el4000
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- Sep 14, 2014
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- I will be doing the camino in May. would like to combine the First stage of the French way and then go over and do some of the coast in spain before coming back to the French way.
This sounds like quite the adventure. You might want to walk further than Pamplona before you bus up to the Northern route. It normally takes a few days for the body to adjust to being a peregrino. If you are determined to change routes, you might want to consider getting to Burgos before doing so. Who knows, by then you just might be happy to stay on St. Frances. Buen Camino !
Thank you everyone.For a first Camino I suggest you pick one route and stick to it. The Camino is different to a tourist trip - and I don't mean you have to suffer or any other prescription. But one of the joys is to follow the flow, whatever each day brings. There is extraordinarily freedom in abandoning all plans and aspirations, other than to walk that road, each day closer towards Santiago. It seems contradictory but having a straight path towards a single, distant, goal actually focuses the mind on the present - so that we really live "in the moment".
From the pictures it all looks so beautiful. Plus it appears to be a time of self reflection and evaluation.I concur with Dennis. You might want to at least go as far as Logroño. From there you should be able to get a train to San Sebastian. I've driven that route and the scenery is spectacular. From Burgos you could get to San Sebastian as well. The Renfe trains are very good and easy to use (wish I could say the same for the Renfe web site).
The coast is beautiful all the way west. I think the north is becoming more popular and you should be able to find lots of useful info.
For a first Camino I suggest you pick one route and stick to it. The Camino is different to a tourist trip - and I don't mean you have to suffer or any other prescription. But one of the joys is to follow the flow, whatever each day brings. There is extraordinarily freedom in abandoning all plans and aspirations, other than to walk that road, each day closer towards Santiago.