1x33_-1i5VLzfBgw8jXzu

Buen Camino!
Val

 

[Sailor]

Val, thank you for the link to the good looking photos. Que la luz de Dios alumbre su camino.

 

[Deleted member 43985]

Not only interested but very impressed. Wonderful eye combined with great skill. Looks like you all had an amazing experience. Thank you for sharing and providing more inspiration.

 

[Jomas]

a cute photo album, fun ... compliments!

 

[NualaOC]

Well done to all of you! And thanks for sharing your photographs - they are wonderful. I'm envious of your skills.

 

[shefollowsshells]

Hi All!

Our family just got back from walking the Camino Frances from St Jean to Fisterra (29 days). I know how much I like looking at other's pictures so I thought I would share if anyone is interested. It was an amazing trip and I'm so glad I got to do it with my girls (my second time - their first).

https://1drv.ms/a/s!AtJbC4m1x33_-1i5VLzfBgw8jXzu

Buen Camino!
Val

Stunning Pictures, you did such a wonderful job of capturing the girls naturally!
Thank you for sharing!
N

 

[Devon Mike]

Beautiful photos. Looks like you all had a wonderful time with good weather. I am very impressed by your 29 days completing the journey.

 

[bernhugo]

Excellent photos .thank you.
What an amazing experience for your two daughters to have at a young age.
They will want to go again. Be warned.

 

[pelerine]

Très sympa! Thank you! How old are your daughters? I ask because I am hatching a camino with my grandchildren...

 

[abuela68]

Hi All!

Our family just got back from walking the Camino Frances from St Jean to Fisterra (29 days). I know how much I like looking at other's pictures so I thought I would share if anyone is interested. It was an amazing trip and I'm so glad I got to do it with my girls (my second time - their first).

https://1drv.ms/a/s!AtJbC4m1x33_-1i5VLzfBgw8jXzu

Buen Camino!
Val

Beautifiul pictures . Congratulations girls and all

 

[Kiwi-family]

Stunning pictures. I’ve shared the album with a family who has asked us to walk with them next year.
@vegoodrich I also ask how old your girls are.

 

[vegoodrich]

Hi Everyone! Thanks for the kind words, I enjoy photography a lot and I made a commitment to only use my 'real' camera, no iPhone and social media this time. I'm so glad I did.

The girls are just 12 & 14 (actually the elder will turn 14 in one week but close enough). They have been hiking with us since they were little and didn't have any big problems with the daily effort of the Camino. They were in charge of their own gear and how far we walked everyday. They went through the normal 'last 30 min of the day - blah' moments as all of us do but overall had a really great time. The fires were a bit nerve racking in October and a bit close for comfort on two different nights but we managed just fine. I wasn't expecting us to have time to walk to Fisterra but we had more than enough and they would not think of anything but doing that last part.

They had studied Spanish for the year before we went and as a result really seemed to have positive interactions from so many of the locals. There are not many kids on the camino and they often walked out of supermarkets or bars with extra 'treats' of various types

If anyone is considering doing this with kids feel free to ask any questions. I'd be happy to answer based on our experience.

Buen Camino!

 

[vegoodrich]

Oh yeah, forgot to say that they already want to go back...especially because dad only got to spend the first week with us

 

[Rebekah Scott]

lovely photos, lovely girls. Thank for sharing.

 

[kelleymac]

I love the photos! Especially the three shells in the sand.

 

[mark connolly]

Thanks for the photos. Looking at the dates you travelled, you had to have passed me along the way. Then looking more closely at the pictures, we crossed paths in Granon. We stayed at the alburgue at the church of San Juan Bautista. (The mats on the floor in the loft) You were the ones who had checked in ahead of me. I was the tall guy from NYC. Looks like you completed the camino in record time! I attached a photo to "prove" I was there. Once again thanks for the photos.

Buen Camino

Mark

 

[HedaP]

Hi Val, thanks for the great photos. Lots of wonderful memories!

 

[Carlos Santiago]

They had studied Spanish for the year before we went and as a result really seemed to have positive interactions from so many of the locals. There are not many kids on the camino and they often walked out of supermarkets or bars with extra 'treats' of various types
Buen Camino!

Lovely family and photos. Thanks for sharing.

Yes, they always seem to have treats that magically appear when there are kids - in Spain.
I did not expect the fishmonger in a village in the Catalonian Pyrenees to have chocolates and a lollipop for my 3-year old son. Wonderful people

 

[vegoodrich]

Then looking more closely at the pictures, we crossed paths in Granon. We stayed at the alburgue at the church of San Juan Bautista.
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Hi Mark! That was a great night!! Glad that you had a fun rest of the journey. Love the picture, especially because it has a few pilgrims in it that’s we walked with off and on for 2 weeks!!!

 

[tjb1013]

Our family just got back from walking the Camino Frances from St Jean to Fisterra (29 days).

I recognize that team! Charge those Kindles!

One of the highlights for me was coming across you guys. Thanks for the photo post.

 

[Manhk]

Great photos with a real camera. It definitely made a big difference in the results. I hope it's not too heavy though.

 

[tjb1013]

Great photos with a real camera. It definitely made a big difference in the results. I hope it's not too heavy though.

They’d have made it to the ocean in 28 days without the added weight!

 

[vegoodrich]

I recognize that team! Charge those Kindles!

One of the highlights for me was coming across you guys. Thanks for the photo post.

Hola Maine!!!!! I'm so glad that you had a wonderful camino. I want to echo what you said as my girls so appreciated the short time with you in Granon, they wished that we had overlapped more days!!

 

[linkster]

Pics are great! You all look like you had a great time together.

 

[CatherineKang]

Wow! 29 days is impressive! Love that you did the Camino with the whole family. And those photos are really nice. Also your girls are lovely. I’m planning to be there on June 2018, but I’m worry it’ll be very crowded during June to July. How was your Camino in October?

 

[vegoodrich]

Wow! 29 days is impressive! Love that you did the Camino with the whole family. And those photos are really nice. Also your girls are lovely. I’m planning to be there on June 2018, but I’m worry it’ll be very crowded during June to July. How was your Camino in October?

October this year was COLD mornings and VERY WARM-DRY afternoons for most of the journey (with the exception of our last 3 days from Santiago to Fisterra where we actually saw some rain!). It was an unusual year though for Spain. It never got to the point of really being too hot except for one afternoon where everyone stopped by 2. That day I hand washed my clothes and they were dry on the line in about 30 minutes, yikes!

I've gone in October both times and I think the weather is perfect for walking and it never seemed to be too crowded to me.

 

[LesR]

Hi All!

Our family just got back from walking the Camino Frances from St Jean to Fisterra (29 days). I know how much I like looking at other's pictures so I thought I would share if anyone is interested. It was an amazing trip and I'm so glad I got to do it with my girls (my second time - their first).

https://1drv.ms/a/s!AtJbC4m1x33_-1i5VLzfBgw8jXzu

Buen Camino!
Val

Well done...

We met at Albergue Verde in Hospital de Orbigo and again in Santiago. Glad to hear that you reached your goals and enjoyed the experience so much

Great Pis! - thanks

Les'n'Lyn